Health & Safety Coordinator, Ewekoro-Lafarge Cement HND / BA / BSc Job
2024-05-27 05:24 Security / Safety Ogun 176 viewsJob Details
About the Job
To support line management to coordinate the health safety aspects of Ewekoro Plant facility which should include but not limited to:-
Ensures the installation (or oversee the installation of) safety devices on machineries.
Liaise with health and safety manager to investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupation-related diseases in order to establish control measures
Ensures the implementation and operation of the H&S Systems, by planning and conducting internal quality audits
Ensures the company H&S policy, is fully understood, implemented, operated and maintained
Review, update and control, the distribution of the Company HSE Manual and related procedures.
Generate project specific H&S Plans.
Ensures that all contractual / company and local authority requirements for Health & Safety are complied with
Ensuring adequate training / awareness of company personnel for H&S systems
Conducts reviews of the approved suppliers and subcontractor’s list and give feedback to the health and safety manager
Ensures Customer / Clients requirements are fulfilled and appropriate
Ensures that all subcontractors H&S systems and plans are acceptable to the company as applicable to a contract, and ensure that Subcontractor’s / Supplier’s H&S systems are implemented and effective
Collation of H&S parameters for monthly reporting
Compliance with Internal Control
Participate in Internal & external Audits.
Ensure contractor safety meetings and inspections are done regularly.
Monitor the compliance of PPE accross the plant
Comply with EMS H&S Instrumentation activities
Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant
What you'll be doing
Ensure every worker gets inducted onto the site by having a simple safety Induction program and materials that covers key topics. All contractors and staff should pass a comprehensive induction which they sign off and includes a way to validate knowledge & key topics covered.
Work with the Health and Safety manager and line managers to assess and develop training needs and organize / facilitate suitable programs to support the site safety awareness and skill to reach the required level.
Lafarge Main standards awareness - WAH, PPE, EI, CSM, Crystalline Silica, Mobile Equipment and People transport advisories.
Risk Management
Lifting and Rigging
VFL Training
Audit and Assess site contractors and staff for compliance with Lafarge rules and Policies, react and interact with contractor management and Lafarge management when gaps.
Assess with support of company doctor the emergency response readiness, awareness and materials. Monitor and track first-aid certification and training is suitable to manage anticipated incidents on the site.
Support line management and challenge site ways of working - review field and site risk assessments, works and look for concerns or unanticipated risks or non compliances to rules. Escalate and challenge. The safety coordinator as with any person is empowered to stop any activity on the site.
Tool Box Talks - Implement a system to have one structured tool box talk on a relevant subject each week and the recording of attendance and subject.
Record site statistics and ensure all staff and contractors on the site are captured, in alignment with LafargeHolcim incident and reporting standard. Lead accident and Incident investigation when needed using RCA.
Assist in the development of the project / site safety improvement program. This should include the monthly facilitation of a health and safety committee.
Make periodic health assessments of offices, canteens, toilets and facilities and assess compliance with Welfare Facilities Standard, Ergonomics Advisory
Comply with EMS Health and Safety activities
Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant
Linguistic skills:
Proficiency in English Language; Local dialects would be an advantage
Technical Competencies:
Occupational Health and Safety technical Competency
Good communication skills
Basic knowledge of cement and Ready-mix production processes and blasting
Excellent Computer Skills
Good facilitation skills
Behavioural Competencies:
Good interpersonal relations
Good organizational skills
Self confidence
Team spirit
Managerial Competencies:
Results oriented
High integrity
Good leadership quality
Pro-active decision making
Ability to persuade and convince
Company Description
The vision of Lafarge Africa Plc is to be the most trusted and preferred partner of African construction professionals and home builders by delivering cement, concrete, aggregates ... read moreand other building solutions that are best in quality, environmentally sustainable and nationwide available at affordable cost.
Making urbanization a success is one of the challenges of this century and at LafargeHolcim, our ambition is to contribute to Building Better Cities. As a world leader in building materials, LafargeHolcim supports the metamorphosis of cities with innovative solutions that provide cities with more housing, making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful and better connected.
For many years, Lafarge Africa Plc has been committed to a deliberate strategy of sustainable development that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy.
We put certain values at the forefront of the way we do business viz: health and safety, environmental protection, corporate governance (Ethics) and social responsibility (in the areas of education, health, youth empowerment, and shelter). We develop a highly competent workforce to operate our plants and businesses, through intensive training and exchange programmes.
The company is committed to progress and attentive to the ever- changing needs of local communities. This is demonstrated by contributing to the improvement of their quality of lives in a sustainable manner through setting up local development programmes in key areas that have direct impacts on socio-economic well being of the people and their environment.
More importantly, Lafarge Africa Plc endeavors to create more value for our customers, providing them with innovative and high quality products and solutions. Our well-known brands - Ashaka Portland Limestone Cement, Elephant Cement, Powermax Cement, Supaset Cement, UniCem Cement as well as Readymix Concrete and Aggregates - all stand for quality, consistency and long term strength which help deliver solutions that contribute to more housing for people, more compact buildings, better connected communities, more beautiful structures and more durable construction.
For our concrete operations, we leverage on the Group's 50 years of experience in innovative concrete solutions and this puts us in the position to provide quality solutions that are designed to meet the specific needs of today's builders. Today, Lafarge Readymix operations have a production capacity of 3.5 cubic million metric tonnes in Nigeria.
Building solutions
Lafarge works with all actors in the building industry of Nigeria, from do-it-yourself builders to large construction companies, architects and local artisans. Whether supplying high-quality cement to a craftsman or helping leading architects explore and deliver creative possibilities, Lafarge Africa Plc is committed to providing solutions that fit the needs of all its clients.
Lafarge Africa Plc's clients benefit from the technical expertise and product innovation that are the hallmark of LafargeHolcim, an international leader in building materials with a global presence in 90 countries and decades of experience. In Nigeria, LafargeHolcim offers a range of innovative and high-performance products.