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Overview
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Education
Skills
Certification
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Amanda Nkomo

Amanda Nkomo

Safety Specialist
Atteridgeville, Pretoria

Summary

I am a clear, logically person with a practical approach to problem solving and have a drive to see things through to completion. A team player who is reliable, resilient and eager to learn. I seek to establish myself in a dynamic environment where my skills can be fully utilized.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Safety Specialist

Kone Elevators South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Cape Town
05.2018 - Current

Occupational Health, Safety and Environment

  • Facilitates the improvement of safety performance in the business unit by following and monitoring the implementation of unit safety policy, processes, procedures and guidelines
  • Provides expertise and support to the business unit on matters affecting safety
  • Performs safety inspections/ audits to verify compliance and identify deviations and uncontrolled risks affecting safety
  • Operates the accident & near miss incident investigation process, completes or verifies accident and investigation reports in co-operation with line management and technical specialists
  • Supports line management and technical specialists in defining and implementing corrective and preventive actions from audits and investigation findings
  • Monitors the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions
  • Monitors safety auditing process and regular workplace visits under the direction off the unit Safety Manager
  • Assists line management in workplace safety audits
  • Shares safety related information throughout the business unit, including investigation outcomes and best practices
  • Supports and contributes to the activities of the safety committee in their unit
  • Interacts with external stakeholders (i.e
  • Clients and authorities) in matters affecting safety, under direction from the Safety manager
  • Develops and maintains his/her own competences as safety specialist in co-operation with Safety manager
  • Supports the development of safety competences of others
  • Uses the Employee survey results as a source of information for improvement of safety

Quality Control and Assurance

  • Perform quality analysis and inspections, for example data analysis, benchmark testing, localization
  • Evaluate components, and other inputs to the production process and liaise with external vendors and suppliers to ensure that their products meet the organization’s quality standards
  • Maintain and analyse quality records to prepare regular and ad hoc reports; check that established testing procedures are being followed; identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures
  • Educate and train quality assurance inspectors and other staff to ensure that they understand and comply with established quality procedures and standards
  • Is responsible for leading Quality Improvement team and Corrective action system in her area
  • Identify needs of improvement areas and initiate corrective action

SHEQ Officer

Archstone Construction (Pty) Ltd
Pretoria
01.2015 - 05.2018
  • Inspect all installed products for quality defects
  • Ensure a safe workplace environment without risk to health of employees
  • Ensure that all health and safety policies, procedures, rules & regulations are adhered to and communicated
  • Ensure completion & regular review of risk assessments for work equipment and operations
  • Ensure that accidents/ incidents are documented, investigated & recommended improvements implemented
  • Ensure that safety inspections are carried out, fire drills & fire alarms are correctly reported, safety inspections, risk assessments & lone working procedures are managed, and employees are aware of their responsibilities
  • Ensure health and safety & training records are updated as per the legal requirements
  • Update documented health and safety inspections, audits and checks
  • Liaise with HR/ External health and safety consultants in the provision of training programs and health and safety services
  • Co-ordinate and Chair the health and safety meetings
  • Ensure that action plans are developed and actioned within the deadlines
  • Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant OHSE legislation & Communicate relevant changes to the company
  • Provide regular reports to Site
  • Management on health and safety activities

Administration Clerk

Trencon Construction (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg
01.2014 - 12.2014
  • Clerk Of drawings (the receiving and filling of site drawings, drawing transmittal)
  • Making and keeping of all administration records e.g
  • Material requisition, material transfer, receiving of material, purchase orders and Stocktakes
  • Clock sheets
  • Involved in health and safety procedures such as toolbox talks, inductions, attending safety committee meetings, worked with safety files & Quality assurance
  • Ensuring that all SHEQ documents are filed
  • Conduct quality checks on site
  • Conduct safety inspection on site
  • Ensure health and safety training records are updated
  • Complete safety officers’ reports
  • Create Purchase requisition

Education

International Diploma Occupational Health &Safety - Safety management

NEBOSH
United Kingdoms
03.2022 - Current

Generic Management (Mentorship Programme) -

Leap Essential Skills Development
Johannesburg, South Africa
03.2023 - Current

Integrated Management System (IMS) ISO - Quality Control And Safety

Lloyd's Register International
United Kingdom
12.2020 - 12.2020

Lean And Six Sigma -

KONE Ojy
01.2022 - 03.2022

Hazardous Identification And Risk (HIRA). -

OSHA
12.2022 - 12.2025

Incident Investigation Training. -

OHSA:
12.2022 - 12.2024

Fall Protection Planning And Development. -

OHSA:
12.2022 - 12.2022

Occupational Health And Safety - Faculty of Law

University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
07.2018 - 01.2022

First Aid Level 1 -

Emcare
06.2023 - 06.2023

Fire Fighter -

Emcare:
06.2023 - 06.2023

SHEMTRAC - Occupational Health & Safety

HASLAC
Johannesburg, South Africa
04.2015 - 05.2015

Diploma In Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering

Tshwane TVET South College
Pretoria, South Africa.
05.2012 - 05.2017

National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) - Civil Engineering

Bokgoni Technical Secondary School
Pretoria, South Africa
01.2011 - 12.2011

Skills

Attention to detail and quality focusedundefined

Certification

Registrations Statuary Body Registration

Additional Information

  • Awards , 2018 Global Service mindset Award (Kone Elevators SA) I was nominated as Champion when it comes to “delighting the Customer” in 2019 Others Nationality:, Identity Number: 930404 0331 081 Gender: Female Drivers license: C1 Health Status: Medically fit Social Profile LinkedIn :www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-nkomo-301b51175

Timeline

First Aid Level 1 -

Emcare
06.2023 - 06.2023

Fire Fighter -

Emcare:
06.2023 - 06.2023

Generic Management (Mentorship Programme) -

Leap Essential Skills Development
03.2023 - Current

Hazardous Identification And Risk (HIRA). -

OSHA
12.2022 - 12.2025

Incident Investigation Training. -

OHSA:
12.2022 - 12.2024

Fall Protection Planning And Development. -

OHSA:
12.2022 - 12.2022

International Diploma Occupational Health &Safety - Safety management

NEBOSH
03.2022 - Current

Lean And Six Sigma -

KONE Ojy
01.2022 - 03.2022

Integrated Management System (IMS) ISO - Quality Control And Safety

Lloyd's Register International
12.2020 - 12.2020

Occupational Health And Safety - Faculty of Law

University of Cape Town
07.2018 - 01.2022

Safety Specialist

Kone Elevators South Africa (Pty) Ltd
05.2018 - Current

SHEMTRAC - Occupational Health & Safety

HASLAC
04.2015 - 05.2015

SHEQ Officer

Archstone Construction (Pty) Ltd
01.2015 - 05.2018

Administration Clerk

Trencon Construction (Pty) Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2014

Diploma In Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering

Tshwane TVET South College
05.2012 - 05.2017

National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) - Civil Engineering

Bokgoni Technical Secondary School
01.2011 - 12.2011
Registrations Statuary Body Registration
SACPCMP - Construction health & safety Officer: CHSO/3169/2019
Amanda NkomoSafety Specialist