Occupational Hygiene Technologist

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Mokopane, Limpopo.

• Performing occupational health risk assessments (under guidance of the appointed Occupational Hygienist).
• Conduct surveys of workplaces with potential occupational health hazards in the form of chemical hazards, physical hazards, ergonomic hazards, biological hazards or psychological hazards.
• Evaluate and quantify the levels of the different hazards present by making use of specialized equipment and instrumentation.
• Organize the taking of samples for airborne pollutants and components, fumes, gases, vapours or mists.
• Compare findings of assessments and surveys with statutory exposure limits in order to determine if a potential hazardous situation exits.
• Conduct ergonomically orientated surveys to alter the working environment to minimize hazards to the employee.
• Detect sociological or psychological stresses among the workforce, which they may interpret erroneously as secondary to contact with physical or chemical agents.
• Identify risks and controls in the Potable water quality program.
• To analyze findings correctly and to compare findings to recognized national as well as international standards where available.
• Study in depth occupational hygiene impacts. Formulate and submit recommendations for the correction of hazardous exposures through the correct application of the hierarchy of controls, improved housekeeping, and substitution of hazardous substances with less hazardous substances, isolation of processes, which are the sources of hazardous substances and as a last possible resort, providing PPE.
• Assist in regularly communicating progress of Operation against occupational hygiene targets and objectives via a design communication, supervisory and management forum to all concerned.
• Assist in evaluating, monitoring and providing continuous feedback to the operation regarding the occupational hygiene performance efficiencies and standards.
• Ensure that the occupational hygiene standards and procedures are up to date and understood and followed by the teams.
• Encourage co-operation and teamwork between maintenance and production personnel regarding occupational hygiene matters.
• Implement and maintain applicable occupational hygiene Regulations, Acts, Codes of practice and standards.
• Liaise with Risk Management team and Occupational Hygienist for Operation risk assessment.
• Assist in performing occupational health risk assessments.

This role is at a Band C5 level reporting to the Occupational Hygienist.

• Grade 12
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Hygiene, Environmental Health or equivalent or,
• At least three subjects completed of the Chamber of Mines Certificate in Mine Environmental Control. (A Completed Chamber of Mines Certificate in Mine Environmental Control will be advantageous.)
• Registered as an associate with the Mine Ventilation…