Ventilation Officer UG

Minimum Qualifications

• Level 4: Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate) and National Cert level 4 Certificate GET Education, Training and Development
• Level 4: Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate) and National Cert level 4 Licentiate and Related Occupational Certificates Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology

Requirements

• Grade 12 with physical science & Mathematics, UG operations: Certificate in MEC or at least 4 papers (consist of P1,2 & 3) of the CMEC
• Grade 12 with physical science & Mathematics,Surface operations: Certificate in MEC or at least 4 papers (consist of P1,2 & 3) of the CMEC or SAIOH registration as an Occupational Hygiene Technologist & intermediate certificate in MEC.
• Training, via courses, formal training or practical experience in: o Legislation o Management system formulation and implementation o Safety, Health and Environmental integration o Hazard identification and risk assessment o Extensive computer literacy
• Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience as a C lower
• Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of management systems and database formulation
• Sound knowledge pertaining to people management.
• Medically fit to work in the specific operational area
• Clear security screening record.
• Valid driver’s license.

Advantageous Qualifications

• Level 6: Diploma and Advanced Certificates National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology

Key Responsibilities

• Legal & Governance Ensure that legal requirements, group standards and policies are adhered to by:
• Achieving legal compliance
• Interpretation of legal requirements.
• Ensures adherence to legal compliance through monitoring and reporting.
• Measure compliance to the Environmental Engineering and Occupational Hygiene Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act pertaining to monitoring and reporting at operational level.
• Responsible to ensure that policies, programmes, standards, codes of practice and procedures are maintained in accordance with legal and Group requirements.
• Scheduling and conducting of occupational hygiene measurements for compliance to Section 12 of the Mine Health and Safety Act. Page 2 of 7
• Compile occupational hygiene and ventilation risk assessments for compliance to Section 11 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Establish a system to understand and mitigate occupational hazards in terms of the Section 12 of the Mine Health and safety Act.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of emergency preparedness programmes in compliance to Chapter 16 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of fire prevention programmes in compliance to Chapter 5 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies Contribute to the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene Department and those of the business area by
• Participating and supporting the development and acceptance of business plans and strategies.
• Ensure continuous improvement of the ventilation and occupational hygiene programmes and systems by means of integration, optimisation and maintenance of such systems.
• Maintain ventilation and occupational hygiene strategies and systems by
• Assist in the development of best practices, standards and procedures.
• Assist in ventilation and occupational hygiene planning, technical systems, and administration.
• Provide solutions to specific Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene matters (known or identified via trend analysis).
• Sets daily, weekly and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene targets.
• Provide ventilation, refrigeration and occupational hygiene technical expertise to the operations.
• Ensure that the area of responsibility within the specific section can maintain or improve on their current systems in line with the strategic plans and resource constraints.
• Ventilation reviews to ensure appropriate working conditions at the operations.
• Determining the need for plans and plan revisions.
• Compliance measurements Compliance measurements
• Scheduling and conducting of occupational hygiene measurements for compliance to Section 12 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Compile occupational hygiene and ventilation risk assessments for compliance to Section 11 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Establish a system to understand and mitigate occupational hazards in terms of the Section 12 of the Mine Health and safety Act. Page 3 of 7
• Statutory plans are in place and up to date (Ventilation plans and mine rescue plans).
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of emergency preparedness programmes in compliance to Chapter 16 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of Emergency preparedness programmes.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of fire prevention programmes in compliance to Chapter 5 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Measure compliance to the Environmental Engineering and Occupational Hygiene Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act pertaining to monitoring and reporting at Business Area level.
• Ensure and assure legal compliance as well as a safe and healthy work environment, to ensure minimized pure risk, litigation exposure and adverse publicity.
• Ensuring adherence to all ventilation and company policies, procedures and standards.
• Conducting Ventilation and Occupational hygiene projects, surveys, research and audits.
• Advising on ventilation and occupational hygiene problems.
• Advising on changes to plans, schedules, procedures and standards to minimise the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices.
• Interpreting and act on ventilation and occupational hygiene related legislation.
• Participate in mining Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene technology studies.
• Reporting Legal:
• Ensure compliance to legal reporting requirements for ventilation and occupational hygiene (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually).
• Meet time deadlines pertaining to reporting (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually)
• Updating, recording and reporting of occupational related exposure histories.
• Statistical analyses of ventilation and occupational hygiene data per workplace or section of the business area. Operational:
• Provide information on ventilation and occupational hygiene matters related to a specific workplace or section of the operation.
• Advice on changes to plans, schedules, procedures and standards to minimize the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices.
• Report and advise on ventilation and occupational hygiene findings and trends.
• Administration
• Provide information and advice related to ventilation and occupational hygiene.
• Advise on changes to plans, schedules, procedures and standards to minimise the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices.
• Ensure adherence to legal compliance in terms of required reports.
• Stakeholder Relations
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and externally at all levels and crossfunctionally.
• Ensuring open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders.
• Sourcing, contracting and negotiating with service providers.
• Liaising with the necessary entities on any ventilation or occupational hygiene related requirements.
• Collaborating with external service providers regarding the design and implementation of tools to enhance processes.
• Financial Management Working Cost Budgets:
• Manage budgeting parameters for the ventilation and occupational hygiene departments in line with business requirements and financial objectives.
• Assist in formulating monthly and annual budgets. Cost Savings:
• Lead and drive cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
• Building a values-based organisational culture
• Actively support and meaningfully participate in the execution of the segment specific organisational developmen