Deon Van Zyl

I am a Safety Professional currently employed by Exxaro as a Construction Health and Safety Officer on the Matla Mine 1 Relocation Project. I have more than 20 years of mining and construction health and safety experience and have been involved with several multibillion-rand projects. I offer expertise in Occupational Health and Safety, Mine Health and Safety, Hazard Identification, Risk Management in line with ISO 31000, Training and Development, Compliance Auditing, Incident Investigation, Corrective and Preventative Actions, Emergency Response, Safety Induction, Sub-Contractor Management, and Auditing.

I can build strong working relationships with Clients and Contractors.

2017 to Current Exxaro - Belfast Implementation Project and Matla Mine I relocation project (Both Mega-Projects)

2011 to 2016 Anglo American Phola Processing Plant Project (Mega Project) as well as various other smaller projects within the group.

Total CoalChief Safety OfficerSeptember 2006 – December 2007 (1 Year 3 Months)EXXAROChief Safety OfficerDecember 1998 – May 2005 (6 Years 5 Months)Anglo CoalSenior Safety OfficerApril 1998 – November 1998 (8 Months)GoldfieldsSafety Officer/Risk FacilitatorAugust 1996 – April 1998 (1 Year 8 Months)

Year ObtainedName of InstitutionDetails of qualification2008Wits - Faculty of Eng. and Built EnvironmentSafety Risk Management NQF Level 62019

2013

UCT

NEBOSH

Para Legal Practitioners Course

Nebosh IGC 3

1997

1995

1995

IRCA

Chamber of Mines

Chamber of Mines

Accredited Risk Facilitators Diploma

COMSOC 1

COMSOC 2

1980Fochville High SchoolMatric1997

2013/2014

Technicon SA

Anglo American

1st year NADSAM

Anglo -A2, -A3, Projects Way