Addax Petroleum is a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group, one of the largest oil and gas producers in China, the biggest oil refiner in Asia and the third largest worldwide.
Addax Petroleum was founded in 1994 upon leading petroleum industry expertise and a deep-rooted understanding and respect for African cultures. Over the years, Addax Petroleum has evolved from a young pioneer into an established international oil and gas, exploration and production company focused on Africa and the Middle East.
Addax Petroleum’s assets are located in Nigeria, the Joint Development Zone of São Tomé & Príncipe, Gabon, Cameroon and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, comprising an excellent combination of oil and gas reserves and exploration opportunities. The Company’s approximate average oil production for 2011 was 140,000 bbl/d.
Addax Petroleum has over 1100 employees worldwide with service offices in Geneva (Switzerland) and Houston (USA), and operating offices in Lagos (Nigeria), Port-Gentil (Gabon) and Douala (Cameroon).
Addax Petroleum is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:
Job Title: HSE Professional, Occupational Health
Job Number: 001366
Job Type (Employment Type): Permanent
Job Schedule: Full Time
Job Category: HSSE
Position Description
- Develop Occupational Health Policies, Standards and Guidelines for best practice.
- Conduct Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIAs)
- Advise management on the requirements of company policies and standards for occupational health in line with local legal requirements, OGP standards, best practise in Industry and gain their commitment for achieving these to ensure best practice.
- Assess the work environment for potential exposures and provide medical expertise to the site on all matters relating to work and health.
- Identify and make recommendations to address local health related issues of importance to both the individual and the organization’s well-being, e.g. ergonomics, managing stress at various sites.
- Develop and implement Health Education and Promotion Programs
- Develop and implement Health Surveillance programs and maintain associated records
- Monitor employees’ Occupational and non-occupational illness/ injury relating them to work and lifestyle generated risks to ensure that appropriate preventive control measures are in place.
- Interpretation and evaluation of the worker's medical and occupational history, subjective complaints, and physical examination, along with any laboratory values or other diagnostic screening tests, industrial hygiene and personal exposure monitoring values
- Interpretation of medical diagnosis to workers and their employers
- Develop and implement Medical Emergency Response plans
- Implement Food and Water Safety programs
- Develop and sustain a communicable disease management
- Develop Health Performance Indicators for Management reviews
Position Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree (minimum of second class lower division) or equivalent in science or environmental management disciplines.
- Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry with relevant professional membership of waste/ environmental management institutes.
Application Closing Date
17th October, 2012
Method of Application
Interested and qualified Candidates should
Click Here To Apply Online
Note: On the link, scroll to
Job Number: 001366 and select the position