Eugene Zuma

Hands-on HSEQ professional with practical responsibility for the day-to-day administration of construction health and safety systems on active hospital projects. Experienced in maintaining audit-ready safety files, coordinating subcontractor compliance, conducting HIRAs and inspections, delivering toolbox talks, tracking corrective actions, and supporting incident and near-miss investigations. Works independently between periodic SHE Manager visits and collaborates directly with site managers, supervisors, artisans and subcontractors to keep operations legally compliant and operationally controlled.

Health & Safety Representative at NORVO CONSTRUCTION SA (2024-07 – Present)

Responsible for the daily administration and implementation of site HSE controls on hospital construction and renovation projects. The SHE Manager attends periodically, while routine compliance, documentation, inspections and contractor follow-up are managed on site throughout the working week.

• Maintain, update and control the project Health & Safety file, ensuring required documents remain current, signed, traceable and available for inspection.
• Conduct daily site inspections, identify unsafe acts and conditions, raise findings and follow corrective actions through to closure.
• Prepare, review and communicate task-specific HIRAs for changing construction activities and interfaces.
• Coordinate subcontractor compliance by reviewing safety files, legal appointments, medical fitness evidence, competency records and inspection registers.
• Conduct toolbox talks, inductions and targeted safety communication in response to work activities, findings and emerging risks.
• Monitor PPE, housekeeping, access routes, stacking and storage, temporary electrical tools, hand tools, work-at-height equipment and emergency readiness.
• Record and investigate incidents and near misses, identify contributing factors and support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Prepare documentation and work areas for client audits, internal reviews and statutory inspections.
• Escalate unsafe conditions to supervisors, subcontractor SHE representatives and management where immediate intervention is required.

Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety – Alison

Certificate in Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) – Alison

Certificate in First Aid Level 1

Certificate in Infection Control in Health Care

Certificate in End User Computing (2015 – 2015)