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
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:
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
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