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To participate in the development and implementation of safety policies, procedures, and programs, through the day-to-day management and operation of activities within the designated area of responsibility, to prevent accidents, injuries, and occupational hazards.\nRole Context\nRisk Assessment and Management\nProvide support in creating, and maintain a safe working environment, by minimising health risks for employees within assigned area of responsibility, to reduce workplace accidents, injuries and associated costs.\nIdentify potential hazards and assess associated risks by developing strategies for risk mitigation, in collaboration with the Chief Safety Officers, to minimise workplace hazards and contribute to a safer work environment.\nReport any instances of non-compliance or safety contraventions to the Chief Safety Officers and/or relevant authorities, to ensure resolution of safety all contraventions, and promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.\nProvide support in coordinating internal and external safety audits, to ensure compliance with standards and regulations, leading to positive audit outcomes and improved safety practices.\nSafety Insights and Document Management\nManage and control daily documents, including scanning, storage and organisation in accordance with the Tharisa Minerals (TM's) document control Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), to ensure the accessibility and efficient retrieval of critical information and compliance with regulatory requirements.\nProvide support in implementing and maintaining the Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Management System, by ensuring alignment with best practices and regulatory requirements, to enhance overall safety performance.\nProvide SHE-related information and data to support management reviews of safety and health practices, informing management decisions to create a safer workplace and improve compliance with safety and health standards.\nSafeguard and maintain records related to safety and health, making them readily available for inspections and audits, to ensure all records are secured and easily accessible, demonstrating compliance and readiness for inspections, audits and reporting.\nProvide support in the revision, update, approval, consultation and distribution of standard instructions, task procedures, Codes of Practice, rules, managerial instructions, risk assessments, exemptions, approvals and permissions, to ensure efficient and compliant document management, monitoring employees access to the up-to-date safety instructions and procedures.\nObserve and monitor the adherence to codes of practices, instructions, procedures, directives, permissions and exemptions by the mine, by taking the appropriate enforcement actions, to enhance compliance with safety regulations and industry standards, while reducing the risk of non-compliance penalties and incidents. \nIncident Investigation and Response Management\nConduct inspections of working areas and machinery according to regulatory intervals and guidelines, to identify and rectify potential safety issues, reducing the likelihood of accidents and improving overall safety.\nReport any actual or potential threats to the safety and/or health of employees to the Chief Safety Officer or responsible individuals overseeing the relevant work area or machinery, to ensure that swift action is taken to address threats, preventing harm to employees and fostering a culture of safety reporting.\nFacilitate thorough investigations into any incidents or accidents, by gathering and preserving relevant evidence, to prevent any recurring incidents and improve safety practices.\nMonitor the implementation of corrective measures following incidents and verify their effectiveness, to reduce the recurrence of incidents and accidents, improving safety standards.\nCompliance Management\nKeep abreast of and ensure compliance with any changes in mining safety regulations in South Africa, to ensure that TM maintains compliant with al new legislative and regulatory requirements.\nMonitor compliance by employees to the Mines Health and Safety Act and Minerals Act, as well as Health & Safety policies, procedures and standards, and legislation regarding Health, Safety Environment issues, to support Tharisa Minerals (TM) in maintaining overall compliance.\nParticipate in departmental risk assessments, including the evaluation of business activities (e.g., investments), to assess compliance risk.\nMonitor the implementation of controls and measurement against institute compliance regulations and standards, to ensure they adhere to industry regulations and standards.\nReport on all actions resulting from different departments' non-conformance to the Chief Safety Officer, by facilitating collaboration between departments, to address non-conformance issues and implement corrective actions.\nCoordinate actions resulting from proactive action of non-conformance findings, to prevent potential 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