Health & Safety Intern at DHL

Role Context

• Responsible for implementing and enforcing a culture of Health and Safety within DHL Express ZA, perform and initiate all activities in support of health and safety initiatives; ensure effective and efficient compliance with local Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure adherence and implement all relevant legal requirements and regulations
• Maintain compliance and ensure legal appointments are up to date, legal systems, safety registers/ checklists are conducted, health and safety talks and committee meetings are conducted as required, contractors are managed
• Enforce the Country’s Health and Safety strategy, policies and standards in stations and gateways
• Compile and review operational site risk assessments as and when required.
• Utilise risk assessment results to facilitate the implementation of preventative and corrective measures.
• Ensure that all non-conformances are timeously reported, investigated and attended to within the prescribed time.
• Conduct injury investigations and accident reviews in line with company policies and procedures
• Conduct internal risk audits in accordance with company policy and procedure to ensure good governance and compliance.
• Administer Country facilities safety initiatives and lead continuous improvement efforts in those areas, utilizing effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Keep updated of local safety regulation changes that affect the DHL Express ZA.
• Compile and report on, safety and health records and statistics and track the number of incidents and produce reports monthly for all gateways and stations .
• Determine training needs and assist in delivery of training program
• Ensuring Compliance with DHL Express ZA departments, contractors and stakeholders with SHE legislation and internal DHL Express SHE Policies and Procedures.
• Manage the SHE subcontractor team assisting in delivery of SHE Programs
• Assist in responding to inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies and the public regarding Safety, Health, and Environmental issue.
• Assist in implementation of ISO45001 and ISO14001

Minimum Requirements

Education & experience

• Grade 12
• National Diploma in Safety Management /Environment
• Samtrac or equivalent
• Nebosh
• Incident Investigation
• Internal auditing
• Legal Liability
• At least 5 years’ experience in the field of Health and Safety