Senior Occupational Hygiene Technologist at Anglo American

You will be responsible for:

• Performing occupational health risk assessments (under guidance of the appointed Occupational Hygienist).
• Conduct surveys of workplaces with potential occupational health hazards in the form of chemical hazards, physical hazards, ergonomic hazards, biological hazards or psychological hazards.
• Evaluate and quantify the levels of the different hazards present by making use of specialized equipment and instrumentation.
• Organize the taking of samples for airborne pollutants and components, fumes, gases, vapours or mists.
• Compare findings of assessments and surveys with statutory exposure limits in order to determine if a potential hazardous situation exits.
• Recommend on controls for risk mitigation.
• Conduct ergonomically orientated surveys to alter the working environment to minimize hazards to the employee.
• Detect sociological or psychological stresses among the
• workforce, which they may interpret erroneously as secondary to contact with physical or chemical agents.
• Identify risks and controls in the Potable water quality program
• To analyze findings correctly and to compare findings to recognized national as well as international standards where available.
• Study in depth occupational hygiene impacts. Formulate and submit recommendations for the correction of hazardous exposures through the correct application of the hierarchy of controls, improved housekeeping, and substitution of hazardous substances with less hazardous substances, isolation of processes, which are the sources of hazardous substances and as a last possible resort, providing PPE.
• Assist in regularly communicating progress of Operation against occupational hygiene targets and objectives via a design communication, supervisory and management forum to all concerned
• Assist in evaluating, monitoring and providing continuous feedback to the Operation regarding the occupational hygiene performance efficiencies and standards
• Ensure that the occupational hygiene standards and procedures are up to date and understood and followed by the teams
• Encourage co-operation and teamwork between maintenance and production personnel regarding occupational hygiene matters
• Implement and maintain applicable occupational hygiene Regulations, Acts, Codes of practice and standards
• Liaise with Risk Management team and Occupational Hygienist for Operation risk assessment

You must have: 

• 5 years of Occupational Hygiene experience in a processing environment.

Qualifications:

You must have the following qualifications: 

• BSc/Honours/Bachelors/BTech Degree in Environmental Health/Occupational Hygiene/Industrial Physiology or Science related degrees. 
• Registered with the South African Institute of Occupational Hygienists [SAIOH] on Technologist or Hygienist Level, together with the Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control