Compliance Officer: Safety

About this role

Implats (Impala Platinum) is hiring a Compliance Officer: Safety for a permanent post in Limpopo. The role keeps safety work on track in a set area of a mine, making sure legal requirements, mine policies and standard procedures are met.

What you’ll do

• Prepare and edit risk assessments in CURA, and produce risk assessment reports.
• Carry out critical control analysis on fatal and serious injuries and incidents, and check whether the risk profile still applies.
• Review section 11(5) reports to judge whether the controls in place work.
• Update group risk management standards and the company’s document management system.
• Review, update and maintain baseline risk assessments.
• Attend standard and ad-hoc committee meetings, and consult the Health and Safety Committee on risks to health and safety. You will also help draft, monitor and roll out mine standards.
• Train line supervisors in accident and injury investigations and risk assessment methods.

What you need

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 (essential).
• COMSOC 1 and 2, or a SAMTRAC certificate (essential).
• A blasting certificate or a trade certificate (essential).
• A valid medical certificate, or the ability to become medically fit to obtain one (essential).
• At least 4 years of operational experience in SHE and/or risk management (essential).
• At least 1 year as a Safety Officer, or 1 year as a Shift Supervisor or Foreman in a production environment (essential).
• Extensive knowledge of, and experience with, several risk assessment techniques, such as CURA and BOW-TIE (essential).
• Experience with HSE management systems, such as ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 (essential).
• A National Diploma in Safety, or in Occupational Health and Environment (advantageous).

Is this job for you?

This job suits a safety professional with solid mining experience. You should be comfortable with risk assessment tools, writing reports, and training people on site. You should also be able to work with committees and supervisors across a production environment.

Tips before you apply

• Have your COMSOC or SAMTRAC certificate, blasting or trade certificate, and medical certificate (or proof of your medical fitness) ready to upload.
• List each risk assessment tool you have used, such as CURA or BOW-TIE, and say what you did with it.
• Show your years in SHE or risk roles, and your time as a Safety Officer or shift supervisor, with dates and the type of production site.

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