Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer

SUMMARY:
We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health and Safety Officer to oversee all aspects of occupational risk, health, and safety-management for rain’s Field Services teams.

POSITION INFO:
Job Purpose
The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential environmental and occupational hazards, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and developing and implementing environmental and safety programs to minimize risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement EHS policies and procedures for rain’s Field Services teams, ensuring they are well prepared, trained, equipped, certified and safe to perform their work.
• Conduct site risk audits / assessments and develop mitigation strategies with controls for potential environmental and occupational hazards.
• Coordinate site build and maintenance files within the regions and ensure that the relevant records, reports etc. are included and up to date.
• Ownership of compliance / governance and legislative accreditation and documentation and certification of Field Services team members (access / credentials / clearance etc.).
• Develop and deliver environmental and safety training programs for team members inclusive of equipment, components, tools, and materials.
• Manage the supply of health and safety equipment and the servicing of it. Ensure training is performed for proper and safe usage.
• Investigate incidents and accidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and provide reporting to other departments to ensure environmental and safety considerations are prioritized and integrated into

• Relevant qualification in environmental science, occupational health and safety, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience within a telecommunication or related environment.
• Professional certification within the environmental or occupational health and safety industry (e.g., ISO / SAIOSH / SACA /SAMTRAC / NADSAM/ NEBOSH) is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of environmental and safety regulations and standards in South Africa.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement effective environmental and safety programs.
• Experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as be part of and lead/motivate a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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