OHS Officer

Overview:

This role involves conducting site job observations, ensuring health and safety compliance, and addressing deviations with the Site Supervision and Health & Safety Manager. Key tasks include compiling Health & Safety Files, managing NCRs, investigating incidents, attending progress meetings, and assisting with daily site inspections. The role also ensures all site personnel have valid medicals and competencies, enforces task-specific PPE use, and reports unsafe procedures for corrective action.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct formal and informal daily site job observations and communicate deviations with Site
• Supervision and Health & Safety Manager for corrective action
• Be able to compile full Health & Safety Files when required
• Recommend, investigate and close off NCR's
• Interview individuals involved with incidents and take statements upon Health & Safety Manager's instructions
• Conduct formal and informal site job observations and communicate deviations with Site
• Supervision and Health & Safety Manager for corrective action
• Attend progress meetings on the relevant sites & jobs where required; Compile Monthly Man-hours report for each applicable site
• Assist Construction Manager/Supervisor with daily site job observations
• Assist Construction Manager/Supervisor with daily site & safe work procedure inspections and update Risk Assessment where applicable and required on Manager/Supervisors advises
• Attend to all inductions on all Sites as and when required
• Ensure that all employees, sub-contractors, operators and any other person on any of the sites are in possession of valid medicals and that all their paperwork and competencies are on file and are up to date
• Report non-compliance to Construction Manager/Supervisor immediately for corrective action
• Enforce use of task specific PPE
• Report any unsafe work procedures and/or dangerous acts by Site Manager & Supervisors as well as Safety Officer

REQUIREMENTS

• Samtrac qualification (or equivalent accredited qualification); SACPCMP registration
• Working on heights qualification (accredited training certificate)
• Fall Protection Planner qualification (accredited training certificate)
• Preliminary Incident Investigation qualification (accredited training certificate)
• At least 5 years' experience in the HSE environment preferably in Construction
• Experience in leading incident investigations will be an added advantage
• Experience in the implementation and maintenance of Safety systems in the workplace according to the OHS ACT & Regulations
• Drivers' license