Chief Safety Officer

GIBB Mining a subsidiary of the GIBB Group is looking for another talented professional to complement their team in the form of a Chief Safety Officer.

Purpose:

The role of the Chief Safety Officer will be to take responsibility for all HSE matters under the Mine Health and Safety Act as well as the OSH Act related to the projects executed. This involves the establishing of all the HSE systems based on the Clients and Project specific requirements incorporating the standard client documents and templates required for the execution and documents required for the execution of the project. It further involves the oversight and managing of the GIBB and construction Contractors HSE officers as well as to convene the regulatory HSE meetings for and on behalf of the client.

Responsibilities:

Health & Safety

• Develop all necessary systems and documents for the site.
• Ensure all Contractors comply with the requirements to be onboarded.
• To ensure full compliance of the Safety pack requirements for which a permission to work will be issued.
• Assist the Project Manager Construction Manager Site Engineer and the Client with compliance with all requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act and the OHS Act.
• Ensure all Contractors comply with the minimum Sasol Safety File requirements to be onboarded and work permits to be issued.
• Assist the Project Engineer with all regulatory requirements of the Mines Health and Safety Act and OHS Act.
• Create a positive HSE culture on site working with the Contractors to achieve zero harm
• Implement GIBB and Client HSE policies plans and procedures and ensure Contractor policies plans and procedures meet or exceed the requirements.
• Ensure cooperation and coordinate contractors on site
• Participate in design review/ change meetings to ensure H&S aspects of design changes are adequately considered by the various design teams
• Undertake daily site inspections and weekly site walks with the Sasol representatives
• Conduct regular joint Contractor and Subcontractor inspections of the sites including assessment of the daily toolbox talks in terms of content relative to the tasks at hand
• Chair monthly H&S meetings with Contractors ensuring accurate meeting minutes are recorded
• Facilitate monthly H&S Agent audits and aligned with requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act and OHS Act and ensure findings are closed out as soon as reasonably practicable
• Monitor all construction works and ensure compliance with site permits relevant legislation contractual requirements and industry best practices
• Assist with the inputs and approval of method statements and job safety risk assessments (Job Safety Analysis)
• Ensure that all equipment coming to site complies to Sasols requirements prior to being inspected by Sasol representatives
• Ensure that equipment daily inspections are carried out by operators prior to such equipment being used on site
• Ensure plant operators are in possession of valid competency certificates for the plant to be operated
• Ensure site inductions are developed implemented reviewed and updated
• Ensure all Contractors are operating in accordance with relevant permit to work requirements (e.g. excavation hot works etc)
• Maintain HSE risk registers for the site
• Lead incident and accident investigations
• Track and analyse nonconformances near misses and incidents on the project and ensure suitable resolution by the Contractors
• Maintain accurate and up to date safety statistics per construction Contractor and for the project
• Share lessons learned with the wider project team and internal stakeholders
• Monitor condition and availability of safety equipment (e.g. PPE)
• Coordinate the issue of PPE to internal project staff
• Review and update relevant Project HSE documents arising from changes to standards codes and legislation
• Liaising with the relevant emergency services during the development and implementation of the emergency preparedness/ response plan for each project within the projects being executed.
• Ensure all legally required appointments are in place and up to date
• Review HSE training requirements for GIBB Mining employees working on the projects
• Review site specific Risk assessments and method statements
• Approve Contractors HSE files prior to contractors work commencing on site
• Review all Contractors Risk assessments and method statements prior to activities commencing
• Advise Project and Site Managers of HSE concerns and resolutions
• Attend all weekly construction meetings
• Ensure all access control measures to the site are diligently applied and enforced
• Ensure occupational health surveillance is carried out to comply with appropriate regulations.
• Ensure First aid equipment requirements are suitable and sufficient.
• Ensure fire safety requirements are suitable and sufficient.
• Identify and implement health and wellbeing initiatives and improvements.

Environmental

• Support the Project Manager Construction Manager and Appointed Engineer and contractors to ensure compliance with the relevant environmental legislation contractual requirements and industry best practices
• Supervise HSE function of contractors and all consultants on site.
• Comply with the Clients Environmental requirements.

Document management

• Prepare any health and safety related method statements or documents that cannot be sourced from Sasol and are required in respect of environmental authorisation/ EMPr conditions to be discharged prior to construction or the application for the Construction Work Permit
• Oversee and manage site generated HSE documentation.

Communication

• Effectively communicate company values and objectives on site.
• Initiate and manage site safety awareness campaigns.
• Obtain regular Safety communication from the Client for distribution and communication.

Reporting

• Ensure all incidents near misses and general statistics are recorded on the Corporate system and ensure their investigation and close out
• Prepare monthly reports analysing incident statistics proposing action plans to address trends and describing HSE activities for the preceding month
• Prepare monthly safety topics and interventions to ensure the culture of safety is maintained throughout the project.

Quality

• Oversee construction HSE processes
• Raise investigate and resolve any HSE NCRs observed by the project teams including the HSE team ensuring all HSE NCRs are issued to the relevant contractors.
• Ensure all HSE issues related to site designs are correctly implemented and that designers risk registers accompany drawings issued for construction on site.

Planning

• Assess the compliance of potential contractors HSE systems with Sasol requirements at tender stage
• Support the Construction Manager and project team to ensure key project milestones like Cold and Hot Commissioning are met safely and timely.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Minimum qualification equivalent to NQF Level 6 in the HSE field
• Compulsory registration with SACPCMP as HSE Manager
• Mine Health and Safety Act knowledge/experience is essential
• Certified training in:
  • Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
  • Incident Investigations
  • Legal Liability
• Valid drivers license
• NEBOSH International Certificate in Construction Health & Safety or SAMTRAC (Preferred but not essential)

Experience:

• 10 years relevant experience in the construction sectors
• Excellent working knowledge of Mine Health and Safety Act and Regulations
• Excellent working knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations
• Excellent working knowledge of labour laws

Person Requirements:

Core Competencies:

• Great communication skills
• Speaks and writes English fluently with good spelling and grammar acumen
• Strong negotiating ability with workforce
• Great analytical and problemsolving skills
• Above average computer skills and literacy
• Wellversed in the use and application of Microsoft office software including Office 365
• Good technical acumen

General:

• This is a broad outline of the job specific requirements and can be adjusted to suit specific on the job situations.
• Gibb Mining is always looking at continuous improvement and you will be challenged from time to time.
• Personal development is encouraged to stay abreast of the latest developments in the construction industry and in particular the HSE field.