Safety Officer

Safety Officer

Main Purpose of the Job

To assist the company in complying with current health and safety legislation and/or regulations with the objective of ensuring that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to protect the safety and health of staff.

Education, experience and competencies

- Diploma/Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (SHE related qualification/Degree)
- 1 - 2 years' experience in safety management or safety auditing (preferably in the mining industry)
- Technically strong in the field of health, safety and environment (SHE), attention to detail, analytical and interpersonal
- Valid Driver's License and willing to travel across South Africa.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,





and Excel)

Responsibilities

- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers by professional conduct and service delivery that meets deadlines
- Proactively deal with SHE queries from customers to ensure that issues are resolved, and relationships strengthened
- Write and implement internal health, safety and environmental (SHE) policies/strategies
- Draw-up and implement SHE operational procedures
- Review all service procedures to ensure SHE practises are applied to all procedures.
- Develop mine safety files for each of the sites
- Undertake risk assessments to identify potential hazards to reduce risk.
- Plan safe working practices and making necessary changes
- Keep up to date and ensure compliance with current health and safety legislation
- Coordinate the training of personnel in areas of safety, including first aid, CPR, etc
- Investigate/record incidents, accidents, complaints and cases of ill health






- Arrange for Occupational Health and Safety evaluations of the workplace by external agencies
- Receive reports from and respond to orders issued by Department of Labour inspectors
- Coordinate the company’s emergency procedures and act as the company’s emergency on-site coordinator
- Write reports, bulletins and newsletters on safety
- Develop safe metrics and report monthly on performance
- Adhere to all company policies, rules and regulations in all activities
- Manage safety documents through the Quality Management system.
- Perform any reasonable ad hoc tasks and duties required by management

▶️ Safety Officer
🖊️ Booyco Electronics
📍 Boksburg