Purpose of Position
- To ensure a safe and compliant workplace by implementing, monitoring, and advising on health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.
- The position performs in line with the Bureau Veritas Quality Assurance System, including the BV Code of Ethics and the BV Group policy.
Major Responsibilities
1.Fatality Prevention
- 100% Commitment to go the entire year with zero serious injuries and fatalities.
- Ensure a comprehensive motor vehicle safety program in alignment with Group QHSSE 106-PO.
- Enforce the cardinal rules whenever visiting field and lab activities.
- Ensure all activities have a comprehensive risk assessment identifying all foreseeable hazards and prescribing all the control measures.
2.Injury Prevention
- Enforce the two minutes for my safety and the STOP work authority, and NEW Cardinal Safety Rules.
- Local management shall ensure a documented toolbox talks program. Each employee should participate in at least 6 toolbox talks per year.
- Promote Restricted Duty / Return to Work programs, to offer injured workers the possibility to continue their professional activities with adapted conditions.
- Review status of on-going QHSSE programs and progress to goals/targets (Safety Walk plan v.s. executed; Training plan v.s. executed).
- Review analysis of trends for causes of First Aids, Near hit, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts reported
- Follow up with Managers, Supervisors and SVP´s need to conduct a minimum of 6 safety walks / visits per year.
- Promote safe behaviors by implementing formal positive recognition / rewards for exemplary workers
- Use 0 tolerance and administer discipline on workers with egregious behaviors that violate our company´s policies.
- Promote the communication of Near hits and preventive action follow up.
- Ensure all new hires are properly inducted.
- Conduct minimum 6 STBTs per year to all employees in the region.
- Coordinate with top management to complete 100% attendance for Safety Campaign.
- Perform at least 2 HSE Inspections per month.
- Ensure minimum QHSSE training hours are provided to all employees: -1 day for operational employees.
- 0,5 days for non-operational.
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to the BV HSSE policies in the region.
- Lead the development of a project safety program to ensure a safe work environment is established for all employees.
- Provide support and technical guidance on safety management to ensure the safety program is effectively implemented in the region.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the safety section of the project QHSSE plans to ensure fulfillment of contractual obligations.
- Promote safety performance.
- Participate in the investigation into serious safety related incidents in the region and collect needed evidence.
- Participate in doing root cause analysis & Implement corrective actions.
- Monitor driving behavior through Green Road system and report speed violation & other parameters.
- Ensure effective working relationships are maintained with contractors and other parties
- Manage lessons learned and ensure that they are communicated to project personnel
- Develop and deliver safety training program in the region.
- Ensure compliance with the travel policy in conjunction with the support of International SOS.
5.Performance Management:
- Identification of local high-risk activities and ensure that processes are in place to protect employees
- Identify and disseminate best practices within the region
- Ensure that Personal Protective Equipment is correctly identified, fit for purposes, and correctly maintained for all country activities.
- Lead and coordinate internal and external audit programs in the region
- Introduction of incident risk management tools & techniques
- Increase awareness of costs and risks of poor performance and non-compliance
- Periodic monitoring/verification of the application of safety procedures in the field by BV inspectors.
- Develop training modules
6. Environment:
- Ensure appropriate quarterly reporting on Green Hub.
- Analyze the environmental data and define areas for improvement to reduce carbon footprint.
Qualification and Experience
- Engineering, HSE, Science
- Diploma / Bachelor’s degree
- 3-4 years of relevant experience
Skills & Qualities:
- Ensure the deployment of the Eco-efficiency policy.
HSE:
- Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.
- Ability to conduct safety inspections.
- Skill in accident investigation and root cause analysis.
- Knowledge of risk assessment.
- Skill in training and educating employees.