SHEQ Practitioner Hygienist (North West) at Samancor Chrome

Job Responsibilities:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:

• Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status

CUSTOMERS:

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Key Customers: All employees at the plant, mine, and open cast.

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

Ventilation

• Test for harmful pollutants by means of approved handheld electronic instruments and detector tubes.
• Measure temperatures and velocities.
• Determine the pressure difference between two points in a ventilation system by means of a manometer.
• Analise weather station readings and plot on Occupational Hygiene reports.
• Determine thermal stress zones by using thermal readings from ventilation survey reports.
• Give meaningful and practical recommendations on ventilation systems to lessen exposure to the employees working in high-risk areas
• Give monthly Occupational Hygiene reports to the relevant 12.1.
• When required assist in ventilation measurements in your area of responsibility.

Dust

• Prepare, implement and coordinate a personal gravimetric dust sampling programme and calculate dust exposure risk.
• Issue and retrieve a Dust-Sampling Train.
• Determine the dust mass on dust sampling filters.
• Collect water samples for analysis of dust and chemical content.
• Design a dust and/or fume extraction system and measure to ensure adequate velocity & or quantity of airflow/extraction.

Noise

• Determine personal equivalent noise exposure levels by means of an integrating-type dosimeter.
• Conduct routine inspections on percussion rock drills and equipment with possible risk of high noise exposure for compliance with the requirement of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Measure noise levels in a workplace by means of a sound level meter.
• Measure noise spectrum of a noise source by means of an octave band frequency analyser.
• Ensure all high-risk noise equipment is identified and demarcated as per procedure.

Illumination

• Measure illumination levels in a workplace by means of a luxmeter.
• Report on illumination results.

Temperature

• Determine the thermal work environment by means of a wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index.
• Measure virgin rock temperature.

Pressure

• Measure compressed air and water pressures by means of a handheld pressure gauge.
• Measure barometric pressure by means of electronic and mechanical instruments.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3
• Chamber of Mines Certificate in Mine Environmental Control Intermediate
• 5 years relevant experience in a mining environment, preferably 2 years supervisory experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• Occupational Hygiene Integrated management systems “vortex

Skills and Knowledge:

• Microsoft Office programs

Competencies Required:

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative and Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Customer Focus
• Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Work Standards
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Communication
• Flexibility
• Contributing to Team Success
• Business Understanding