Health
& Safety Officer
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Policies and Practicies:
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Policies and Practicies:
- Develop,
monitor and continuously improve a Safety Policy and Procedures document
for the company.
- Develop,
monitor and continuously improve an Environmental Policy and Procedures
for the company.
- Ensure
company and customer safety and environmental procedures and safe working
practices are strictly followed, with the aim of reducing lost time
incidents to less than the industry standard.
- Strive
towards completion of comprehensive Safe Work/Operating Procedures for all
Mantrac operations.
- Implement
a company wide strategy for completing Job Safety Analysis for each task.
- Implement
and tutor the usage of the 'Take 5' Handbook.
- Carry
out and delegate Risk Assessments to be carried out in each work area
consistently.
- Instigate,
lead and complete all accident investigations within 24hrs of incident.
- Analysis
of accidents, maintain incident/accident register and make statutory
reports returns to the director of occupation health and safety services.
- Ensure
and maintain procedures for managing hazardous substances and the disposal
of chemicals, e.g. asbestos.
- Assist
individual departments with the updating of SOPs.
- Keep
up to date with new legislation.
Safety Awareness:
- Ensure
health and safety is considered as first priority within the company.
- Instigate
consistent toolbox talks at the start of each shift, ensuring content of
the meetings are relevant.
- Act
as safety comitte secretary, lead all safety meetings and briefings,
ensuring content is relevant and the correct message is delivered.
- Ensure
awareness of safety and environmental issues is prevalent through visual
posters and aids, continuous monitoring, discussions, briefings, training,
simulations and workshops.
- Mediate
between managers and operations to limit or eliminate conflict between
production and safety considerations.
- Ensure
all EH&S Trainings are carried out viz. Health & safety committee
trainings, fire marshals training, first aid trainings etc
- Training
of employees as required by HR Department – on issues of Health, Safety
and Environment.
- Ensure
First Aid compliance amongst the workforce covers all areas of the company
workforce comparable with OHSAS 18001 certification.
Audits, Reporting and Feedback:
- Auditing
of the implementation of company policies, plans and procedures relating
to Health, Safety and Environmental with due cognizance of the
requirements of Kenyan legislation.
- Establish
and maintain a Recordable Injury Reporting Process.
- Establish
and maintain safety KPI (Key Performance Indicator) data.
- Provide
suggested remedial action when safety KPI targets are not met.
- Provide
a process for Safety Information sharing across the dealership
- Carry
out periodic and spontaneous Planned Inspections of all work areas
- Advice
on a range of specialist areas; e.g. fire regulations, hazardous
substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.
- Keep
updated, comprehensive registers on all safety and environmental related
registers, ie. Ladders, Fire Extinguishers, Chains, Electrical Tooling
etc.
- Fully
document any accident or near miss where required and present to the
management.
Other:
- Where
the need arises carry out tasks assigned by the Managing Director to meet
the needs of the business.
- Coordinate
servicing of fire-fighting equipment.
- Ensure
all fire-fighting equipment and first aid boxes are regularly serviced and
contents are in order.
- Facilities-
Manages and monitors all sub-contractors, contracts staff and staff to
ensure adherence to health and safety.
- Any
other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the immediate
report/Territory Manager.
Job Specifications:
- Where
the need arises carry out tasks assigned by the Managing Director to meet
the needs of the business.
- Coordinate
servicing of fire-fighting equipment.
- Ensure
all fire-fighting equipment and first aid boxes are regularly serviced and
contents are in order.
- Facilities-
Manages and monitors all sub-contractors, contracts staff and staff to
ensure adherence to health and safety.
- Any
other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the immediate
report/Territory Manager.
Knowledge:
- Clear
understanding of Kenyan health and safety legislation.
- H&S
awareness
Skills:
- Articulate
and able to communicate well in both written and oral.
- High
level of integrity.
- Strong
analytical skills.
- Independent
thinker.
- High
attention to detail.
- Ability
to establish and maintain excellent mutually beneficial working
relationships with staff and other departments to ensure smooth running of
the section.
Job Specifications:
- Degree
in physical sciences with leaning towards engineering. Degree in health
& safety will be preferred
- Diploma
in heath & safety or environmental sciencies
- 3
years post academic experience in Health, Safety and / or Environmental
Management
- Proficiency
in Microsoft office application
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