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Health And Safety Officer Jobs in Port Louis, Mauritius at REAL Garments
Title: Health And Safety Officer
Company: REAL Garments
Location: Port Louis, Mauritius
R.E.A.L Garments Ltd is currently looking for an experienced Full Time Health & Safety Officer to work in its manufacturing plant located at La Tour Koenig. Interested candidates are requested to apply on My job through the provided email address.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Overlooking Health & Safety related aspects in production sites and dormitories.
- Carry out regular health and safety audits in different departments to identify risks to safety and health.
- Carry out and record risk assessments & inspections.
- Advise the employer on practicable measures and appropriate techniques to be implemented to minimise any risk in any process in the undertaking of his employer.
- Design and implement appropriate training programmes including safety induction to meet the requirements of OSHA and any other requirement including social compliance standards, and keep proper records thereof.
- Recommend to the employer appropriate occupational safety and health programmes, where the circumstances so justify.
- Develop effective communication systems on occupational safety and health between the employer and any employee.
- Inspect all places of work at least once every month and record findings.
- Enquire into (i) all queries and occupational safety and health complaints made by an employee (ii) occupational accidents and dangerous occurrences at any place of work and make a report thereon, and recommend in writing any safety and health measures to be implemented by the employer.
- Monitor and inform on legislation and award provisions relevant to health and safety.
- Review, monitor and update health and safety manuals, rules and procedures.
- Encourage compliance with safe work practices through distribution of training resources such as posters and warning signs.
- Perform administrative tasks related to Health & Safety.
- Attend all meetings of health and safety committees or management committees when health and safety matters are discussed or considered. At the inception of new projects, during the development and implementation phases
- Develop measures to enhance organizational awareness of environmental protection
- Review environmentally friendly trends in the industry for implementation.
- Formulate environmental protection policies and procedures.
- Implement Environmental measures and prepare reports as required by governing environmental legislation in Mauritius.
- Work according to Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
- 1-3 years’ experience as Health and Safety Officer in a manufacturing industry
- Degree in Occupational Health & Safety from a recognized institution
- Experience in textile will be an advantage
- Conversant in Hindi language
- Computer Literate
COMPETENCIES
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage critical path and deadlines
- Analytical skills