Senior Occupational Hygiene & Ventilation Officer
Position Summary
Introduction
Assist in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control work environment and hygiene stressors and ventilation control to ensure legal compliance.
Job description
· Resolve problems as they are encountered to ensure achievement against plan.
· Support and participate in sub-functional change management to drive transformation and optimisation.
· Drawing from own experience or vocational knowledge, identify and recommend initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improved productivity and reduce operating costs within scope.
· Obtain, check and refine information. Collate and submit reports. Run data exception reports and take corrective action.
· Conduct document control spot-checks.
· Assist in implementation of precautionary measures are taken to prevent or suppress explosions and that adequate measures are in place to prevent, detect and combat the start and spread of mine fires.
· Anticipate and identify hazardous conditions and practices.
· Analyse, monitor, evaluate, report and implement remedial conditions and practices.
· Identify recurring problems and derive creative solutions involving team members or using own vocational knowledge and experience.
· Assist in the design and implementation of long term ventilation and occupational hygiene plans and systems.
· Assist in the design and implementation of total effective long term ventilation plans and systems.
· Review and ensure appropriate working conditions at the mine / operational areas.
· Establish and operate a system to understand and mitigate occupational hygiene and ergonomic hazards (according to MHSA requirements).
· Ensure operational plan is implemented.
· Implement compliance requirements. Communicate compliance changes.
· Provide input into sub-functional planning. Plan team activities.
Minimum requirements
· Certificate: Grade 12 (Required)
· Degree in Environmental health, Sciences, Diploma Occupational hygiene (Required)
· Certificate Intermediate Mine Environmental Control (Required)
· 3x Advance Certificate Mine Environmental Control papers (Required)
· Advance Certificate Mine Environmental Control (Advantageous)
· Legal knowledge Certificate (Advantageous)
· Valid Driver’s License: Code B / EB
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