Health and Safety Officer at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health and Safety Officer

Location:  Edo
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• Participate in implementing the DCP approved occupational safety program, analysing and administering various components of the safety programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor DCP employees, contracts and sub-contracts to ensure compliance safety rules and regulations.
• Ensure all persons including the general public, with proximity of DCP premises sites and operating locations are not exposed to the risks of health and safety.
• Ensure that work is carries out in a safe manner and acceptable standards with minimum risk to all persons, property, equipment and materials.
• Report near miss, unsafe act, unsafe conditions of contracts and sub-contracts to DCP Management.
• Ensure that contracts carry out toolbox on daily basis before starting of any work.
• Ensure that all necessary fire apparatus on site are maintained in serviceable condition and regular inspected.
• Ensure that necessary contact is made for emergency call out of medical facilities in case of serious accident or illness.
• Upon receipt of a report of noncompliance or any condition which poses a serious or imminent danger to health or health, issues a request for immediate corrective action from the contractors.
• The elimination of risk of injury of all persons affected by DCP operations and prevention of damage to all property and plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Postgraduate/Professional qualification from an HSE body such as NEBOSH, OSHA, ISPON.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in safety, preferably in the cement or related industry.

Skills and Behaviors:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Adequate knowledge of the cement and manufacturing industries.
• Adequate knowledge of Safety regulations.
• Ability to analyze incidences and proffer valuable solutions.
• Ability to communicate incidences and emergencies clearly.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• High sense of responsibility.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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