Officer: Occupational Health & Safety

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.

Purpose of the Job: The Officer: Occupational Health and Safety is accountable to provide for health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery, the protection of persons other than person at work against hazards to health and safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work.

Key Performance Areas

Contribute to OHS strategies

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of OHS strategy
• Proactively promote the OHS of all employees, visitors and contractors.
• Develop and maintain the OHS and safety strategies through facilitation.
• Development of effective codes and standards to address occupational health and safety hygiene.
• Benchmark and research.
• Analyse and compile OHS reports.
• Write executive OHS summaries.
• Develop and implement National Occupational Disease prevention programme

OHS and Contingency Planning

• Conduct threat/ risk analysis and recommend proactive and reactive plans.
• Conduct fire risk assessment in order to develop fire prevention strategy and program.
• Develop and implement contingency plan.
• Participate in emergency management committee and organize such meetings.
• Liaise with fire department, disaster management centre and SAPS on evaluation and endorsement of the contingency plan.
• Review and update contingency plan on annual basis.
• Co-ordinate emergency/ fire drill evacuation at least once a year.

Conduct OHS special investigations and reporting

• Investigate all OHS incidences.
• Report all incidences to Facilities/OHS and Administration Manager.
• Record all OHS incidences to incident register.
• Conduct incident investigations on reportable incidents

Perform OHS audits

• Participate in establishing OHS audit schedule.
• Conduct internal audits, workplace  inspections and investigate complaints.
• Regularly evaluate the risks associated with  business activities.
• Analyse trends and feedback obtained through incident/ audit reports.

Workers compensation/injury management

• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Process workers Compensation claims.
• Liaise with rehabilitation specialists, HR and EWS to ensure documentation and application of rehabilitation procedures are followed.
• Conduct incident and accident
• investigations and compile a report
• Education, training and induction of all employees.
• Participate in the review of relevant policies and procedures.

OHS Champions management

• Ensure OHS committee members attend     meetings
• Train OHS/ committee members & employees and conduct awareness programs.
• Ensure that tasks are being performed and that the representatives follow the correct procedures.
• Training of all personnel to ensure that they    are aware of their functions.
• Ensure monthly meetings with organized  labour and Committee Chairpersons to discuss OHS matters.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety related qualification.
• Certificate in First aid training
• Certificate in Firefighting training
• Certificate in SAMTRAC would be an added advantage
• Relevant 3 years working experience in Occupational Health and safety related environment
• Experience of the OHS Act, SABS and ISO 2001 regulations

Behavioral Competencies

• Planning, Organising and Coordinating
• Personal Mastery
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Ethics and Values
• Client Service Orientation

Technical Competencies

• Computer Literate
• Good report writing and business writing skills,
• Good analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.