Project Safety Officer (12 month contract)
- Delmas, Mpumalanga
- Contract
- Full-time
- Coordinating with job sponsors or project managers to ensure that a schedule of all project-related work activities onsite is obtained and risk assessments related to these evaluated and signed off.
- Cross-checking work permits to ensure that all required safety controls have been stipulated.
- Approval of safety files for project-related work.
- Verification that all contractors undertaking work have the necessary compliance documentation in their safety file and have valid health and safety induction.
- Continuous monitoring of all work activities deemed to be High Risk such as Working at Heights, Confined Spaces, etc.
- Stopping any work if stipulated safety controls have been deviated from and escalating to the job sponsor and Safety Manager.
- Tracking contractor Health and Safety performance using defined metrics (Leading and Lagging) and reporting this on a weekly basis.
- Post-work audit/evaluation of permits and reporting on gaps identified on a weekly basis.
- Computer literate.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Must be willing to work overtime, when applicable.
- Registered Construction Health and Safety Officer.
- At least 5 years' work experience as safety officer on construction projects.
- SAMTRAC/Nebosh or equivalent.
- Incident investigation.
- Risk Assessments.
- Permit to Work.
- Fall Protection Plan.
- OHSAct.
- COIDA.
- Construction Regulations.