Officer: Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at ATNS

Job description

SHE Management System Maintenance - 

• Ensure compliance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, NEMA and other relevant SHE requirements. Implement SHE change and communication programmes for the sites such as toolbox and campaigns.
•  Implement corporate SHE programmes across the organization. Assist in the implementation and maintenance of the ATNS’ environmental management system (ISO 14001:2015) and OHS management system (ISO 45001:2018). Monitor and ensure that document and data control systems are maintained in accordance with SHE standards.
• Implement programmes aligned to the ATNS corporate strategy across the organization. Review management system documentation for the sites in accordance with the ATNS’ environmental management system (ISO 14001:2015) and OHS management system (ISO 45001:2028) for the sites. Conduct SHE awareness training to employees, contractors and visitors. Ensure compliance at regional stations with applicable environmental legislative requirements and best practices as guided by corporate environmental compliance obligations.

Safety, Health and Environmental Governance - 

• Implement and monitor compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental policies and processes. Maintain on-site SHE file. Ensure that the training of health and safety representatives, first aiders, fire representatives, and evacuation representatives is up to date.
• Ensure on-site legal appointments are up to date. Coordinate on-site Health and Safety Committee meetings and ensure records are properly maintained.
• Conduct workplace inspections. Conduct on-site SHE induction. Ensure implementation of the ATNS SHE manual. Operationalise and monitor approved annual environmental plans in line with ATNS environmental and safety strategies
• Monitor and guide the implementation of safety, health and environmental requirements in current and new operational projects and initiatives.

Safety, Health and Environmental Assurance, Auditing and Training -

•  Implement annual audit programme and coordinate for internal & external audits for sites, projects and contractors. Undertake environmental audits and inspection to determine compliance with authorizations and related. Environmental Management Programme (EMP) for projects. Conduct regular inspections to identify potential risks, opportunities and make recommendations to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Monitor adherence to compliance obligations, audit findings and recommend corrective and preventative actions and support sites in addressing findings. Submit weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reports. Collate and present operational SHE metrics such as waste, water, incident stats, energy etc. ensuring data confidence (accuracy and consistency).
• Assist in acquiring and maintaining environmental management system accreditation and occupational health and safety management system. Support the integration with other standards such as Quality management and Occupational health and safety management systems.
• Promote SHEQ awareness and communication through conducting training and education across business units and levels of the business and contractors as well as maintaining control and training registers for key internal stakeholders (SHE reps, Fire wardens, Evacuation reps. etc.). Contribute to the identification of SHE-related training needs for respective corporate competency training needs analysis.

SHE Incident Reporting and Investigation - 

• Ensuring the effective management of injuries and occupational diseases through efficient diagnostic processes, disease reporting, recording and investigations, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA Act) processes management.
•  Provide SHE incident management awareness training to employees. Investigate OHS accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claims.
• Investigating and reporting environmental incidents for the sites and projects, including following up on recommendations timeously.
• Follow up on incident and accident investigation recommendation for sites. Conduct training and presentations for SHE incident and accident prevention.
•  Contractor management - Evaluate/assess contractor’s SHE files as per Construction regulations. Conduct SHE induction for contractors on site. Audit contractors on site. Ensure / enforce contractors’ SHE compliance.
•  Hazards Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) - Develop workplace baseline risk assessment. Reviewing the physical and activity-based risk assessments on a continuous basis.

 Reporting and Engagement - 

• Collaborate with local internal and external stakeholders in the implementation of safety, health and environmental programmes.   
• Ensure regional documents and records are created, updated and controlled in accordance with approved processes. Analyse occupational health, safety and environmental data to identify trends and make recommendations
• Report to the SHE unit on occupational health and safety and environmental performance on parameters namely Water, Waste, Energy, Carbon Emissions, noise management, and health and safety performance metrics.
• Contribute to the SHE input for corporate sustainability reports and programme reporting. Continuously update environmental templates, forms and reporting systems to enable efficiency in responding to environmental matters and to support decision making. Participate in working groups and cross functional teams where applicable. Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports.   
• Ensure alignment and management of programmes to budget and time requirements. Identify areas for continuous improvement

Minimum requirements

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree or National diploma in Environmental sciences/management/health, equivalent qualification in Safety Management, Environmental Management or related field.
• Valid RSA driver’s license code 08.

Advantageous

 SAMTRAC or NEBOSH certificate.

• ISO 14001:2015 and/or ISO 45001:2018 certificate and related auditing certification.
• Aviation Safety Management System Course.
• SACPCMP registered.
• SAIOSH registered 

Experience

•  Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in occupational health and safety, environment management or aviation safety management.
• Experience/knowledge in implementing Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015)/ Occupational Health and Safety (45001:2018) and or Safety Management System (SMS).
• Understanding of the environmental issues, OHS issues and aviation safety-related issues.

OR:

 Minimum Qualifications

 Air traffic control qualification or engineering qualification.

• SAMTRAC or NEBOSH certificate (advantageous)
• ISO 14001:2015 and/or ISO 45001:2018 certificate and related auditing certification (advantageous)
• Aviation Safety Management System Course 

Experience 

• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in air traffic management or engineering experience.
• Experience/knowledge in implementing Environmental Management System implementation (ISO 14001:2015)/ Occupational Health and Safety (45001:2018) and or Safety Management System (SMS).
• Understanding of the OHS, Aviation and Environmental compliance requirements.