Yvette Retief

As a Healthcare Risk Waste Consultant, I have worked in the medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical waste industries. My work involved implementing risk policies, waste assessments, and compiling contracts for clients. I was responsible for ordering consumables, handling medical surveillance for employees, and compiling healthcare risk waste training manuals for plant and service staff.

In 2012, I registered Biocin Pty/Ltd, set up an environmental impact assessment with public participation, and applied for an Incineration Permit. I conducted a feasibility study, budget forecasting, equity and liability assets, procurement, and corporate documentation. I also set up an Autoclave for medical waste sterilization, ensuring that all Occupational Health and Safety Risk Regulations, ISO Standards, and Environmental laws were followed.

As a partner in a waste transportation company, I ensured that clients’ waste was handled, transported, and discarded in a compliant manner. Furthermore, I worked at Gateway Health Institute NPC, where I studied various beginner and postgraduate subjects related to environmentally sustainable goals at different Universities. In 2020, I registered for Bioresus Global NPC, where I managed projects with a focus on drug abuse social upliftment, and early childhood development, ensuring that all previous regulations and legislation procedures were followed.

My experience and knowledge of ISO 14001 and 45001, NEMA’s, APPA, ECA, SHE, and environmental legislative frameworks make me an excellent candidate for your company. I am confident that my expertise will bring value to your company, enabling growth and sustainability. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to your success.

I have extensive knowledge of NEMA, International Environmental Laws Inspection and Prosecution, Regulations, and ISO standards. I have experience with corporate and non-governmental organizations which gave me a well-rounded scope of knowledge from administration, marketing, sales, human resources, and finance up to leadership roles. With my personality traits, taking the reigns as soon as I realize there is a gap in operations, and as a creative person I have learned to blend the regulations and innovation so that the company can benefit from two opposites.

I have a background in Graphic Design and have worked in the industry for 10 years. As a result, I am proficient in using Adobe and Microsoft Suite. Later, I decided to study Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental laws, and I have gained valuable experience in Health, Safety, and Environmental management.

Additionally, I completed a course in Sustainable Development at Columbia University, which was presented by Jeffrey Sachs. This course has provided me with a better understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and how they relate to each other.