Senior Officer: Occupational Hygiene

Description

• Implement the occupational hygiene and health management plan and ensure compliance with all occupational hygiene requirements as per applicable policies, procedures, regulations and laws

Duties

• Conduct risk assessments and develop and implement standard operating procedures and control measures to prevent and/or mitigate occupational health and hygiene risks
• Draft the risk based hygiene monitoring program
• Identify, investigate and evaluate harmful conditions and potential hazards at the work place, and provide assistance and advise on corrective measures
• Enforce compliance to applicable legislation, regulations and defectiveness
• Advise and consult with line management, employees and contractors on health practices and monitoring
• Conduct Occupational Hygiene communication, training and awareness programmes
• Coordinate Occupational Hygiene reporting, sample and data analysis
• Draft man-job-specifications and advise line management on the requirements
• Implementation of the Medical Surveillance programme and Fitness to work
• Stop work where hazards are identified that are immediately detrimental to the health of employees
• Follow through to ensure that health hazards have been addressed and eliminated or minimized as far as reasonably practical
• Initiate and maintain improved work practices and programs
• Ensure applicable methodologies and procedures are adhered to and applicable instruments used
• Coordinate the risk based Occupational Hygiene Monitoring Programme, addressing all applicable stressors
• Use monitoring data as a foundation for sound Occupational Health decisions and apply an appropriate level of technical knowledge in the management of Health risks
• Initiate and implement projects that improve and rectify work practices, should trends be unfavorable or indicate non-performances

Requisites

• Grade 12 or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects
• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health/Hygiene/Environmental Health
• 5 years’ experience in Occupational Health/Hygiene/Environmental Health
• Registration as a Technologist or Hygienist with the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) will be added advantage
• Registration with Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCNA) will be an added advantage
• This Valid Code B/BE Driver’s License

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted