Health & Safety Officer

  • Full Time
  • Kitwe, Zambia
  • Applications have closed.

Yalelo Zambia

Yalelo Ltd seeks to hire an experienced and qualified Health & Safety Officer who will be responsible for implementing the Yalelo Limited – Health and Safety Management Systems and ensure that there is a safe working environment in the workplace for employees and other interested parties.

The Right Fit Candidate Will

  • Maintain & Monitor the OHS Management System.
  • Conduct and document Hazard Identification, Risk Analysis, and management on site.
  • Ensure Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Legal register is in place and timely updated by maintaining and documenting compliance to all safety regulations on site.
  • Implement the OHS system in the organisation and conducts daily inspections to monitor compliance.
  • Induct contractor/Visitor as well as safety monitoring and management on site.
  • Implement and maintain health and safety standards according to establish SOP’s.
  • Monitor, & evaluate OHS goals, targets, and statistics.
  • Compile and maintain relevant SHE registers on updated database.
  • Logs all Health & Safety (H&S) related complaints and makes updates in respective database.
  • Champion OHS Best Practices
  • Implement the change management register.
  • Perform weekly departmental checks on Fire Equipment, Personal
  • Protective Equipment (PPE) adherence, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Contractor checks, permits check etc.
  • Promote safety initiatives through toolbox talks, H&S awareness emails and posters.
  • Track closure of near misses and safety observations.
  • Implement lessons learnt from all incidents and accidents and shares with all staff, visitors & contracts on site.
  • Deliver Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) training programs and monitors training matrix.
  • Implement safe working techniques.
  • Conduct all the required H&S Drills e.g., Fire and Chemical
  • Monitor Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) replenishment, management and use on site.

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
  • Management, Risk Management, Safety Management, or related discipline

Must have skills

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Very sound understanding of Health and Safety Management Systems
  • Strong understanding of laws and regulations governing safety of employees in workplaces
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