Yvonne Pedzisi
EHS&Q Professional
Johannesburg
Summary
I am a passionate, result orientated, self-driven and hard-working safety, health and environmental professional with over 10 years’ experience in the EHS field and 7 years’ experience in a managerial position. I also have 4 years experience in Quality Management Systems. I was Internally appointed as an Integrated Systems Audit (ISA) Lead Auditor for 7 years. In my initial years of appointment as an EHS Manager, I assisted 3 coastal plants to achieve Millionaire status and improvement on Saint Gobain audit from D grades to B grades. I am skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenged to best enhance the organisational brand. I am currently working as a SHEQ Consultant in my own company and have already successfully implemented Integrated Management Systems (ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 for one of my clients BFG-Africa by September 2022.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SHEQ Consultant
SHEQ Zone
Johannesburg
02.2022 - Current
- Delivering and leading the implementation of SHEQ management systems to customers' locations within specific timeframes- ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 Systems certification achieved as per customer requirement.
- Actively listening to customers, handling concerns quickly and escalated major issues to customer's contact person.
- Working within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines and assisting clients with developing and implementing safe operation procedures to promote safe working environment.
- Assisting clients with developing site specific risk assessments, induction programs, environmental impacts and aspects registers and emergency preparedness plans
- Assisting clients with managing contractors, security and Covid-19 protocols
- Conducting third party ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 audits
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Monitoring customer's progress regarding implementation of SHEQ systems to track progress and keep customer updated.
- Leading projects and analysing data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assisting customers onducting incident investigations for clients
- Offering friendly and efficient service to customers such as conducting GEMBA walks, identifying risks, liaising with other service providers
- Assisting customers with waste classification and setting up for them waste management systems
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Creating customised safety files for clients
- Providing successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
EHS Manager
Saint Gobain Construction Products
Johannesburg
01.2015 - 12.2021
- Coordinated and conducted environment health and safety training/workshops, assessments and environment health and safety inductions and awareness programs
- Formulated training content: videos, manuals, etc and training plans
- Formulated detailed recommendations based on audit findings, risk assessments, incidents to support annual planning and definition of goals.
- Investigated environment health and safety related nonconformances/defects, incidents and ensured corrective action/remedial action is undertaken on a timely basis
- Actively coached employees, visitors and management on environmental health and safety issues in order to improve the safety culture
- Conducted ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 systems internal audits, site walkabouts, inspections and EHS supplier audits
- Conducted required sampling and facilitated testing for air, water and land for all processes for regulatory reporting and pollution management purposes
- Liaised and nurtured relationships with regulatory authorities and promptly responded to their request
- Consulted with employees and managers on best practices and served as project manager for all environmental heal and safety process improvements and regulatory initiatives.
- Defined and developed environmental health and safety policies and procedures for employees to enable planned job observations and maintain a safe working environment
- Kept up to date with changes in environmental health and safety legislation and advised management of regulatory risks in business processed and provided recommendations for improvement.
- Collaborated with Engineering and contractor teams to review environmental health and safety requirements for contractors on site and facilitate contractor compliance.
- Prepared and presented comprehensive reports to upper management and audit team, covering issues and recommendations.
- Prepared and submitted internal and external compliance reporting such a environmental health and safety monthly reports, annual reports, greenhouse gas reports, air emissions reports, etc
- Compiled and analysed statistics in terms of LTIFR, near misses, hazards, impacts and other environmental health and safety related indicators in order to identify gaps and manage risks
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities such as implementing LoTo, forklift safety programs, etc to support teamwork.
- Verified consistency in environmental health and safety planning, controls and improvement.
- Managed return to wok for work related incidents
- Managed the occupational health Clinic on site by ensuring employees scheduled for annual medicals are conducted, occupational illness cases are managed accordingly and hygiene surveys are conducted.
- Ensured all permits and licences required in terms of environment health and safety were in place and maintained once obtained.
- Delivered subject matter expertise for internal and external customers on compliance best practices and quality control.
- Compiled and managed the EHS annual budget and implementing cost saving initiatives for the EHS Department
Environmental and Quality Coordinator
Saint Gobain Construction Products
Johannesburg
03.2012 - 12.2014
- Coordinated, monitored and implemented ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 systems
- Implemented, maintained and monitored the WCM Pillars for Environment, Site Risk and Energy
- Monitored compliance with quality and environmental procedures and policies
- Managed external audits and communicating with accreditation bodies
- Communicated with suppliers, regulatory bodies and customers regarding environmental related matters
- Implemented and maintained site risk protocols in accordance with the Saint Gobain corporate policies
- Conducted internal and external audits (supplier audits)
- Conducted document control in accordance with ISO standards.
- Promoted Quality & Environmental awareness at management and shop floor level
- Implemented, maintained and monitored group EHS standards
- Conducted internal compliance reporting
- Recorded findings of inspection process, collaborating with quality team to implement corrective actions.
- Assisted with quality control audits.
EHS Officer
Saint Gobain Construction Products
Johannesburg
05.2011 - 02.2012
- Developed recommendations to reduce hazards by improving gear, behaviors and procedures.
- Evaluated workplace conformance with Saint Gobain standards and OHS regulations, implementing immediate strategies to resolve deficiencies.
- Collected samples of materials and coordinated testing for hazardous conditions.
- Provided new-employee health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
- Optimized new employee training on EHS policies and procedures to maximize team safety.
- Recommended measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes and materials.
- Conducted incident investigations and ensured corrective action is implemented
- Managed construction contractors
- Coordinated emergency management procedures and conducted drills.
- Coordinating ISO 14001:2004
- Compiled compliance reports
- Followed up on all actions resulting from deviations
- Coordinated the EHS training plan, conducting induction and toolbox awareness talks
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science And Health
National University of Science And Technology
01.2002 - 05.2006
Skills
Microsoft Office
Written and oral communication
Presentation
Attention to detail
Managing resources
Negotiation
Networking
Root Cause Analysis
IRCA ISO 45001 Lead Auditor
Cross Functional Team Collaboration
Data Analysis
ISO 14001 Implementation
ISO 9001 implementation
Construction site management
Contractor management
Fall Protection Planning
Relationship Management
Project Management
World Class Manufacturing: Safety and Environmental Pillars
Timeline
SHEQ Consultant
SHEQ Zone
02.2022 - Current
EHS Manager
Saint Gobain Construction Products
01.2015 - 12.2021
Environmental and Quality Coordinator
Saint Gobain Construction Products
03.2012 - 12.2014
EHS Officer
Saint Gobain Construction Products
05.2011 - 02.2012
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science And Health
National University of Science And Technology
01.2002 - 05.2006