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Work History
Education
Skills
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Thabisa Patricia Gabavana

Construction Health & Safety Officer
Witbank

Summary

Knowledgeable professional eager to leverage knowledge in occupational health and safety. Qualified to create safety policies, conduct inspections and deliver training. Smart and efficient with relevant software and technology for data analysis and reporting.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
137
137
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Construction Health and Safety officer

Zidlaphi Kgomo and Associates
5 2023 - 05.2024
  • Implementation & maintenance of the site SHE management system
  • Control of compliance to the OHS Act and regulations
  • Compiling SHE file and Ensuring adherence of the client specification
  • Identify Hazards and risks associated on Site
  • Checking if the correct PPE is issued and used according to the legislative requirements
  • Performing monthly Safety Files Audits on the Subcontractors
  • Conducting Tool Box Talk and SHE Committee Meetings
  • Form part of the external, internal audit and client inspections on site
  • Take full responsibility in compiling corrective report for the client report
  • Support compliance with the site disciplinary procedure and zero tolerance policy
  • Compile SHE Monthly reports, Environmental reports and Near misses reports
  • Present Inductions for new employees on Site
  • Writing and reviewing risk assessments for each task performed on site
  • Implementation of the safe work procedures
  • Investigations of the incidents occurred and compile a report
  • Ensuring weekly inspections are carried out correctly for all tools and equipment used on
  • Identifying aspects and impacts of the Project
  • Ensuring that the project comply with ISO 18001 and 14001
  • Attend monthly safety audit conducted by Safety agent.

Construction Health & Safety Officer

H &I Construction (Haws & Inglis)
05.2024 - Current

· Implementation of site-specific integrated management system which includes:

o Training employees on site

o Ensuring that the correct safety resources are in place as per the Scope of the project

o Sub-contractor evaluation of safety plans, ensure requirements are met and signed off once compliant by all employees

o Establishing and maintaining Health and Safety Communication Structure

o Establish a system for planned task observations

o Implement and prepare various Health and Safety files as required by legislation and company policies

o Implement, communicate and assess site specific emergency plan

· Maintain site-specific Integrated Management System

o Identify risk and liability and address non compliance

o Compliance to ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 and 45001

o Maintain site specific legal compliance

o Prevent future risk and accidents due to same causes – site incident reports and communication

o Ensure on-site safety

· Meet legal, company and site-specific requirements

o Keep up to date with legal requirements as communicated

o Ensure all legal, organisational and site-specific health, safety and environmental requirements are met.

Construction Health and Safety officer

Zidlaphi Kgomo and Associates
11.2020 - 04.2023
  • Implementation & maintenance of the site SHE management system
  • Control of compliance to the OHS Act and regulations
  • Compiling SHE file and Ensuring adherence of the client specification
  • Identify Hazards and risks associated on Site
  • Checking if the correct PPE is issued and used according to the legislative requirements
  • Performing monthly Safety Files Audits on the Subcontractors
  • Conducting Tool Box Talk and SHE Committee Meetings
  • Form part of the external, internal audit and client inspections on site
  • Take full responsibility in compiling corrective report for the client report
  • Support compliance with the site disciplinary procedure and zero tolerance policy
  • Compile SHE Monthly reports, Environmental reports and Near misses reports
  • Present Inductions for new employees on Site
  • Writing and reviewing risk assessments for each task performed on site
  • Implementation of the safe work procedures
  • Investigations of the incidents occurred and compile a report
  • Ensuring weekly inspections are carried out correctly for all tools and equipment used on
  • Identifying aspects and impacts of the Project
  • Ensuring that the project comply with ISO 18001 and 14001
  • Attend monthly safety audit conducted by Safety agent.
  • Implemented a proactive approach to hazard identification by regularly evaluating work processes and equipment for potential risks.

Construction Health and Safety officer

Zidlaphi Kgomo and Associates
04.2020 - 10.2021
  • Implementation & maintenance of the site SHE management system
  • Control of compliance to the OHS Act and regulations
  • Compiling SHE file and Ensuring adherence of the client specification
  • Identify Hazards and risks associated on Site
  • Checking if the correct PPE is issued and used according to the legislative requirements
  • Performing monthly Safety Files Audits on the Subcontractors
  • Conducting Tool Box Talk and SHE Committee Meetings
  • Form part of the external, internal audit and client inspections on site
  • Take full responsibility in compiling corrective report for the client report
  • Support compliance with the site disciplinary procedure and zero tolerance policy
  • Compile SHE Monthly reports, Environmental reports and Near misses reports
  • Present Inductions for new employees on Site
  • Writing and reviewing risk assessments for each task performed on site
  • Implementation of the safe work procedures
  • Investigations of the incidents occurred and compile a report
  • Ensuring weekly inspections are carried out correctly for all tools and equipment used on
  • Identifying aspects and impacts of the Project
  • Ensuring that the project comply with ISO 18001 and 14001
  • Attend monthly safety audit conducted by Safety agent.

