Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Intern

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist management & supervision in compiling HIRA’s for their areas and update of HIRA’s & Risk profiles every 2 years or after incidents when required.
• Ensure compliance to the OHS Act & NEMA and put in place measures to address/mitigate risks.
• Provide inputs into any Modifications, Works Programs & Authorizations for plants.
• Maintaining certification for the organization/site.
• Compile, review and audit of procedures and systems.
• Assist in the closing of findings after certification audits.
• Participate in audits & inspections.
• Participate in Werda exercises (2 per year per Werda area) for the site.
• Respond to all emergencies (Werda), as required.
• Ensure all plants have emergency plans, coordinators in place.
• Conduct audits and inspections of plants to ensure compliance.
• Perform planned task observations at the plants.
• Follow-up and close out of any audit/inspection findings.
• List SHE Rep findings on the follow-up system.
• Non-conformances and deviations are identified and corrected.
• Unsafe acts and conditions identified and reported to management using the CAR system.
• Ensure that deviations are raised in order to prevent incidents.
• Processes stopped when required, e.g. safety risk or non-compliance to legal requirements.
• Investigate incidents for the site.
• Reporting of incidents to Department of Labor.
• Compile incident investigation reports, as per RDM reporting standards.
• Ensure Corrective/Preventative Actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
• Participate & Attend SHE/R meetings.
• Issue Safety Alerts & Infograms relating to SHE.
• Investigate suggestions prior to implementation to ensure feasibility and make recommendations where required.
• Investigate and follow up on complaints from employees, as well as from outside the company.
• Communicate legal updates to the relevant plants and management.
• Assist with the preparation of statistics for SHE meetings.
• Communicate statistics and trends to employees at various platforms.
• Informing RDM of safety issues.
• Relevant management and employees informed of latest changes in legislation.
• Ensure that complaints are properly addressed and that action is taken where required.
• Update and assist with update of SHE standards and procedures.
• Provide inputs and comments for any SHE related policies & procedures that are being reviewed/updated.
• Review Product Manufacturing Instructions (PMI’s) & Facility Operating Instructions (FOIs for site/plant and give SHE inputs.
• Ensure latest SHE documentation available at the RDM Configuration department, and on RDM Connect (intranet).
• Participate in final inspection of facilities prior to commissioning/startups.
• Review of PMI and FOI and ensure risks are covered.
• Ensure facilities comply and are safe for use.
• Ensure that all risks are identified in all PMI and FOI.
• Ensure the site & its plants have all Permits, licenses, certificates, authorizations required to operate (“License to operate”).
• Ensure compliance to the requirements of any permits, licenses, certificates or authorizations.
• Ensure Legal compliance audits are conducted and all findings addressed for the site/plants
• Ensure that all legal appointments are up to date.
• Updated licenses and permits register.
• Adheres and implements Rheinmetall Denel Munitions Policies and Procedures and ensures compliance to ISO Standards with respect to SHE/Quality/Environmental/Energy.

POST REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental or Safety Management or NQF 7 equivalent qualification.
• Experience within explosives environment will be advantageous.
• ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Awareness and Implementation/ISO 45001.
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA).
• SHE Legal Liability/legislation Training.
• Waste Management Course.
• Incident Investigation course.
• SAMTRAC (desirable).
• Driver’s License: Code B.