Pat Msibi

52 years old African male with National diploma in safety management and Graduate member of SAIOSH. Holds certifications in Samtrac, OHSAS 18001, ISO14001, Contractor management course, HIRA, HAZOP, and Incident investigation L3. Extensive factory and production background including positions as lab sampler, lab supervisor, quality control and production team leader.

Health and safety career started in 2008 with AFGRI operations (Food processing, retail and construction projects) with vast experience implementing and auditing OHSAS18001 & ISO14001, HACCP and Alexander Forbes risk management systems. Later worked for Digoro mining and Ebenezer Safety Consulting as SHERQ compliance officer at Nkomati mine Joint venture. Goal oriented team player with solid attention to details and fluent communication skills.

In-depth knowledge of OHS and MHS, HACCP, incident investigations and risk assessments with hands-on experience in industrial, commercial, construction and mining operations.

SHERQ officer at Ebenezer Safety Consulting (Client: Nkomati mine joint venture) (2020-01 – 2021-03)

The mine liquidated and I was retrenched

• Auditing and Managing SHERQ management system
• Contractors SHERQ management system
• Serving the advisory role for contractors on issues pertaining SHERQ
• Handling service provider's complaints and carryout investigations
• Enforcing compliance to Mine Standards and protocols
• Establish and maintain document control system for contractors

SHERQ compliance officer at Digoro mining (Client: Nkomati mine joint venture) (2017-12 – 2019-12)

Ensure compliance to Mine Health and safety Act and regulations and mine standard operating procedures (SOP's)

• Conducting audits to establish gaps in the system, make recommendations and enforce compliance
• Do spot checks to ensure that mine employees and contractors complies to work permit, hot work, confined space, lock-out and working on heights procedures
• Taking part in conduct risk assessments with the view to ensure compliance to mine SOP
• Taking part in conducting Critical Tasks Analysis with the view to ensure compliance to mine SOP
• Taking part in conducting Planned-Task-Observations with the view to ensure compliance to mine SOP
• Checking contractors' compliance regarding induction, medicals, contractor files, tools, lifting equipment
• Advise contractors in compiling safety files, carryout inspections and sign to approve the files
• Advise contractors in carrying out mini risk assessments and issue work permits during plant shutdown
• Checking compliance of motorized equipment to the mine SOP
• Ensuring that employees working under harsh environment do get breaks as per mine requirements to relieve fatigue
• Do spot checks to ensure that correct PPE is worn at all times in asbestos areas
• Daily checks for compliance to conveyor belt inspection SOP
• Daily checks for compliance to mine SOP regarding handling of waste, ablution, change house and kitchen

Safety Officer at AFGRI group – Nedan (Pty) Ltd (Oil & food processing) (2011-05 – 2014-06)

Left to work for family business

• Oversee and co-ordinate the health and safety process daily
• Issue and coordinate statuary files to maintenance employees for weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual inspections
• Daily visual housekeeping inspection including but not limited to glass, fire equipment, sanitary equipment
• Ensuring that maintenance employees and contractors complies to maintenance, confined space, lock-out and working in heights procedures
• Ensuring that the surveillance camera system is in good functional state and maintaining access control system according to the company policy
• Assist supervisors in conducting Planned-Job-Observations
• Conduct monthly facility Good manufacturing practice (GMP) inspections
• Organize service providers of firefighting equipment, hygiene facility, pest control, access control facility, security service, building maintenance contractors, external training, fire brigade, department of labour gas monitor calibration and alcohol breathalyzer, to either calibrate or perform planned and unplanned maintenance work and maintain track record
• Facilitate induction of all new and transferred employees and other SHEQ trainings
• Conduct baseline and issue-based risk assessments for new operations and update risk assessment for change in process and or as recommended in the incident investigations
• Recording of all SHEQ related data into the system tracker document i.e. incidents, waste, suggestions and training
• Issue and keep up to date all SHEQ appointments as per legislation
• Organize and conduct monthly SHEQ meetings
• Co-ordinate incident investigation process
• Ensuring that all contractors comply with the company safety specification in particular safety Section 37.2 of the OHSAct by use of a contractor qualifying checklist also ensure that contracts and letters of good standing are up to date
• Schedule employees' entry, exit and annual medical surveillance
• Administer COID related issues
• Organize Approved inspection authorities to conduct hygiene, thermographic scanning asbestos surveys and flameproof motors inspection
• Draft emergency procedures and facilitate drills
• Establish and review SHEQ policies and procedures to name a few i.e. Smoking policy, access control policy, PPE policy, waste management policy, incident reporting procedure, confined space entry procedure lock-out tag-out procedure
• Implementing OHSAS 18001, ISO14001& HACCP management systems and perform internal auditing which include but not limited to employees training, delegation of responsibilities, structuring the communication lines, documents control, system evaluation and apply corrective actions
• Consolidate and report statistical SHEQ reports
• Handle customer complaints on quality related issues

Safety Officer at AFGRI group – Partrite division (Free State) (2010-05 – 2011-04)

Partrite was a retail industry with low risk, I needed an environment to challenge my knowledge, hence I joined Nedan (Pty) Ltd - oil/food processing plant

• Drafting of SHE procedures and policies
• Perform SHE inspections and internal audits
• Conduct incidents investigations and risk assessments
• Implement Alexander Forbes risk management system and conduct internal auditing
• Environmental management
• Performing stock spot checks
• Ensuring adherence to the control matrix
• Assessing and ensuring security measures are in place and effective
• Coordinating trainings to the sites

Safety Officer at AFGRI group – Mpumalanga retail division (2008-07 – 2010-04)

Transferred to Partrite in Free State

• Implement Alexander Forbes risk management system and conduct internal auditing for 14 sites in Mpumalanga and Limpopo
• Drafting of SHE procedures and policies
• Perform SHE inspections and internal audits
• Conduct incidents investigations and risk assessments
• Environmental management
• Performing stock spot checks
• Assessing and ensuring security measures are in place and effective
• Coordinating trainings to the sites

Training Facilitator at Multi-mode Learning (2008-01 – 2008-06)

Offered full time employment

• Working part time: facilitating supervisory and basic business skills trainings

Lab Sampler, Promoted to Quality Control Supervisor and Manager at SA Golden leaf (Pty) Ltd (1997 – 2006)

Company liquidated – retrenched. (Period between August 2006 to January 2007 was unemployed)

• Responsible to lead a team of 15 members
• Responsible for calibrating machines, ensuring that the lab machines are serviced as necessary, chemical stocks is ordered and use

National Diploma in Safety Management – UNISA (2015)

Grade 12 – Gedlembane high school (1992)