Mmina Cynthia Baloyi
Safety Specialist
Newcastle,KZN
Summary
I am a safety professional equipped with solid foundation in occupational health and safety practices. Known for developing effective safety programs and fostering culture of safety. Reliable, adaptable, and committed to team collaboration and achieving optimal results. Skilled in regulatory compliance and emergency response.
Overview
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4
Languages
5
5
Certifications
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Specialist
ArcelorMittal, Core Support Service
03.2019 - 12.2025
- Develop and implement the company's SHERQ strategy ensuring alignment with ISO standards and legal requirements.
- Drive safety culture by engaging leadership and fostering employee participation in Shop Floor Audits and VFL in the plant.
- Manage incident investigatiofn, root cause analysis and ensure effective implementation o corrective and preventative actions.
- Manage SHERQ system (NIIPS and Worksafe system)
- Develop framework including legal registers, audit programs and compliance monitoring systems.
- Implement quality management process in line with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45000
- Contractor management Champion – Oversee Contractor compliance, SHE Files, Induction and training.
- Audit Planned Task Observations
- Evaluated planned task observations for adherence to established safety standards.
- Audit SHE Rep inspection books.
- Implement a system for managing appointment letters.
- Provide executive reporting on SHERQ performance, KPIs and strategic risk insights to senior management.
- Developed emergency response plans, coordinating with local authorities for seamless execution during crisis situations.
- Developed emergency response plans and coordinated with local authorities for effective crisis management and execution.
- Manage relationships with external vendors supplying PPE or other safety-related products or services, negotiating contracts for maximum cost efficiency without sacrificing quality standards.
- Manage IODs (complete RMA/CLW2 forms, also working closely with doctors from mediclinic to ensure injuries are classified correctly)
SHERQ Administrator
ArcelorMittal, Project Management
06.2016 - 02.2019
- Contributed to SHERQ meetings, ensuring alignment on safety initiatives.
- Updated and maintained systems, inventories, and reports with information received from sites to ensure accurate and timely data.
- Monitor and report on compliance with ISO 9001; ISO 14001; ISO 45001 Standards and other legal requirements (internal assessments).
- Compiled reports and records of safety audits and inspections to support compliance and enhance safety standards.
- Monitor non-compliance system and compile report.
- Support risk assessment process and report on compliance (inventories and ERA).
- Update and maintain systems, inventories, reports, etc. with information as received from sites
- Monitored and reported on compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 Standards, and other legal requirements to ensure adherence to regulatory frameworks.
- Compile and maintain appointment letter matrix.
- Ensure availability of plant and training procedures.
- Manage SHE Document System by monitoring, reviewing and reporting expired procedures.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information in compliance with company policy and legal regulations.
- Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases to support document management.
Quality Inspector
ArcelorMittal, Galvanizing lines
05.2008 - 06.2016
- Inspected products for defects against customer requirements to ensure quality standards.
- Identified defects during cyclical checks.
- Work closely with metallurgist to do postmortem and prime or re-class material / product.
- Compiled postmortem reports on prime and reclassified materials/products to document quality assurance findings.
- Compile postmortem report of prime and re-classed material/product.
Education
N3 - Electrical Engineering
Sedibeng FET collage
VereenigingNational Diploma - Safety management
Vaal University of Technicon
Vanderbijlpark01-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Disaster And Safety Management
Lyceum College
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Excellent communication skills
Strong decision maker
Time management
Computer literate in MS Office, and Teams
Ability to work under pressure
Adaptable, responding to change easily
Workplace inspections
Permit-to-work systems
Lockout and tagout procedures
Construction site management
Emergency response plans
Problem-solving aptitude
Certification
Legal Liability (for management)
Timeline
Safety Specialist
ArcelorMittal, Core Support Service
03.2019 - 12.2025
SHERQ Administrator
ArcelorMittal, Project Management
06.2016 - 02.2019
Quality Inspector
ArcelorMittal, Galvanizing lines
05.2008 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Disaster And Safety Management
Lyceum College
04.2001 -
National Diploma - Safety management
Vaal University of Technicon
N3 - Electrical Engineering
Sedibeng FET collage