
Health & Safety Coordinator at Newmont Corporation
- Accra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To assist in building, implementing and overseeing the Health and Safety programs and initiatives for the site.
- Facilitate the development and review of Health and Safety standards and procedures, in accordance with site, Newmont and local Ghanaian regulations and legislation.
- Work with department managers to design, develop and administer Newmont programs that link to the current Health and Safety strategy to protect employees from work hazards and prevent incidents/accidents.
- Facilitate and promote the adoption of new Health and Safety programs and practices.
- Facilitate inspections to verify that Health and Safety requirements and governmental legislation is being followed at all times.
- Provide technical expertise in investigating Health and Safety events.
- Write reports documenting the findings of the Health and Safety investigations.
- Facilitate Health and Safety audits, risk assessments, reviews and inspections.
- Coordinate the integration of Health and Safety activities into production efforts.
- Administer internal Health and Safety consulting services to Newmont line management.
- Act in the capacity of a team leader for task forces and teams, as and when required.
- Partner with site leadership to optimise the on-site safety programs and systems.
- Facilitate post-activity reviews to determine if all employees are adequately trained and coached to perform their roles effectively.
- Facilitate event investigations to identify control failures, root causes and appropriate corrective actions to be taken.
- Identify potentially hazardous situations and report to the department owner for immediate action and correction.
- Maintain and report on Health and Safety records and statistics.
- Monitor, analyse and suggest improvements from lead and lag Health and Safety indicators.
- Review internal and external Health and Safety reports within the contractor areas that need improvement; and implement measures to minimise the occurrence of unfavourable incidents.
- Highlight non-compliance violations perpetrated by employees and bring this to the department head immediate attention.
- Assist line management regarding Health and Safety hazard identification exercises, risk management processes, safety rules, regulations and trends.
- Provide coaching and guidance to the safety representatives within their allocated departments.
- Provide guidance to supervisors within their allocated departments.
- Bachelors' Degree in Health and Safety or Engineering.
- National Examination Board of Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) General Certification in Occupational Health and Safety.
- Thorough knowledge of relevant local Health and Safety legislative requirements.
- Sound understanding of Safety Management systems.
- Sound knowledge and experience of risk management and loss prevention processes.
- Additional auditing qualification is desirable.
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years' working experience as a Health and Safety Officer.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Strong computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Sound conflict management skills.
- Sound information monitoring and management skills.
- Sound planning, organising and prioritising skills.
- Safety conscious.
- Detail focused.
- The job is located at the Akyem mine site.
- Incumbent works in an office setting with regular visits to operational areas.
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