Division: Environmental & Safety

Reference Number: OHHI-02-24

Duration: 12 Months

Purpose of the job
The Occupational Health & Hygiene Student reports to the Occupational Health & Hygiene Coordinator
and works with a team that includes, but is not limited to, the employee assistance program (EAP)
practitioners, safety professionals, the company’s occupational medical doctor, human resources
personnel, and the occupational health nursing practitioner.
The main role of the Occupational Health & Hygiene personnel is to ensure compliance with national,
provincial, and local laws and regulations in the work environment. The Occupational Health & Hygiene
Student is responsible for assisting the Occupational Health & Hygiene Coordinator in maintaining
Occupational Health &Hygiene systems and programmes and provides his / her immediate supervisor
with information and to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
Key performance area

1. Ensure adherence to legal compliance through monitoring and reporting.

• Perform monthly self-audits (walk-through) of the site health hygiene actual status focusing
  on correct use of control measures, adherence to legislation.
• Conduct compliance spot checks audits / inspections on the ergonomics of workstations
  and tasks to ensure adherence to legislation.
• Conduct compliance spot checks audits / inspections on the illumination at workstations
  and tasks to ensure adherence to legislation.
• Conduct compliance spot checks audits / inspections on noise exposures at work areas
  capturing noise levels using dosimeters to ensure adherence to legislation.
• Conduct hygiene compliance spot checks audits / inspections at the canteen escalating
  deviations to ensure proper food handling and that staff adhere to acceptable hygiene
  practices in order to maintain food safety and quality.
• Conduct compliance spot checks audits / inspections at the change rooms and escalate
  deviations to facilities management, Occupational Health Manager and Business SHERQ
  Manager to ensure acceptable health hygiene practices on site.
• Report findings and recommend appropriate interventions related to occupational health
  and hygiene.
• Actively participates in all audits, (internal, external, customer, service provider).
• Participate in health risk assessment, identifying and analysing hazards, and assessing
  their effects on workers and the workplace.
• Evaluate recommendations from occupational hygiene survey reports and assist in
  coordinating implementations.

1. General Resources and Medical Centre Management.

• Ensure that the external calibration of equipment is performed according to the schedule
  to ensure the output quality of the equipment is as desired and at par with the industry
  standards.
• Keep calibration certificates and records safely and easily accessible for access when
  needed.
• Conduct daily internal validation and verification on equipment to ensure the output quality
  of the equipment conform with some expected standard.
• Conduct and maintain stock for appropriate personnel protective equipment.
• Provide instructions to the sanitation workers, helpers, etc. for carrying out routine
  sanitation activities at the Medical Centre to ensure health and hygiene compliance.
• Conduct housekeeping self-audits of the Medical Centre in line to hygiene compliance.
  Knowledge / skills/ Competencies
• Understanding of Occupational Health and Safety Act with Regulations.
• Understanding of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Regulations
• Understanding of Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Substances
• Understanding of Ergonomics Regulations
• Understanding of Facilities Regulations
• Understanding of Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents
• Understanding of South African Bureau of Standards’ Code of Practice for the Measurement
  and Assessment of Occupational Noise for Hearing Conservation Purposes, SANS
  10083:2004.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Influencing and collaboration skills
• Time management, planning, leading and organizational abilities
• Detail orientated and ability to multitask.
• Capable of working under pressure and within a team.
• Independent, proactive thinking, motivated and have the ability to do own job planning.
• Excellent interpersonal, strong communication and diplomacy skills
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Care and demonstrate excellent support.
• High level of integrity and demonstrate compliance with patient confidentiality.
• Judgement, decision making and proactive.
• Networking and collaboration.
• Self-motivated, energetic, and positive
• Good team player yet can also work independently.
• Reliable / responsible / dependable / trustworthy
• Focus on best business practice and ethics.
  Experience
• Previous work integrated Occupational Hygiene experience (advantageous).
  Qualifications:
• Matric
• Basic Principles in Occupational Hygiene
• Occupational Hygiene Assistant (OHA) Qualification; or
• Occupational Hygiene Technologist (OHT) qualification
• Registration with the Southern African Institute of Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) –
  advantageous.
• Spirometry and Audiometry training (advantageous)
• First aid level 3 (advantageous)

Personal Circumstances:

• Must be able to obtain a satisfactory medical report from the companies’ medical centre.
  Other requirements:
  Please ensure:
• That the application form is fully completed and attached with your CV.
• That the reference number and/or position name of this advertisement is quoted on your
  application form.
• That recently certified copies of all qualifications referred to on your application form and cv,
  are submitted.
• Applications to be sent electronically to the email address below on or before the closing date.
• Only applications that are sent to the email below will be considered.
  Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply, should the applicant be successful the incumbent
  will be reasonably accommodated depending on the inherent requirements of the job.
  All applicants are thanked in advance for showing interest however correspondences will only be
  entered into with the shortlisted candidates.
  Closing date: 01 March 2024
  CV’s to be sent to careers@ncp.co.za
  Recruitment for this position will be conducted with the intention progressing our Employment
  Equity policy, targets, and objectives. The Company reserves the right not to fill this position.