Senior SHE Process Safety Specialist at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Participate in Process Safety strategy, interpret & implement process safety elements based on 1 Sasol SHE Excellence Approach (1S SHE EA).
• Evaluate process operations and design through risk assessments. Implement and enable process safety strategy.
• Ensure root causes of major and significant process safety incidents are determined. Act as member in process safety Specifications, Standards and Procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Facilitate Process Hazard Assessment (PHA) & ad hoc risk assessments, communicate findings and obtain managements response recommendations.
• Facilitate/participate in Pre-Start-up Safety Review (PSSRs), incident investigations and assist in compiling reports/lessons learned/next steps.
• Identify potential or actual changes, assess effects and improve risk management.
• Assist Operations on technical aspects of Process Safety Management (PSM), clarify PSM standards and elements. Advise on Safety Case technique info to support regulatory permitting and authorisations.
• Provide input in design, development and maintenance of PSM system.
• Provide assurance that PHA information is used in operation of the other PSM elements.
• Develop and maintain plant specific PSM procedures and related checklists interpreting standards, procedures, specifications and guidelines.
• Drive PSM initiatives and plant rollout embedding PSM system.
• Conduct MHI studies, analyse regulations and ensure compliance.
• Advise on land use/spatial planning for operational areas.
• Identify potential process, asset features that could escalate into major incidents.
• Conduct PSM stand-by duties.
• Utilise consequence modelling, probability analysis to develop solutions.
• Evaluate quality of previous risk studies and advise.
• Support and monitor identification of PSCE for preventative maintenance purposes.
• Utilize FER-SI tool to derive fire, explosion and toxic index.
• Conduct PSM audits and plant inspections.
• Assist in preparation for 3rd party audits and insurance engineer's visits, collect info, organize, plan, tracking follow up.
• Participate in process safety culture transformation programmes.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree in Engineering: Chemical or Engineering: Mechanical

Working Experience

• Experience: 11+ relevant years

Deadline:13th March,2026