Amanda Liebenberg

I am a dedicated and results-driven Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner with 20 years of mining experience, specializing in developing, implementing, and maintaining safety programs that ensure compliance with local legislation, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Mine Health and Safety Act, and COID .

I excel in risk management , safety system development , and compliance auditing , ensuring all employees adhere to legal safety requirements. With proven leadership skills , I effectively manage and motivate teams to achieve organizational safety objectives while fostering a culture of accountability and trust.

A highly effective communicator , I engage seamlessly across all levels of an organization, liaising with management, mine operators, site teams, and employees to drive safety initiatives. My expertise includes incident investigation, data analysis, and presenting safety statistics to inform decision-making and enhance workplace safety.

I am eager to bring my expertise to your institution, confident that my skills and experience would make me a valuable asset. I thrive in collaborative environments and welcome challenges that allow me to continuously grow and contribute meaningfully to your organization's success. I have vast experience in underground, opencast and beneficiation plants.

• Risk Assessment – IRCA
• First Aid Level 2
• Comsoc I (Safety Officers Certificate)
• Comsoc II (Safety Officers Diploma)
• Basic Sampling – Khanya Laboratories (1998)
• Flameproofing – Colliery Training College (2009)
• Gastesting – Colliery Training College (2009)
• Coach the Learner – Maccauvlei (2009)
• Basic Management Program (First line management – Fast Track – 2009 (Skills4U)
• Visible Felt Leadership – Du Pont (2010)
• Level 3 Advanced Gas Safety – GSI (2010)
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditors (SABS) (Building up auditing hours to Register for SAATCA) 2013
• Competent “A” Examine and Make Safe Surface Areas (MMTI – MQA) (2014)
• ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 – (SABS) (2019)

• Enforcing and developing the codes of practice on air borne pollutants, isolation and lock-out, noise, thermal stress, trackless mobile machinery, emergency preparedness, conveyor belts, minimum standards of fitness and safe operation and maintenance of draw points etc.
• Drawing up of company baseline risk assessments.
• Drawing up of company issue baseline risk assessments.
• Company policies.
• Company procedures.
• Safe working procedures.
• Planned task observations conducted on all occupations.
• Visible field leadership campaigns held on respective sites with safety drives.
• Excellent Typing Skills
• Good Telephone Manner
• Fully Bilingual
• Good General Office Administration
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Good Organisational Skills
• Underground experience (Matla No. 1, 2 &3 / New Clydesdale Coal Diepspruit Underground)
• Opencast Experience (Vaalkrans North, Haasfontein, Exxaro Leeupan, HCI Mbali & Palesa, Crushco Quarries, Xstrata Zaaiwater and 5 Seam)

• Age: 48
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: South African
• Driving License: Code A, C1, EB
• Excellent Health