351 Occupational Health jobs in South Africa

Job Description
The company currently has a vacancy for a motivated, professional and attentive to detail Health and Safety Officer to join their team and drive company Health and Safety initiatives and programmes. This position requires someone who is energetic and able to work in a fast paced, pressurized environment and travel between branches. The successful candidate will:

• Ensure compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including safety induction and training
• Promote and ensure adherence to the safety policy and procedures
• Keep management up to date and informed about legislative requirements regarding health and safety requirements
• Create safety procedures and develop training programmes to enhance safe working conditions
• Review and update emergency procedures as and when necessary
• Conduct site inspections and audits as required identifying and minimizing the risk to company and employees
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions
• Conduct workplace Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments
• Design and implement responses to the above mentioned HIRA's
• Inspect the place of work to determine whether any machinery, plant, equipment, substance, appliances or process is liable to cause bodily injury to any person working in the place of work
• Investigate any accident, near-miss incident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease that occurred in the place of work
• Design and implement responses to limit or prevent a recurrence thereof
• Compile and submit health and safety related reports to management and third parties as and when required
• Ensure compliance with legislative, by-law and permit requirements
• Keep management abreast of legislative changes and the implications for the company
• Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour as and when required i.e. regarding Sec 24 incidents
• Assist with maintaining ISO systems
• Responsible for monitoring contractors and venders working on SA Metal Group sites, to ensure that Health & Safety practices are applied and upheld at all times

Qualifying Experience

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• National Diploma in Safety and/or Environmental Management or similar qualification
• Certificate in safety management (SHEMTRAC, SAMTRAC, NEBOSH IGC, etc)
• Computer Literacy in MS Office programmes
• Practical understanding of the implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001 & 9001
• 3-5 years' experience in a production/manufacturing/engineering/construction environment in a full time health & safety role
• Extensive knowledge of the OHS Act & Regulations
• Registration with SAIOSH and SACPCMP advantageous
• Hands on practical approach to the job
• Valid driver's license and own reliable transport

Qualifying Attributes

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organize and plan carefully
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Energetic, hard-working and self-motivated
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in challenging conditions
• Flexibility in terms of working hours

Other Information
Reports to: Group Health & Safety Manager as well as Engineering Divisional Directors (16.2 appointees)

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits include

• Provident fund
• Life cover at 4x annual salary
• Funeral cover
• Medical aid – Hospital Plan with Discovery Health
• 15 x paid leave days per annum
• Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

• 07h30–17h00: Monday – Thursday
• 07h30–16h00: Friday
• May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

Salary :
We offer a highly competitive package depending on the extent of the applicant's qualifications and experience.

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

The Contingent Workforce job family group at PwC includes people working for PwC who are not a partner or employed by a PwC Legal Entity.

As a contingent worker at PwC, you will work for PwC without being a partner or employed by a PwC Legal Entity.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

September 12, 2025

Overview

The company currently has a vacancy for a motivated, professional and attentive to detail Health and Safety Officer to join their team and drive company Health and Safety initiatives and programmes. This position requires someone who is energetic and able to work in a fast paced, pressurized environment and travel between branches. The successful candidate will:

• Ensure compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including safety induction and training
• Promote and ensure adherence to the safety policy and procedures
• Keep management up to date and informed about legislative requirements regarding health and safety requirements
• Create safety procedures and develop training programmes to enhance safe working conditions
• Review and update emergency procedures as and when necessary
• Conduct site inspections and audits as required identifying and minimizing the risk to company and employees
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions
• Conduct workplace Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments
• Design and implement responses to the above mentioned HIRA’s
• Inspect the place of work to determine whether any machinery, plant, equipment, substance, appliances or process is liable to cause bodily injury to any person working in the place of work
• Investigate any accident, near-miss incident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease that occurred in the place of work
• Design and implement responses to limit or prevent a recurrence thereof
• Compile and submit health and safety related reports to management and third parties as and when required
• Ensure compliance with legislative, by-law and permit requirements
• Keep management abreast of legislative changes and the implications for the company
• Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour as and when required i.e. regarding Sec 24 incidents
• Assist with maintaining ISO systems
• Responsible for monitoring contractors and venders working on SA Metal Group sites, to ensure that Health & Safety practices are applied and upheld at all times

