Zanele Mandy Mdhluli
Germiston
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented registered Safety Officer with extensive experience in health, safety, and environmental management across various projects. Proficient in conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, and implementing SHEQ compliance measures. Skilled in the development of emergency response plans and ensuring workplace safety. Adept at ensuring compliance with construction regulations and delivering comprehensive safety training. Strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills with a proven ability to work effectively in team environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Officer
Botshego Consulting & Construction (Kontinental Engineering)
02.2025 - Current
- Implement and maintain the company & Client SHE Management System.
- Ensure that a culture in which safety is prime concern and will never be compromised.
- Endorse the involvement of all staff in improving safety.
- Ensure that all staff undergoes pre-employment medical examinations and have been correctly inducted prior commencement of work. Exit medicals are completed by all employees at the end of each project.
- Conduct self-audits to evaluate compliance with the company & Client SHE Management Systems.
- Liaise with Client Line and Safety Management to ensure full understanding and communication of all safety issues impacting on the Client from company activities and vice versa.
- Ensure that a safety committee is established, and monthly meetings are held, and minutes are taken.
- Ensure that the Emergency Plan is put into place and communicated to all.
- Conduct internal audits and implement corrective action plans to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Attend SHE committee and client site meetings, providing expert safety advice.
- Supervise site inspections, ensure equipment safety, and enforce traffic management plans.
- Conduct site inductions, toolbox talks, and safety training for employees and contractors.
- Ensure and form part of hazard identification and complete risk, environmental assessments and DSTI's.
- Ensure that all employees are aware of the identified and assessed hazards and risk and ensure they are communicated to the required parties.
- Implement a suggestion scheme on the site.
- Ensure Daily safe task instructions, checklists and daily toolbox talks are done.
- Ensure Planned Task Observations are being conducted by the Supervisors and evaluate them.
- Advise the Management on the correct implementation of legal, company and client specifications and requirements.
- Carry out daily inspections of work areas with the view of eliminating unsafe acts and rectifying unsafe conditions.
- Capture and analyse all project SHE Statistics and implement preventative measures on possible trends.
- Ensure that sub-contractors have signed the Statutory Responsibility Agreement in terms of Section 37(2) of the OHS Act.
- Ensure that competent and trained employees are used to perform their respective tasks.
- Ensure that the correct PPE is used and is available.
- Ensure that all employees comply with the SHE standards of the company.
- Ensure disciplinary action is taken for any violations of the SHE standards and procedures.
- Submit detailed monthly SHE Reports to the company SHE Manager.
- Assisting supervision in creating SHE awareness amongst employees.
- Participate / Lead Incident / accident Investigations with the investigation team.
- Ensure that all inspections and registers as per company Standards are being done and updated accordingly.
- Ensure the setting of site HSE Objectives, Targets and plan is done, documented and monitored as per HSE Management Procedural Manual.
- Oversee health, safety, and environmental compliance for multiple construction projects.
Safety Officer
JEDD CIVILS
04.2023 - 12.2024
- Oversee health, safety, and environmental compliance for multiple construction projects.
- Ensure overall SHE Compliance of over 265 employees on site
- Ensure SHE Management system is implemented, achieved and maintained to all client’s SHE expectations, SHE legal requirements, MHS Act /OHSAct laws regulations and by laws.
- Conduct internal audits and implement corrective action plans to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Attend SHE committee and client site meetings, providing expert safety advice.
- Procure and negotiate PPE supplies, ensuring workers are adequately equipped.
- Lead incident investigations, prepare reports, and recommend corrective measures.
- Manage the compilation of contractors' packs, daily logbooks, and license packs for mine operators.
- Supervise site inspections, ensure equipment safety, and enforce traffic management plans.
- Conduct site inductions, toolbox talks, and safety training for employees and contractors.
- Reason for leaving: End Contract
Safety Officer
Q-Electrical Industrial cc
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Conducts internal audits and implement corrective action plan.
- Attend SHE committee, site (client) meetings.
- Procure and negotiate bulk PPE purchase with the suppliers.
- Conducts incident investigations and reports
- Verify monthly stats.
- Document control (revise, approve & update)
- Update training matrix.
- Arranging and negotiating employee's medical surveillance with the service providers.
- Compile Contractors pack
- Conduct Safety officer’s Logbook Daily Report
- Conducting incident investigation and reporting back to the management and the organization
- Overseeing the inspection and safety of all construction vehicles on the project.
- Assist with site establishment (employee medicals, trainings & HSE induction etc)
- Procure and issue PPE.
- Assist she reps with monthly reports and all safety/health and environment procedures.
- Ensure traffic management plan is implemented
- Assist with environmental assessment to ensure project activities do not damage protected plant species.
- Conduct safety talks & induction.
- Assist with internal and external audits and implement corrective action plan.
- Ensure and oversee the inspection of equipment and all construction vehicles and liaise with the fleet department for any findings to rectify.
- Reason for leaving: End of Contract
Junior Safety Officer
Q-Electrical Industrial cc
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Prepared inspection reports and safety documentation, including risk assessments and JSA files.
- Facilitated health and safety meetings, toolbox talks, and site inductions.
- Conducted hazard identification through site inspections and developed emergency response plans.
- Implemented company safety policies, oversaw incident reporting, and led investigations.
- Managed PPE procurement and site establishment processes, including medicals and training.
- Collaborated with SHE representatives, prepared monthly safety reports, and assisted in audits.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations, conducted environmental assessments, and coordinated equipment and vehicle inspections.
- Reason for leaving: Promoted to Safety officer Position
Education
Senior Certificate - Matriculation
SC Training & Consulting
01.2025
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Programme Development and Training
01.2023
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NOSA
01.2018
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Mafemani Nxumalo High School
01.2014
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Arise Business College
01.2008
Skills
- Health, Safety & Environmental Management
- Incident Investigation & Reporting
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Emergency Response Planning & Procedures
- SHEQ Compliance & Audits
- PPE Procurement & Issuance
- Project Documentation & File Management
- Regulatory Compliance (Construction)
- SHE Legal Compliance MHSAct & OHSAct
- Team Leadership & Communication
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
PERSONAL PARTICULARS
English, Tsonga, Sotho, IsiXhosa, Siswati
References
Brian, Bongwe, Safety Manager, +27 71 078 4993, Botshego Consulting & Construction (Kontinental Engineering)
Disclaimer
I hereby certify that the information provided in this Curriculum Vitae is accurate, complete, and true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation or omission may result in disqualification from consideration or termination of employment.
Timeline
Safety Officer
Botshego Consulting & Construction (Kontinental Engineering)
02.2025 - Current
Safety Officer
JEDD CIVILS
04.2023 - 12.2024
Safety Officer
Q-Electrical Industrial cc
10.2018 - 10.2019
Junior Safety Officer
Q-Electrical Industrial cc
08.2017 - 10.2018
Senior Certificate - Matriculation
SC Training & Consulting
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Programme Development and Training
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NOSA
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Mafemani Nxumalo High School
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Arise Business College
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