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Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer

Tatu CityAccra, Greater Accra Region, GH
30+ days ago
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Job description

Rendeavour is an urban land developer with a total land bank in excess of 12,000 ha across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia and the DRC. Rendeavour is developing city-scale mixed-use sites. Appolonia, a partnership between Rendeavour, Africa’s leading urban land developer and local communities, is a fully master-planned, mixed-use and mixed-income urban development in the Greater Accra Metropolitan. Appolonia aims to strengthen its core team by hiring a talented, experienced HSE Officer.

  • Initiate, develop, implement, and coordinate environmental health and safety management plans, programs, policies and strategies for ensuring a safe working environment in Appolonia City, and enforce total HSE compliance on site.
  • Perform audits and inspections of work sites, as required to ensure compliance with safety and health program requirements.
  • Prepare HSE reports of inspection findings; and develops corrective actions where required.
  • Review existing policies and measures, and update according to legislation and best industry standards
  • Advise and instructing stakeholders on various safety-related topics (noise levels, use of machinery, waste disposal)
  • Organise OHS training for employees and inductions for site contractors and workers.
  • Conduct daily environmental and safety audits of all work sites.
  • Prepare and share HSE reports on all works within Appolonia City with the team weekly.
  • Inspect and examine all health and safety related complaints, workplace accidents, outbreaks of diseases, the spill of hazardous toxins or poison.
  • Search for physical, biological, and chemical workplace hazards.
  • Investigate the construction site to ascertain equipment, production, and material processes do not pose a safety or health hazard to employees, work guests, and the general public
  • Prepare and maintain daily safety and health reports or injury logs and ensure they are completed and submitted to relevant government agencies when required.
  • Advise and induct contractors, visitors, employees and all relevant stakeholders on issues of workplace safety and environmental protection.
  • Creating different frameworks that will reduce accidents and improve workplace safety.
  • Verify the adequacy and safety of all work proposed tools and equipment.
  • Review and approve all subcontractors’ safety plans.
  • Train and run drills and exercises with staff and client on how to manage an emergency situation.
  • Ensure application and compliance with Group Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy, Anti-Money Laundering Policy and Health, Safety and Quality standards.
  • Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies on site at all times.

Requirements

Skills and Experience :

  • A minimum of 8-10 years’ experience as a safety officer, with a minimum of 3 years spent in a supervisory role.
  • Profound knowledge of industry standards and regulations (OSHA)
  • Experience writing reports and policies for health and safety.
  • Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.
  • Ability to communicate excellently in both oral and written format.
  • Ability to climb heights using ladders or scaffolding.
  • OSHA 30-hour certification is an added advantage.
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