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• National Diploma in Safety and/or Environmental Management or similar qualification
• Certificate in safety management (SHEMTRAC, SAMTRAC, NEBOSH IGC, etc)
• Computer Literacy in MS Office programmes
• Practical understanding of the implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001 & 9001
• 3-5 years’ experience in a production/manufacturing/engineering/construction environment in a full time health & safety role
• Extensive knowledge of the OHS Act & Regulations
• Registration with SAIOSH and SACPCMP advantageous
• Hands on practical approach to the job
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organize and plan carefully
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Energetic, hard-working and self-motivated
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in challenging conditions
• Flexibility in terms of working hours

Reports to: Group Health & Safety Manager as well as Engineering Divisional Directors (16.2 appointees)

Job type: Permanent position

• Provident fund
• Life cover at 4x annual salary
• Funeral cover
• Medical aid – Hospital Plan with Discovery Health
• 15 x paid leave days per annum
• Long service leave after five years of employment

• 07h30–17h00: Monday – Thursday
• 07h30–16h00: Friday
• May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

Salary : We offer a highly competitive package depending on the extent of the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.

Overview

The purpose of this role is to:
Be responsible for developing and implementing Our Client's health and safety plans, enforcing policies, and evaluating practices and facilities to ensure compliance with legal guidelines.

1. OHS Strategy, Policy, Procedure and Plan
   • Advise on the development of the OHS Strategy for our Client.
   • Guiding and assisting OHS officers (responsible roles) on projects and operations.
   • Develops and implements inspection policies and procedures, and a schedule of routine inspections.
2. Compliance to the OHS Act
   • Ensuring the OHS appointments according to the Act.
   • Ensuring the establishment and functioning of safety committees.
   • Ensure that investigations and reporting of accidents and incidents
3. Monitor compliance by Contractors
   • Managing the strategic relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders.
   • Ensuring the implementation of all relevant regulations and procedures according to the OHS Act.
   • Review the proposed safety plans of contractors and internal safety officer.
   • Auditing contractors against their accepted safety management plan. Resolve all issues related to new template set-up.
4. OHS Practice Development
   • Ensuring the effectiveness of safety management programs, committees, and safety meetings.
   • Ensure knowledge transfer to safety officers through regular planned interaction and mentoring programs.
   • Implementing awareness programs based on current trends and leading indicators to promote a proactive safety culture
5. Incident Investigations
   • Investigate and report on accidents and incident's
   • Identify and ensure countermeasures are implemented to prevent reoccurrence.
   • Prepare reports and present findings to the relevant Committees.
6. Financial management
   • Develop an OHS budget and control the expenditure within the approved budget.
7. Governance and Reporting
   • Monitoring and reporting on legislative and statutory compliance as defined by government.
   • Promoting sound institutional OHS practices through effective planning, maintenance of operations and service standards, management of compliance and risk and participating in our governance structures.
   • Resolution of management action plans within the prescribed timelines.

• B Degree/B Tech in Health and Safety or a related qualification.
• Registration as Charted Professional at SAIOSH
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience.
• Experience of OHS in a Project Environment.
• Experience in Contractor management in an OHS environment.
• Experience in OHS in a Business Office environment.
• Experience in facilitating on Senior management and Executive level

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30

To assist and operate under supervision in providing operational support on the implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Risk Management Framework across main campuses and areas of operations where the bank does business within South African jurisdiction. This role assists the OHS Specialist in ensuring that business is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties, or reputational damage to the organisation and enables competitive advantage.

• National Diploma or degree in Safety Management, Risk Management, or related field.

• 2-3 years - The role requires a Junior expert in Occupational Health and Safety with profound knowledge of the full dimensions of the field, but deep expertise in the relevant area of specialisation.
• Regulatory environment savvy, with the proven ability to influence all levels of employees across multiple countries and business areas to effectively implement compliance frameworks.

The company currently has a vacancy for a motivated, professional and attentive to detail Health and Safety Officer to join their team and drive company Health and Safety initiatives and programmes. This position requires someone who is energetic and able to work in a fast paced, pressurized environment and travel between branches. The successful candidate will:

• Ensure compliance with Company safety regulations and adherence to safety standards, including safety induction and training
• Promote and ensure adherence to the safety policy and procedures
• Keep management up to date and informed about legislative requirements regarding health and safety requirements
• Create safety procedures and develop training programmes to enhance safe working conditions
• Review and update emergency procedures as and when necessary
• Conduct site inspections and audits as required identifying and minimizing the risk to company and employees
• Identify unsafe acts, conditions, and hazards, investigate root causes and identify corrective and preventative actions
• Conduct workplace Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments
• Design and implement responses to the above mentioned HIRA’s
• Inspect the place of work to determine whether any machinery, plant, equipment, substance, appliances or process is liable to cause bodily injury to any person working in the place of work
• Investigate any accident, near-miss incident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease that occurred in the place of work
• Design and implement responses to limit or prevent a recurrence thereof
• Compile and submit health and safety related reports to management and third parties as and when required
• Ensure compliance with legislative, by-law and permit requirements
• Keep management abreast of legislative changes and the implications for the company
• Liaise with Department of Employment and Labour as and when required i.e. regarding Sec 24 incidents
• Assist with maintaining ISO systems
• Responsible for monitoring contractors and venders working on SA Metal Group sites, to ensure that Health & Safety practices are applied and upheld at all times

