Project Safety Officer (12 month contract)

Recruiter:

Isilumko Staffing (JHB)

Job Ref:

3045824058

Date posted:

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location:

Delmas, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The Safety Officer will be responsible for supporting job project managers to ensure safe execution of projects related to work activities onsite by monitoring work activities to ensure that they are being executed in compliance with Health and Safety Standards and local legal requirements, e.g. OHS Act 85 of 1993.

Duties include:

Coordinating with job sponsors or project managers to ensure that a schedule of all project-related work activities onsite is obtained and risk assessments related to these evaluated and signed off.
Cross-checking work permits to ensure that all required safety controls have been stipulated.
Approval of safety files for project-related work.
Verification that all contractors undertaking work have the necessary compliance documentation in their safety file and have valid health and safety induction.
Continuous monitoring of all work activities deemed to be High Risk such as Working at Heights, Confined Spaces, etc.
Stopping any work if stipulated safety controls have been deviated from and escalating to the job sponsor and Safety Manager.
Tracking contractor Health and Safety performance using defined metrics (Leading and Lagging) and reporting this on a weekly basis.
Post-work audit/evaluation of permits and reporting on gaps identified on a weekly basis.
Computer literate.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Must be willing to work overtime, when applicable.

Certificates and Qualification requirements:

Registered Construction Health and Safety Officer.
At least 5 years' work experience as safety officer on construction projects.
SAMTRAC/Nebosh or equivalent.
Incident investigation.
Risk Assessments.
Permit to Work.
Fall Protection Plan.
OHSAct.
COIDA.
Construction Regulations.

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