Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To co-ordinate an Occupational Hygiene programme to ensure compliance of provisions of the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act and its Regulations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Balanced Scorecard Pillars, Roles and Responsibilities:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY

Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox) Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status

CUSTOMERS

Ensure Customer Satisfaction

BUSINESS PROCESSES

Co-ordinate an Occupational Hygiene programme

Measure environmental stresses and take corrective actions:

Ventilation:

Test for harmful gases by means of approved handheld electronic instruments and chemical detector tubes Determine the cooling power and low air velocities by means of a wet kata thermometer Determine the pressure difference between two points in a ventilation system by means of a manometer Measure velocity pressures by means of a pitot tube to determine air velocity and volume flow rates Construct frameworks and install ventilation doors and brattices to control airflow underground Install auxiliary axial flow fan/s, ducting and supplementary ventilation controls

Dust:

Prepare, implement and co-ordinate a personal gravimetric dust sampling programme and calculate dust exposure risk Issue and retrieve a Dust-Sampling Train Determine the dust mass on dust sampling filters Design a dust and/or fume extraction system

Water:

Collect water samples for analysis of dust and chemical content

Noise:

Determine personal equivalent noise exposure levels by means of an integrating-type dosimeter Conduct routine inspections on percussion rock drills for compliance with the requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act Measure noise levels in a workplace by means of a sound level meter Measure noise spectrum of a noise source by means of an octave band frequency analyser

Illumination:

Measure illumination levels in a workplace by means of a luxmeter

Temperature:

Determine the thermal work environment by means of a wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index Measure virgin rock temperature

Pressure:

Measure compressed air and water pressures by means of a hand-held pressure gauge Measure barometric pressure by means of electronic and mechanical instruments


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:

Minimum qualifications:

Grade 12 Chamber Of Mines Certificate in Mine Environmental Control (Intermediate)

Experience:

5 Years relevant experience with a minimum 2 years' experience in underground ventilation.

Closing date: 3 September 2025