SHE Occ Safety Officer at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To coordinate health and safety activities to facilitate inspections, data gathering, and data maintenance and integrate health and safety initiatives into SASOL operations to maintain a safe and healthy environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure effective delivery of targets through monitoring and responding proactively to hazards in the workplace. Conduct hazard identification in the workplace, facilitate safety related risk assessments, lead incident investigations and facilitate RCAs.
• Participate in the development of shutdown planning and campaigns and ad hoc Service Provider audits on site to check compliance to SHE file requirements.
• Participate in safety system audits, e.g. Logbook audits, lock-out audits, legal appointment audits, insurance engineers audits etc.
• Provide input during risk assessments to ensure safety issues are identified.
• Provide advice on the selection and use of specific PPE and participate in the respective forums.
• Participate in the roll out of the Safety Improvement Plan and report updates as required.
• Ensure personal and team development while coaching the team and others with regards to Safety.
• Ensure results through the management of personal and team meet targets (e.g. due dates and quality standards) in alignment to performance contracts.
• Manage ad-hoc requests and tasks in relation to Safety.
• Review and contribute to policies, standards and procedures.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Input into the compilation of new and the revision of existing safety procedures and instructions.

Formal Education

• Grade 12 
• National Diploma in Safety Management
• Trade Certificate/ Blasting Certificate 
• Knowledge and understanding of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
• MS Office and exposure to an Integrated Management System.

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years