Junior Health & Safety Officer

Zokwana Energies
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Attending Health and Safety Committee meetings
  • Identifying hazards and risks on sites
  • Assisting with the incident investigation
  • Developing, implementing and improving the health safety plans, programmes and procedures in the workplace
  • Conducting safety inspections and risk assessment.
  • Promoted a culture of safety awareness among employees through educational initiatives and presentations.

Customer service Administrator

National Student Financial Aid Scheme
01.2018 - 07.2019
  • Answer and resolve inbound calls to prescribed standards
  • Resolve inbound emails as per service delivery standards with strong focus on first call resolution
  • Ensure contacts are handled as per agreed quality standards
  • Manage and resolve customer complaints
  • Identify and escalate calls to second level support
  • Deal with complaints and enquiries promptly and efficiently
  • Produce and maintain accurate records where required
  • Project support officer for Tvet Colleges
  • NYDA & Student support officer
  • Leasing with the FOA’s and SSO’s regarding the applications process
  • Giving support to the TVET’s regarding matters pertaining to NSFAS
  • Partake in Outreach villages and townships
  • Making a follow up with the officials to make sure if the queries were resolved
  • Giving feedback to the NSFAS management team
  • Also coming with ideas to tackle the shortcomings experienced at the institution and NYDA branch
  • Helping students to apply at the NYDA branch Durban.

Junior Environmental Officer

Waste Hawk
01.2017 - 02.2018
  • Manage and keep incidence and complaints register of all sites
  • Stakeholder Management: regularly meet and update any concern from the public and private institution
  • HR Administration and support
  • Training Logistics and support: Successfully executed training plans, sourced training
  • Provide support to waste management facilities owners and Waste Managers in terms of operations, compliance with legislation relating to Waste e.g., NEMWA, NEMA, NWA, municipal bylaws and regulations
  • Assisting in drafting of Environmental Authorizations for EIA projects
  • Attend environmental forum meetings within the province.

Customer service representative

Takealot.com
03.2015 - 12.2016
  • Assist customers for placing orders
  • Manage the telephone and communication systems in the office
  • Deliver timely, accurate and professional customer service
  • Communicate with customers via phone, email and chat
  • Utilise a variety of software tools to navigate customers’ accounts research and review policies and communicate effective solutions in a fun and fast paced environment
  • Liaising with clients and resolving queries.
  • Handled escalated calls efficiently, finding satisfactory resolutions for both customers and the company alike.
  • Responded to customer requests for products, services, and company information.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing concerns and providing accurate information.
  • Maintained detailed records of customer interactions, ensuring proper follow-up and resolution of issues.

Debt Collection Agent

ITC Business Administrators
02.2014 - 02.2015
  • Inbound and outbound collection
  • Manage the telephone and communication systems in the office
  • Ensure effective debt collection
  • Responsible for making Outbound calls: Negotiation & assertiveness
  • Arrange with customers for them to make payments to the retail stores
  • Questioning & listening to the customers
  • Effective collecting
  • Leaving effective messages.
  • Worked in call center environment handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.
  • Managed past due collection calls, skip tracing, outside collections agency coordination and litigation activities.

Trainee Environmental Off

Department of Economic Development & Environmental Affairs
06.2013 - 12.2013
  • Assist in Reviewing of EMPs, Scoping Reports, and Full Environmental Impact Assessment Reports
  • Assisting to Implement the provisions of NEM: Integrated Coastal Management Act (Act No.24 of 2008), National Environmental Management Act (Act No.107 of 1998), NEMA: Waste Act (Act No 59 of 2008), NEM: Biodiversity Act (Act No
  • 10 of 2004) and NEM: Protected Area Act (Act No.57 of 2003)
  • National Water Act
  • Assisting with site inspections and compile reports (EIA Application)
  • Assist in the Issuing of permits pertaining to coastal developments & Off- Road Vehicle Driving in terms of ICM Act, 2008
  • Assisting in drafting of Environmental Authorizations for EIA projects
  • Attend environmental forum meetings within the province.

