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Work History
Education
Skills
Short courses
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judith Nekatshe

Health And Safety Officer
Brits,North West
judith Nekatshe

Summary

Focused detail-orientated Health and Safety Officer that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of field and keeps alert to current practices. Focuses on being well informed of critical issues affecting organisation. Proficient at evaluating trends and taking proactive initiatives for improvement, keeping in compliance with legal requirements. Dedicated employee bringing 7 years’ experience of success decreasing risks and hazards. Looking forward to adding significant and influential value to the organisation.

Overview

9
years of professional experience
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Syngenta
Brits

Health and Safety Officer
04.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Identified accident causes and optimal prevention strategies by conducting thorough investigations and analyses.
  • Investigated incidents, determining root causes and implementing corrective actions.
  • Conducted safety audits and inspections to identify workplace hazards and deficiencies.
  • Devised and monitored safety performance metrics to assess and improve safety performance.
  • To co-ordinate, manage, support, execute and monitor health and safety programs, standards, and processes to ensure health, safety and compliance at the workplace.
  • Promote and implement actions necessary to ensure HSE cultural behavioral improvement.
  • Support HSE Chairperson with HSE Committee meetings and ensure actions are followed through.
  • Developed and implemented safety policies and procedures to promote workplace safety.
  • Performed safety analyses to evaluate potential risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.
  • Educated employees on hazardous waste management, emergency response and safe work practices.
  • Monitored workplace activities to determine compliance with safety regulations and standards.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Co-ordinate, report and follow up on H&S Observations
  • To be aware of the chemical products with the associated hazards/risks and the measures of prevention and protection
  • Support and drive the HSE Objectives.
  • To support compliance against the HSE Management System requirements
  • To ensure Induction training is done for all employees, visitors and contract workers
  • Implementation of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
  • Researched and devised new safety initiatives and strategies to improve safety performance.
  • Guided, wrote and revised various health and safety management manuals with
  • Delivered and coordinated health and safety training employees, educating on workplace regulations, policies and procedures

Department Of Health
Brits

Environmental Health Practitioner (Community Serv)
01.2015 - 12.2015

Job overview

  • Monitoring of healthcare risk waste at health facilities.
  • Investigate disease outbreak.
  • Investigating environmental health complaints.
  • Promotion of health education.
  • Inspection and licensing .of hazardous substances premises.
  • Attending to environmental-related complaints.
  • Inspection of medical health facilities and health care waste

Education

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Garankua

Post Graduate Diploma from Public Health
01.2021 - 12.2021

University Overview

Public Health Research

The Environment and Health

Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation

Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion

Population HEalth Measurements

Public Health Sector in South Africa



Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Degree from Environmental Health
01.2017 - 05.2018

University Overview

Waste Management

Occupational Health and Safety

Management Practice

Research Methodology

Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa

National Diploma from Environmental Health
01.2012 - 12.2014

Botlhabelo High School
Brits, South Africa

Grade 12
01.2006 - 12.2010

Skills

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Short courses

  • North West University

Legal Knowledge for Occupational Hygiene

  • NOSA

COVID-19 Workplace HSE implementation

  • DGR Compliance Solutions Training

Management & Supervisory - Road course

  • BEE Safe

Legal Liability

  • NOSA

Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Act

  • NOSA

Advanced Occupational Health and Safety Act

  • NOSA

Introduction to SAMTRAC

  • NOSA

Combine ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015 Implemen

NOSA

ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015 Internal Auditor

  • BEE Safe

First Aider


References

Ms E. Delange

Syngenta Brits

HSEQ Manager

Contact No: +27 83 675 9919


Mr J. Matube

Department of Health

Chief Environmental Health Practitioner

Contact No: +27 81 717 8497

Timeline

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Post Graduate Diploma from Public Health
01.2021 - 12.2021

Tshwane University of Technology

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Degree from Environmental Health
01.2017 - 05.2018

Health and Safety Officer

Syngenta
04.2015 - Current

Environmental Health Practitioner (Community Serv)

Department Of Health
01.2015 - 12.2015

Tshwane University of Technology

National Diploma from Environmental Health
01.2012 - 12.2014

Botlhabelo High School

Grade 12
01.2006 - 12.2010
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