Job Title : Occupational Health and Safety Manager
Location : Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Company : Stellenbosch University
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-04-10
Close Date : 2023-08-11

Duties/Pligte

• Developing, managing and implementing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) plans, policies and procedures and monitoring compliance in accordance with

legislation;

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  Ensuring that the Faculty complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993, as amended (OHS Act), incorporated Regulations, Standards, and other

applicable legislation and relevant OHS policies where applicable;

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  Advising the client on existing and new legislation and the impact the legislation may have on operations;
• Where necessary, drafting procedures, guidelines, policies and tools to assist compliance with legislation;
• Assisting with the appointment of members of the OHS Committee and ensuring that this committee is functional in accordance with applicable laws;
• Ensuring that Health and Safety Committee meetings are held regularly and that the minutes are kept on the central database;
• Carrying out risk assessments on a continuous basis to identify areas of improvement and implementing measures to minimise risks;
• Ensuring that the monthly inspection reports are completed and following up on matters arising;
• Supervising the regular inspection of firefighting, safety and emergency response equipment;
• Coordinating the OHS audit schedule and reporting the outcomes;
• Developing and/or arranging training programmes on health and safety issues, including hazard management, accident investigation, manual handling and fire

safety to ensure that such activities are incorporated in the Training Master Plan, and maintaining records of the training that has been delivered;

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  Ensuring that regular emergency response exercises and drills are conducted to ensure compliance with legal requirements;
• Maintaining accurate health and safety records and reporting systems to track health and safety operations, and ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and

regulations;

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  Maintaining a register of accidents and injuries and providing an analysis of these for Health and Safety Committee meetings on a monthly basis, and identifying

emerging OHS risks in the workplace;

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  Setting up and managing electronic storage space for all relevant documentation;
• Periodically reporting to management on statistics, information, interventions and the impact thereof;
• Providing a consultancy service to the different environments to assist in the maintenance of safe work practices;
• Monitoring compliance of OHS activities throughout the Faculty to ensure ongoing compliance;
• Fostering and developing an OHS culture across the Faculty;
• Reviewing audit/non audit action requests and determining trends.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g., Bachelor's Degree or National Diploma in Health and Safety Management, or Environmental, or equivalent);
• Appropriate Health and Safety programmes, i.e., SAMTRAC or NEBOSH;
• Registration with Saiosh or SACPCMP will be advantageous;
• Detailed understanding and implementation of ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and ISO 45001;
• At least ten year's experience in Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality and Hygiene functions, with a minimum of six year's experience on management level;
• Good knowledge of all Health and Safety and applicable legislation;
• The ability to identify safety issues and to prepare a comprehensive plan to achieve goals, including relevant reporting, i.e., monthly, quarterly and annually;
• The ability to work with groups of staff to develop Health and Safety performance improvement strategies;
• Project management skills;
• Strong administration and MS Office skills;
• The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Very strong report writing skills;
• The ability to plan and present training sessions.

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