Intern Health and Safety Officer at Mukona Geotechnics (2025-05 – Present)
Conducting health and safety operations on site and in yard, including toolbox talks, compliance checks, PPE verification, and safety inductions.
- Conduct toolbox talk using prepared materials and ensure attendance register are completed and submitted
- Breathalyze employees before they start work
- Check for compliance, check that employees are wearing full PPE, if not then provide
- Check that every position they are working there is good housekeeping and they have fire extinguishers and that the fire extinguishers are serviced and up to date
- Check if operators did checklists on machines before working
- Conduct safety induction for employees, ensure they are aware of hazards of work they will carry out
- Ensure damaged tools are removed and reported
- Ensure emergency contact numbers and evacuation plans are displayed-ensure first aid kits are available and inspected
- Do weekly SHEQ site observation
- Conduct the Risk Assessment
- Ensure everyone is wearing PPE and provided with PPE
- Conduct checklists for every Plant and Equipment that leaves the Yard and make sure they comply with safety requirements, Drill rigs and Trailers
- Check that fire extinguishers are serviced and work properly
- Do safety files and Working files
- Do safety induction for every new employee and contractors
- Do site visits to check for Safety compliance and SHEQ weekly site observation
Health and Safety Representative/Production Associate at BMW Rosslyn - Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (2012-11 – 2025-04)
Comprehensive Health and Safety role spanning production operations and health and safety management across 12+ years, ensuring compliance with OHS regulations and continuous improvement of safety performance.
- Follow safety protocols during operation
- Report defects or malfunctions
- Adhere to production timelines and schedule
- Conduct routine inspection of parts before inserting them in the car
- Ensure everyone is working in a clean and safe environment
- Make sure tools are working in good order and they are well maintained
- Make sure everyone is provided with personal protective equipment
- Attend health and safety committee meetings and report the near miss and potential hazards employees are experiencing
- Provide Health and Safety training and induction to new employees and contractors
- Ensuring that all OHS legal appointments are documented and updated if there is a need
- Doing a follow-up and ensuring that all incidents and near misses are reported and resolved
- Participate in incident investigation and root cause analysis
- Ensure adherence to Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Working together with management and employees to continuously improve Health and Safety performance, using SOP's and posters
- Train staff on 5s and ensure consistent implementation
- Performing HIRA, monitoring and updating the corrective and preventive actions thereof
- Health and Safety Support during shutdown projects
- Do a walkabout to check if contractors are following the company's Health and Safety policy
- Health and Safety inspection of contractors and projects to see if they are not using broken tools and ladders
- Participate in internal Audit to see if contractors have all the required documentation that aligns with the company's management system
