Thembile Bono
Orange Farm
Summary
Versatile SACPCMP Registered CHSO professional dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy work environment through comprehensive assessment and improvement of working conditions. Highly observant and analytical, adept at identifying and mitigating risks and hazards with exceptional inspection and documentation abilities. Organized and motivated team member with a strong safety mindset, known for effective time management and adaptability. A flexible hard worker committed to continuous learning and making valuable contributions to team achievements.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Officer
Letsema Telecomms
08.2024 - Current
- Prepare and present safety toolbox talks.
- Conduct regular SHE inspections to ensure employees are working in a secure and safe environment. Safety working procedures and safe operating procedures are always adhered to.
- Conduct risk assessment updates in line with legal and regulative requirements. Also, ensuring that all activities onsite have a risk assessment, and controls are implemented.
- Keep up to date with legislative developments and technological advancement opportunities to mitigate HSE risks.
- Observe and enforce codes of practices, instructions, procedures, directives, permissions.
- Review existing emergency contingency measures in line with the relevant legislation.
- Ensure the organization can respond to actual emergencies and supply periodic reports to management.
- Cascade a culture that prioritizes effective HSE and reduces overall associated risks and costs.
- Ensuring that all safety equipment is well maintained and readily available on-site.
- Ensure all safety critical devices that require periodical maintenance, calibration and regulative registration are kept up to date.
- Ensure that tools are inspected daily prior to the resumption of activities.
- Conduct communication and awareness campaigns based on incidents that have taken place and provide remedial recommendations.
- Maintain good housekeeping principles.
- Assist in monitoring and promoting employee health and safety wellness programs.
- Prepare reports and presentations for management on HSE performance and compliance.
- Ensure all activities are carried out under strict supervision by appointed supervisor.
- Cascade and maintain an emergency plan and its procedures.
- Handle COID administration.
- Keeping the SHE file updated and maintaining all safety records and documentation.
- Ensuring that appropriate information is made available for management reviews.
Health and Safety Officer
Musan Trading Enterprise
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Assist in developing, maintaining, and revising Health and Safety File.
- Conduct regular SHE inspections to ensure legal compliance and report findings with necessary recommendations
- Ensure that correct PPE is issued, inspected and made available to all relevant employees.
- Carry out induction for new employees, contractors and visitors. Also conduct contractor monthly audits.
- Ensuring the completion of Health and Safety inspection forms
- Ensure compliance and implementation of internal SHE standards and policies.
- Conduct work area Risk Assessments, job observations, surveys, and program evaluations to determine the presence of unsafe conditions.
- Assist in the annual, bi-annual, 36 monthly statutory inspections i.e. Fire Equipment, Lifting Equipment, etc.
- Ensuring First Aid boxes and Fire Extinguishers are inspected at all locations.
- Conducting of Daily Toolbox Talks and making sure Daily Safety Task Instructions is completed with the employees prior to starting work.
- Assist with incident investigations and reporting to the Department of Employment and Labour (Section 24).
- Assist with COID claims.
- Collect, analyse, and maintain accident and injury data essential for effective SHE programs including monthly safety reports.
- Coordinate and participate in monthly SHE meetings.
- Ensuring all open excavations are inspected and safe. Effective signages are affixed and the excavations are sufficiently barricaded.
- Follow-up the control of wastes, emissions, hazards, and other aspects in accordance with legal and other requirements and ensure the implementation of the corrective actions, report the non-conformities to management.
- Ensuring all required inspection checklists are in place and inspections are carried out prior to executing the duties.
- Ensuring housekeeping is always up to standard.
- Recommend and implement SHE program changes where necessary.
- Assist in the coordination of health and safety surveys.
- Emergency preparedness and response planning.
- Keeping of SHE records and files.
- Executing other duties that may be required in promoting a healthy and efficient Health and Safety culture in the workplace.
Health and Safety Representative
OTIS Elevators
11.2021 - 11.2022
- EHS administration.
- Initiating and organizing OHS training for executives and employees.
- Maintaining Safety Web Portal and ensuring compliance with South African Health and Safety Regulations and Review existing Policies.
- Support the implementation and development of OSH policies and procedures.
- Perform risk assessments and action planning within the organization. Review and implement preventative measures.
- Perform Fatality Prevention Audits (FPA).
- Do inductions/onboarding for new employees regarding Health and Safety.
- Conduct drills and exercises on how to manage emergency circumstances.
- Identify and review Personal Protective Equipment needs.
- Prepare Health and Safety files.
- Keep record of incidents regarding Health and Safety.
Health and Safety Intern
Sedibeng West District of Education
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Performed monthly workplace safety inspections.
- EHS administration, compiling and implementation of safety plans and procedures.
- Performed Job Safety Analysis and reviewed the safe work procedures with the employees.
- Identified and made mitigation recommendations for electrical hazards in the facility, unsafe employee behaviors and mechanical safety.
- Assisted in formulating communication plans and topics for discussions to improve employee and management awareness.
- Performed risk assessments.
- Attended monthly Safety Committee Meetings.
- Coordinated the Covid 19 Control and Prevention Program. Enforced full compliance with no exceptions.
- Prepared and presented reports on accidents and violations and determine the causes.
- Demonstrated an excellent safety behavior and attitude, followed regulatory practices and rules. Recognized and promoted hazard reporting and ensured effective safety reporting.
Education
SHE Representative - undefined
Nosa College
01.2022
National First Aid Level 1&2 - undefined
Nosa College
01.2022
National Diploma - Safety Management
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark01.2019
National Senior Certificate - Matric
Thetha Secondary School
Orange Farm01.2014
Skills
- Computer Literate (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Internet Explorer)
- Good verbal and written communication
- Able to work under pressure even with limited supervision
- Attention to detail
- Able to work efficient in a team and individually
- Good planning and organizing skills
- Critical thinker, problem solving and analytical skills
- Self-Disciplined
References
- Tshepo, Mofokeng, Project Manager, 0683078101, Letsema Telecomms
- Nkonzenhle, Ndwandwe, SHE Manager, 0792565432, Musan Trading Enterprise
- Shane, Rupnarain, SHEQ Manager, 0824194876, OTIS Elevator Co.
CUST
Driver’s License Code: C1
Languages
SeSotho
Intermediate (B1)
IsiXhosa
Intermediate (B1)
IsiZulu
Upper intermediate (B2)
SePedi
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Safety Officer
Letsema Telecomms
08.2024 - Current
Health and Safety Officer
Musan Trading Enterprise
01.2023 - 12.2023
Health and Safety Representative
OTIS Elevators
11.2021 - 11.2022
Health and Safety Intern
Sedibeng West District of Education
06.2020 - 05.2021
SHE Representative - undefined
Nosa College
National First Aid Level 1&2 - undefined
Nosa College
National Diploma - Safety Management
Vaal University of Technology
National Senior Certificate - Matric
Thetha Secondary School
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