Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Officer

Teraco – A Digital Realty Company; Rand CP; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Main Function of the Job

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.
• Receives complaints, investigates, takes immediate action to remediate and reports 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.
• Investigates reports on dangerous working conditions. Forwards the report and recommendations to Head of Infrastructure Development and Head of Infrastructure Management for redress.
• Coordinates actions to remove any dangerous appliances or chemicals.
• Receives reports on workplace injuries, investigates the causes. Where there is a workplace injury at a construction site, ensures the necessary documentation is completed.
• Visits 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 with the agreed timeframe.
• Must be able to investigate incident and accidents.
• Management of sub contractors, as it relates to Health and Safety.
• Issuing of documents to supervisors e.g. toolbox talks, DSTI`s and checklist.
• Ensures 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.
• Represents the Teraco in meetings with SHE representative on matters regarding workplace health and safety.
• Liaises with agencies for regular updates on legal regulations and program initiatives on workplace safety and environmental issues.
• Ensure all employees are inducted prior to be 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 statement on an on-going basis identify and evaluate the risks to which employees may be exposed to, evaluate and analyse the risks identified and ensure that these risk assessments are then communicated to the workforce. Ensure at daily stand-up meetings, potential H&S Risks are discussed based on the project programme.
• Compile a fall protection plan that is to be implemented on every project. As conditions differ on each site the safety officer must be prepare the fall protection plan and ensure it is strictly implemented, amended and maintained as required. Further to this the safety officer will ensure that all employees are evaluated for their physical and psychological fitness to work at elevated heights.
• Responsible to prepare the site emergency evacuation plan (where the site or the site area is not part of an existing operational site with a plan) and ensure all supervisors and contractors are supplied with a copy of the plan. Where the site is part of an operation site, ensure all supervisors and contractors are inducted in the existing site emergency evacuation plan.
• Perform a high level of first aid treatment and evaluate injured persons if it is needed to send them for medical treatment at a hospital or clinic. Further, to this the employer’s report of an accident must be completed and must accompany the injured employee to hospital.
• Conduct a thorough accident and incident investigation and come up with remedial actions to prevent future occurrence. In the event of a reportable injury safety officers must be able to enter into correspondence with the Department of Labour to inform them of the accident.
• Compile monthly H&S reports Head of Operations for ESG and Board reporting.
• Inspect the following high risk activities: Excavations, Scaffold, Form work and Support work, All lifting machinery and lifting tackle, Portable electrical tools and immediately bring to management’s attention any serious deviations that may have being noted.
• Chair monthly safety meetings with safety reps and contractors and prepare minutes of meetings. Ensure that all 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 on a weekly and monthly basis.
• 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 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 who is 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 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 ProjectsResponsibilities

• Health and Safety oversight to ensure the appointed Health and Safety consultants and Contractors execute their responsibilities as per the law, best practices and in the interests of Teraco and Teraco/ contractor staff, during the construction and fitout phase of a project. The responsibilities include:
• Review and approve the construction health and safety plan
• Confirm necessary documentation was submitted to the relevant authorities
• Attend project planning meetings
• Assessments and approval of contractor(s) health and safety plans, as approved by the H&S Consultants
• Attend the contractors site handover
• Attend regular site, technical and progress meetings
• Ensure H&S Consultants are facilitate site health and safety meetings
• Ensure H&S Consultants are appropriately identifying hazards and risks relevant to the construction project through regular coordinated site inspections
• Ensure H&S Consultants have establish and maintained health and safety communication structures and systems, distribution of health and safety specific documents to sub-contractors
• Ensure H&S Consultants compile project specific emergency response and preparedness plans
• Ensure H&S Consultants test the effectiveness of the emergency response plans
• Ensure H&S Consultants conduct site safety inductions
• Evaluate the levels of compliance of subcontractors to the project specific health and safety plan and client specifications through inspections and audits
• Oversee the reporting and investigation of project related incidents
• Oversee the maintenance of all records
• Participation in management reviews of the health and safety systems
• Use of trends analysis to identify system deficiencies and incident trends, outline relevant improvements
• Incorporation of changes into a health and safety management system
• Review and update the Teraco health and safety plan
• Development of technical reports in relation to health and safety issues and communicate through presentations to diverse groups of decision makers