SHEQ Practitioner Ventilation at Samancor Chrome

Purpose of the job:

• To co-ordinate an Occupational Hygiene programme in order to ensure compliance of provisions of the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act and its Regulations

Balanced Scorecard Pillars, Roles and Responsibilities:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY

• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status.

CUSTOMERS

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction

BUSINESS PROCESSES

• Co-ordinate an Occupational Hygiene programme

Measure environmental stresses and take corrective actions:

Ventilation:

• Test for harmful gases by means of approved handheld electronic instruments and chemical 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
• Install auxiliary axial flow fan/s, ducting and supplementary ventilation controls

Dust:

• Prepare, implement and co-ordinate 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.
• Design a dust and/or fume extraction system.

Water:

• Collect water samples for analysis of dust and chemical content

Noise:

• Determine personal equivalent noise exposure levels by means of an integrating-type dosimeter. 
• Conduct routine inspections on percussion rock drills for compliance with the requirements 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.

Illumination:

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

 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 hand-held pressure gauge.
• Measure barometric pressure by means of electronic and mechanical instruments.

  Behavioural Competencies:

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

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

• Degree or Technikon Diploma
• Chamber Of Mines Certificate in Mine Environmental Control (Intermediate)
• 4 years relevant experience

Closing date: 04 April 2023