Matshidiso Lucia Rantaoleng
Sasolburg
Summary
Experienced Safety Officer with a strong background in workplace inspection, risk assessment, and contractor management across energy and engineering sectors. Skilled in incident investigation, root cause analysis, and ISO 45001 compliance. Promotes safety awareness through effective training and maintains comprehensive safety documentation. Focused on enhancing organisational safety standards and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Officer
Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI)
11.2023 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive risk assessments to identify and mitigate workplace hazards
- Evaluate risks using tools like Job Safety Analysis (BBOs and PTOs)
- Recommend corrective measures to eliminate or minimize risk
- Monitored compliance with OHSA Act, ISO 45001, and local regulations to ensure workplace safety
- Conduct routine inspections and audits
- Use KPIs to evaluate safety performance
- Conduct regular safety drills and training (e.g., fire, emergency evacuation)
- Provide safety induction to new employees
- Promoted safety-first culture through targeted awareness campaigns and initiatives
- Incident Investigation and Reporting
- Investigate workplace incidents and near-misses
- Record and analyses incidents using root cause analysis
- Submit reports to management and regulatory authorities
- Coordinate with auditors and inspectors
- Maintain documentation for audits and inspections
- Supervised subcontractors to ensure compliance
- Reviewed and approved safety documentation from contractors
- Prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders Inspection of workplaces.
- Supervised subcontractors to ensure compliance
- Reviewed and approved safety documentation from contractors
Safety Officer
Omnia Fertilizer
12.2020 - 10.2023
- Conducted incident investigations to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Reported incidents and accidents to ensure compliance and inform safety improvements.
- Conducting Risk Assessments.
- Investigate and report on complaints of hazardous working conditions.
- Approving of contractor safety files.
- Inspection of workplaces.
- Promote Health and Safety Awareness within the organization.
- Maintain safety and accident prevention programs.
- Safety and accident prevention related procedures are updated and maintained.
- Compiled and maintained safety file to ensure up-to-date compliance with regulations.
- Conducting company and site inductions.
Safety Officer
Tshwalec Power Projects
06.2020 - 10.2020
- Conducted risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential workplace hazards.
- Investigated and reported on complaints regarding hazardous working conditions, ensuring timely resolutions.
- Promoted health and safety awareness through training and initiatives.
- Maintain safety and accident prevention programs.
- Safety and accident prevention related procedures are updated and maintained.
- Compiled the safety file and kept it up to date.
- Inspection of workplaces.
- Conducting company and site inductions.
- Ensuring that employees are booked for medicals.
Safety Officer
Staff U Need
03.2016 - 12.2018
- Promoted health and safety awareness across the organisation, fostering a culture of safety among employees.
- Investigated and reported on hazardous working conditions, leading to actionable recommendations for improved workplace safety.
- Conducting Risk Assessments.
- Inspection of workplaces.
- Negotiated project contracts to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- Monitored sub-contractor compliance with legislation requirements.
- Approving of sub-contractor safety files.
- Maintained safety and accident prevention programs.
- Procedures are updated, reviewed, and maintained.
- Worked with Eskom Rotek Industries on safety projects.
Safety Officer
Direct Engineering
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Ensuring compliance to company Health and Safety policies and Procedures.
- Ensuring compliance to Permit to Work conditions.
- Identified and mitigated risks and hazards in the working area.
- Emergency Equipment Inspections.
- Ensure availability of Emergency Equipment on site.
- Conducting Gas tests.
- Conducting Toolbox Talks.
- Incident Reporting.
- Reported and investigated incidents, injuries, and hazards, implementing control measures to enhance safety.
- Review and analyse injury and incident reports and data.
- Fulfilled contract obligations to ensure project compliance.
- Collaborated with Eskom on projects.
Safety personal
Phakisa
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Conducting Risk Assessments.
- Monitored and facilitated availability and usage of personal protective equipment to enhance workplace safety.
- Inspection of workplaces.
- Investigate and report on complaints of hazardous working conditions.
- Documented and analysed incidents and accidents to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Training on SHE topics (i.e. Fire prevention, Hazardous Chemical Substances).
- Promote Health and Safety Awareness within the organization.
- Fulfilled contract obligations to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Collaborated with Sasol Firm.
Education
National Diploma - Safety Management
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark, GP12-2014
MATRIC -
Sapphire Secondary School
Bophelong 01-2002
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Incident investigation
- Root cause analysis
- Permit to work
- Emergency response planning
- Safety training
- Workplace inspections
- Contractor management
- Safety file management
- ISO 45001 compliance
- Safety awareness programmes
- Computer skills
PERSONAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: English and Sesotho
Certification
- INSTITUTION: NOSA
- CERTIFICATE: SAMTRAC
- DATE OBTAINED: June 2010
- INSTITUTION: LEXISNEXIS
- CERTIFICATE: ISO 14001
- DATE OBTAINED: October 2016
REFERENCES
- Ms. Moipone, Khampepe, SHEQ Manager, (016) 970 7393, 060 976 2943, Omnia Fertilizer
- Mr. Mudau, Account Manager, (011) 579 7776, 083 611 2519, Staff U Need/ BLU.
- Mr. Pat, Raphasha, SHEQ Regional Manager, (011) 629 5454, 082 889 0111, Eskom Rotec Industries
- Mr. Mzwandile, Mgcina, Regional SHEQ Manager, (011) 629 4881, 076 832 908, Eskom Rotec Industries
Timeline
Safety Officer
Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI)
11.2023 - Current
Safety Officer
Omnia Fertilizer
12.2020 - 10.2023
Safety Officer
Tshwalec Power Projects
06.2020 - 10.2020
Safety Officer
Staff U Need
03.2016 - 12.2018
Safety Officer
Direct Engineering
01.2014 - 01.2015
Safety personal
Phakisa
01.2011 - 01.2014
National Diploma - Safety Management
Vaal University of Technology
MATRIC -
Sapphire Secondary School