SHEQ Practitioner Ventilation (Rustenburg) at Samancor Chrome

Description
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

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

• Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No.29 of 1996) safety and health standards are maintained
• Co-ordinate an Occupational Hygiene programme
• Measure environmental stresses and take corrective actions.

Ventilation:

• Test for harmful pollutants by means of approved handheld electronic instruments and detector tubes
• Determine the cooling power and low air velocities by means of a wet kata thermometer
• Determine the pressure difference between two points in a ventilation system by means of a manometer
• Measure velocity pressures by means of a pitot tube to determine air velocity and volume flow rates
• Construct frameworks and install ventilation doors and brattices to control airflow underground.
• Auxiliary axial flow fan/s, ducting and supplementary ventilation controls.
• Measure and design ventilation requirements.
• Ensure the correct installation

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.

Growth:

• Manage continuous improvement through Operational Excellence

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12/N3
• Chamber of Mines Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control
• 5 Years Underground Ventilation experience, preferably 2 years supervisory experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• Blasting Certificate (Advantageous)
• Vuma Modelling and AutoCAD knowledge is advantageous.

Skills:

• Microsoft Office programs.

Skills & Knowledge:

• As per Training Matrix

Competencies Required:

Behavioural Competencies:

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

Closing Date:

• 25 May 2025