Assistant Director – Occupational Health And Safety Practitioner
Stipend: R468 459Yearly
Location: Gauteng
Requirements Required:
- A national diploma or degree in Safety Management, or a similar qualification, is required.
- You need 3-5 years of experience overseeing health and safety in the workplace.
- You must be able to use computers and have a current driver’s license.
- You should understand COID, the OHS Act, workplace health and safety rules, HR rules about employee health and safety and Public Service Regulations.
- You also need to know about agreements related to employee health and safety.
- You must be able to gather, examine, understand, and share information for performance reviews and related laws.
- Knowledge of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and prison financial rules for claims, spending and payments is essential.
- You need to know project management principles.
- You should understand how to create budgets, estimate costs, manage spending, and report on finances according to PFMA.
- You must be able to find and understand important management information.
- Good communication, presentation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are necessary.
- You should be able to connect with and work with others.
- Finally, you need to be able to create, review, watch, judge, and put policies into action.
Responsiblities Required:
- Help put into practice workplace safety and health guidelines found in the company’s health and wellness rules.
- Share information about the laws for workplace safety and injury compensation.
- Clearly display the workplace safety and injury compensation policy.
- Teach people about these laws.
- Train the workplace safety area leaders.
- Check that workplace safety rules are followed based on the injury compensation laws in the area.
- Do checks and reviews of workplace safety and injury compensation practices.
- Watch over and help with choosing and training safety committee members in the area.
- Take notes at all safety committee meetings and offer guidance.
- Make sure all levels of safety committees have good meetings.
- Check that injury records are kept.
- Make sure all accidents in the area are reported to the local and main offices on time.
- Work with local hospitals and doctors to handle all medical bills.
- Regularly check the tool used for safety inspections.
- Encourage a company culture that values safety, health, environment, risk, and quality in the area.
- Help put these safety, health, environment, risk, and quality practices into use.
- Make sure all levels of safety committees have good meetings.
- Watch what required contractors do during building projects and what contract workers do.
- Make sure there is a plan for managing waste.
- Review safety documents from contractors and check they follow the rules.
- Run programs to teach about occupational health and safety (OHS) and compensation for injuries on duty (COID).
- Find out what OHS legal training is needed.
- Help organize updated OHS legal training.
- Make sure all OHS incidents and accidents, including those under Section 24, are investigated and reported to the government labor office.
- Watch to see if COID and medical claims are reported and managed well.
- Help put in place actions to lessen safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) dangers.
- Help perform risk assessments with those involved.
- Find dangers and assess risks.
- Make sure the suggested actions from risk assessments are put into practice in the work areas.
- Confirm all safety controls are present.
- Help injured employees get necessary medical tools.
- Check that planned corrective actions from checks and reviews are carried out in the work area.
- Confirm that workplace health studies are done.
- Make sure medical check-ups happen for staff in dangerous zones.
- Keep and update the list of risks.
- Send inspection and audit reports to your manager and the main office.
- Organize and lead emergency plans and response methods for the work area.
- Ensure approved ways to leave buildings in an emergency are ready for all work spots.
- Make sure emergency evacuation practices are performed.
Notice: Appointment under the Public Service Act.
Ending Date: 12 December 2025 (Applications received after the closing date and faxed copies will not be considered)
