Safety, Health and Environmental Officer x 4 – Construction Unit

JOB DESCRIPTION

SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER x 4 – CONSTRUCTION UNIT

Post: Grade 12 (Bulawayo, Kwekwe, Harare)

Key accountabilities will include:

• Conduct daily environmental and safety audits to ensure compliance with relevant policies and statutes.
• Inspect and examine all health and safety related complaints, workplace accidents, outbreaks of diseases, the spill of hazardous toxins or poison
• Search for physical, biological, and chemical workplace hazards
• Investigate the construction site to ascertain equipment, production, and material processes do not pose a safety or health hazard to employees, work quests, and the general public
• Create, evaluate, and implement health and safety programs and strategies
• Liaison with national bodies on Safety, Health and Environmental activities in order to come up with plans and facilitate compliance with statutes.
• Write daily/weekly safety and health reports or injury logs and ensure they are completed and submitted to relevant offices.
• Train Employees and advice employers and all relevant stakeholders on issues of workplace safety and environmental protection
• Creating different frameworks that will reduce accidents and improve workplace safety
• Verify the adequacy and safety of all work proposed tools and equipment
• Review and approve all subcontractors’ safety plans
• Train and run drills and exercise with workers on how to manage an emergency situation.

Minimum Job and Person Specifications

• An appropriate degree or equivalent professional qualification in the Occupational Health and Safety field
• Membership of a relevant professional body
• 2 years relevant experience

Competencies and Personal Attributes

• Ability to communicate excellently in both oral and written format
• Strong listening skills to be able to get valuable information from employees
• Profound knowledge of construction industry standards and regulations
• Good organizational and record-keeping abilities — the ability to maintain good record of alt safety-related activities
• Good team player, Self-confident, motivated, and independent individual
• Counselling skills
• Sound computer literacy