Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Officer

Operations

• Ensure that all required appointments are done and the communication of the responsibilities to the appointee is explained, where additional appointments are required over and above the existing H&S appointments made for operational environment.
• Provide Teraco Management guidance of H&S legal and compliance matters.
• Receive complaints, investigate, take immediate action to remediate and report on safety concerns.
• Ensure all safety files are submitted for contractors / subcontractors and are complete, and filed. Compile a site safety file for the Teraco and ensure all legislative documentation is communicated to employees on an on-going basis. Ensure no sub-contractors are permitted to work on site without being in possession of a safety file. Contractors must then be advised by the safety officer to compile the correct documentation based on their scope of work.
• Investigate reports on dangerous working conditions. Forward the report and recommendations to Head of Infrastructure Development and Head of Infrastructure Management for redress.
• Coordinate actions to remove any dangerous appliances or chemicals.
• Receive reports on workplace injuries, investigate the causes. Where there is a workplace injury at a construction site, ensure the necessary documentation is completed.
• Visit construction sites to ensure implementation of the correct safety policies and procedures. Conduct safety inspections on site and report deviations to Head of Infrastructure Development and Head of Infrastructure Management for redress. Document decisions for correction, with responsibilities and timeframes. Ensure all deviations are addressed within the agreed timeframe.
• Investigate incidents and accidents.
• Manage subcontractors, as it relates to Health and Safety.
• Issue documents to supervisors e.g. toolbox talks, DSTIs and checklists.
• Ensure there is no danger to the health or safety of workers or site visitors. Accompany site visitors on tours as arranged with the Teraco Project Manager or EXCO.
• Represent Teraco in meetings with SHE representatives on matters regarding workplace health and safety.
• Liaise with agencies for regular updates on legal regulations and program initiatives on workplace safety and environmental issues.
• Ensure all employees are inducted prior to being permitted to work on site. The induction will inform all employees pertaining to the hazards prevalent on site, and training in the use of a safety harness and the use of a fire extinguisher will be communicated to all employees.
• Review contractor method statements on an on-going basis, identify and evaluate the risks to which employees may be exposed, evaluate and analyse the risks identified and ensure that these risk assessments are communicated to the workforce. Ensure daily stand-up meetings discuss potential H&S risks based on the project programme.
• Compile a fall protection plan for every project. The safety officer must prepare the plan and ensure it is strictly implemented, amended and maintained as required. Ensure all employees are evaluated for physical and psychological fitness to work at elevated heights.
• Prepare the site emergency evacuation plan (where the site or site area is not part of an existing operational site with a plan) and ensure all supervisors and contractors are supplied with a copy. If the site is part of an operation site, ensure all supervisors and contractors are inducted in the existing site evacuation plan.
• Perform a high level of first aid treatment and evaluate injured persons, including sending them for medical treatment if needed. Complete the employer’s accident report and accompany the injured employee to hospital if required.
• Conduct a thorough accident and incident investigation and implement remedial actions to prevent future occurrences. In the event of a reportable injury, safety officers must correspond with the Department of Labour to inform them of the accident.
• Compile monthly H&S reports for Head of Operations for ESG and Board reporting.
• Inspect high-risk activities : excavations, scaffold, form work and support work, all lifting machinery and lifting tackle, portable electrical tools; immediately report any serious deviations to management.
• Chair monthly safety meetings with safety reps and contractors and prepare minutes. Ensure deviations mentioned in the meeting are rectified and corrected.
• Conduct regular fire prevention and construction facilities inspections with findings documented and reported to management.
• Ensure all registers and checklists are updated weekly and monthly.
• Ensure all safety signs and notices are prominently displayed on site.
• Collaborate with the Head of Security to ensure access to site is limited to authorised vehicles and that health and safety best practices are applied in regards to vehicle access and operations on site.
• Maintain good housekeeping principles.
• Coordinate all training of employees on site and schedule all courses with the safety department.
• Ensure all health & safety reps conduct a monthly H&S rep inspection of their work areas.
• Ensure that all teams conduct a toolbox talk.
• Ensure that any person suspected to be under the influence of intoxicating substances is tested and the appropriate action is taken to remove the person from site and escalate to the Head of Infrastructure Management for further action.
• Complete reporting of all H&S Incidents and Near Misses on Ozone within 12 hours of event. Support management in responding to client and authority enquiries related to H&S incidents. Perform root cause and trend analysis of H&S events, and implement meaningful corrective action.
• Participate in all H&S audits, conducted either by third parties or clients. Action any External or Client initiated H&S audit findings within the timeline and to the required quality.
• Prepare reports and feedback as required by clients in respect of H&S reporting.

Fitout and Civil Projects

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