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Job Title: Business Unit Health and Safety Coordinator
Job No: NGA0942
Job description
Ensure the use of Personal Protective Equipment
Communicate clearly on information relating to potentially dangerous situations and get confirmation that they are correctly understood.
Check for safety and cleanness in the workplace
Make sure that key equipment is working properly
Responsibilities
Develop, implement and maintain plant Health & Safety Policies, System and Guidelines
Broadcast the Corporate, Regional and BU Health & Safety Policies, System and Guidelines to all the staff.
Plan, organize and implement relevant Health & Safety’s activities and programs in enhancing the plant safe work culture
Provide expert advice and support on Health & Safety issues to Plant Managers, Head of Departments and other Functional Heads in ensuring compliance and adherence to existing relevant local legislation, the company Policies & Guidelines and best industry practices.
Liaise with the local authorities on matters pertaining to Health & Safety.
Conduct regular plant audits and inspections, and to provide recommendations with follow-up to ensure Health & Safety performance improvement
Participate and advise in the development of plant’s Health & Safety annual objectives, targets and action plans; and formulation of Health & Safety capital and operating expenditure.
Participate in plant management committees and facilitate the plant Health & Safety committees that are used as a platform to advise and manage H & S topics and issues.
Coordinate, monitor, review and prepare reports on plant Health & Safety activities’ implementation, progress and performance (which include monitoring and analysing the statistic and trend) and act as the communication link between the plant and the BU.
Qualifications and experience
Engineering Degree
A professional Health & safety qualification required
5 to 10 years experience with a minimum of 3-5 years in the field of Health & Safety, which may include at least 3 years operational experience in the heavy/chemical industries (Cement or Oil & Gas is recommended).
Good communication skills - Oral & Written
Good organisational and planning skills
Result-oriented
Application Closing Date
17th September, 2012
Method of Application
If your experience, personal characteristics and qualifications meet the position specifications and your personal objectives are to seek such a challenge, then we would like to hear from you with details of your current earnings, up to date CV and explanation as to why your achievements to date fit you for consideration. Click here to apply online
