HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER

SUMMARY:
GREAT OPPORTUNITY

POSITION INFO:

Health & Safety Officer

Location Western Cape

The primary responsibility of the Health & Safety Officer is to ensure that all workers on the construction site are working in a safe environment and are following all correct health & safety procedures.

The major tasks, duties, and responsibilities are listed below:

• Assist the appointed H&S Consultant with the preparation of construction projects health and safety

files / plan

• Assist the appointed Risk Assessor, Fall Protection Planner developing documents

• Confirm necessary documentation was submitted to the relevant authorities

• Attend project planning meetings

• Assessments and approval of subcontractor(s) health and safety files

• Attend regular site, technical and progress meetings

• Facilitate site health and safety meetings

• Identification of the hazards and risks relevant to the construction project through regular coordinated

site inspections

• Establish and maintain health and safety communication structures and systems, distribution of health

and safety specific documents to sub-contractors

• Compiling project specific emergency response and preparedness plans

• Testing the effectiveness of the emergency response plans

• Conduct site Health & safety inductions

• Evaluate the levels of compliance of subcontractors to the project specific health and safety file / plan

and client specifications through inspections and audits

• Assist appointed Accident / Incident investigator / Oversee the reporting and investigation of project

related incidents / accidents

• Assist Contract manager’s / Site agents with developing method statements site specific

• Oversee the maintenance of all record

• Conduct toolbox meetings

• Promotes safe practices on site

• Enforces health & safety guidelines

• Establishes Health & safety standards and policies as needed

• Responds to employees’ health & safety concerns

Key skills for Health & Safety Officer

• Computer literate

• Good communication skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision-making ability

• Ability to motivate others

• Teamworking skills

• Good knowledge of building methods and regulations

• Comply with CR 8 (5) (6)

Minimum requirements

• At least 3 years’ experience in construction work

• Valid driver’s license

• Mobile phone

• Introduction to SAMTRAC

• SAMTRAC – at least

• Registration with the SACPCMP

• Valid competency certificates for Scaffolding Inspector, Supervisor & Scaffolding Erector, 1ST Aider,

Firefighting and Asbestos work would be advantages

Medically fit

SALARY: R15 000 – R20 00 per month

Should you fit the profile kindly forward your CV to

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