Education

National Diploma Environmental Management -

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Bachelor of Technology Environmental Management - Coastal Conservation a Mechanism for Sustainable Development along the Wild Coast

Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town, South Africa

Introduction to SAMTRAC (Safety Management Training Course) - undefined

NOSA

SAMTRAC (Safety Management Training Course) -

NOSA
Cape Town, South Africa

First Aid Level 1

NOSA
Polokwane, South Africa
04.2024

Fire Fighting

NOSA
Polokwane
04.2024

(HIRA) Hazard Identification And Risk Assessment

NOSA
Polokwane, South Africa
04.2024

Skills

Extensive Knowledge of Environmental Management systems

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Construction Health & Safety Officer

H &I Construction (Haws & Inglis)
05.2024 - Current

Construction Health and Safety officer

Zidlaphi Kgomo and Associates
11.2020 - 04.2023

Construction Health and Safety officer

Zidlaphi Kgomo and Associates
04.2020 - 10.2021

Junior Health & Safety Officer

Zokwana Energies
08.2019 - 03.2020

Customer service Administrator

National Student Financial Aid Scheme
01.2018 - 07.2019

Junior Environmental Officer

Waste Hawk
01.2017 - 02.2018

Customer service representative

Takealot.com
03.2015 - 12.2016

Debt Collection Agent

ITC Business Administrators
02.2014 - 02.2015

Trainee Environmental Off

Department of Economic Development & Environmental Affairs
06.2013 - 12.2013

Construction Health and Safety officer

Zidlaphi Kgomo and Associates
5 2023 - 05.2024

National Diploma Environmental Management -

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Bachelor of Technology Environmental Management - Coastal Conservation a Mechanism for Sustainable Development along the Wild Coast

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Introduction to SAMTRAC (Safety Management Training Course) - undefined

NOSA

SAMTRAC (Safety Management Training Course) -

NOSA

First Aid Level 1

NOSA

Fire Fighting

NOSA

(HIRA) Hazard Identification And Risk Assessment

NOSA

Criminaloffence

None

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 911227 0233 087
  • Date of Birth: 12/27/91
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving License: Code B (Own Vehicle)

Affiliations - Sacpcmp

CHS20779

References

  • Mr. Qondile Paliso, Supervisor: Environmental Impact Management, Department of Economic Development, Environment Affairs and Tourism, 047 531 1191, 071 874 8728
  • Mrs Bongiswa Grosch, Environmental Manager, Waste Hawk, 072 668 8777
  • Ms. Prudence Maake, Quantity surveyor/ Project manager, Zidlaphi Kgomo & Associates Northern cape Site, 072 319 5393
  • Ms Joy Pheladi Mohuba, Senior Health and Safety Officer, Zidlaphi Kgomo & Associates Witbank Site, 011 6091471/3, 076 644 4163
  • Ms. Siyanda Ngcaba, Operations Manager, National Student Financial Aid Scheme, 072 625 8974
  • Mr B Zokwana, Managing Director, Zokwana Energies, 064 505 8897
  • Mr R Allie ,Safety Coordinator,H&I Construction ,0822231933

Criminaloffence

None

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 911227 0233 087
  • Date of Birth: 12/27/91
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving License: Code B (Own Vehicle)

Affiliations - Sacpcmp

CHS20779

References

  • Mr. Qondile Paliso, Supervisor: Environmental Impact Management, Department of Economic Development, Environment Affairs and Tourism, 047 531 1191, 071 874 8728
  • Mrs Bongiswa Grosch, Environmental Manager, Waste Hawk, 072 668 8777
  • Ms. Prudence Maake, Quantity surveyor/ Project manager, Zidlaphi Kgomo & Associates Northern cape Site, 072 319 5393
  • Ms Joy Pheladi Mohuba, Senior Health and Safety Officer, Zidlaphi Kgomo & Associates Witbank Site, 011 6091471/3, 076 644 4163
  • Ms. Siyanda Ngcaba, Operations Manager, National Student Financial Aid Scheme, 072 625 8974
  • Mr B Zokwana, Managing Director, Zokwana Energies, 064 505 8897
  • Mr R Allie ,Safety Coordinator,H&I Construction ,0822231933

Criminaloffence

None

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 911227 0233 087
  • Date of Birth: 12/27/91
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving License: Code B (Own Vehicle)
Thabisa Patricia GabavanaConstruction Health & Safety Officer