Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer

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

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