Qualifying Experience:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• National Diploma in Safety and/or Environmental Management or similar qualification
• Certificate in safety management (SHEMTRAC, SAMTRAC, NEBOSH IGC, etc)
• Computer Literacy in MS Office programmes
• Practical understanding of the implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001 & 9001
• 3-5 years’ experience in a production/manufacturing/engineering/construction environment in a full time health & safety role
• Extensive knowledge of the OHS Act & Regulations
• Registration with SAIOSH and SACPCMP advantageous
• Hands on practical approach to the job
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport

Qualifying Attributes

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organize and plan carefully
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Energetic, hard-working and self-motivated
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in challenging conditions
• Flexibility in terms of working hours

Other Information:

Reports to: Group Health & Safety Manager as well as Engineering Divisional Directors (16.2 appointees)

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits include

• Provident fund
• Life cover at 4x annual salary
• Funeral cover
• Medical aid – Hospital Plan with Discovery Health
• 15 x paid leave days per annum
• Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

• 07h30–17h00: Monday – Thursday
• 07h30–16h00: Friday
• May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

Salary : We offer a highly competitive package depending on the extent of the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.

The purpose of this role is to:
Be responsible for developing and implementing Our Client's health and safety plans, enforcing policies, and evaluating practices and facilities to ensure compliance with legal guidelines.

THE KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS OF THE ROLE IN FOCUS, ARE
1. OHS Strategy, Policy, Procedure and Plan

• Advise on the development of the OHS Strategy for our Client.
• Guiding and assisting OHS officers (responsible roles) on projects and operations.
• Develops and implements inspection policies and procedures, and a schedule of routine inspections.

2. Compliance to the OHS Act

• Ensuring the OHS appointments according to the Act.
• Ensuring the establishment and functioning of safety committees.
• Ensure that investigations and reporting of accidents and incidents

3. Monitor compliance by Contractors 

• Managing the strategic relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring the implementation of all relevant regulations and procedures according to the OHS Act.
• Review the proposed safety plans of contractors and internal safety officer.
• Auditing contractors against their accepted safety management plan. Resolve all issues related to new template set-up.

4.OHS Practice Development

• Ensuring the effectiveness of safety management programs, committees, and safety meetings.
• Ensure knowledge transfer to safety officers through regular planned interaction and mentoring programs.
• Implementing awareness programs based on current trends and leading indicators to promote a proactive safety culture

5. Incident Investigations

• Investigate and report on accidents and incident's
• Identify and ensure countermeasures are implemented to prevent reoccurrence.
• Prepare reports and present findings to the relevant Committees.

6. Financial management

• Develop an OHS budget and control the expenditure within the approved budget.

7. Governance and Reporting

• Monitoring and reporting on legislative and statutory compliance as defined by government.
• Promoting sound institutional OHS practices through effective planning, maintenance of operations and service standards, management of compliance and risk and participating in our governance structures.
• Resolution of management action plans within the prescribed timelines.

• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• B Degree/B Tech in Health and Safety or a related qualification.
• Registration as Charted Professional at SAIOSH
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience.
• Experience of OHS in a Project Environment.
• Experience in Contractor management in an OHS environment.
• Experience in OHS in a Business Office environment.
• Experience in facilitating on Senior management and Executive level

Policy Development & Implementation:

Outworx are looking for an OHS Officer to ensure workplace safety and health by implementing policies, conducting risk assessments, investigating incidents, providing training, and ensuring compliance with OHS legislation.

Key responsibilities include developing and implementing safety programs, inspecting workplaces and equipment for hazards, managing emergency response, promoting a strong safety culture, and documenting findings and corrective actions. They serve as a vital link between management and employees to foster a secure and healthy work environment.

Experience or qualified in OHSA.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement OHS policies, procedures, and safety programs to establish a safe working environment.

Risk Assessment:

• Identify potential hazards and conduct risk assessments to evaluate risks and recommend controls to prevent accidents and injuries.

Compliance:

• Ensure the organization adheres to all relevant health and safety regulations, standards, and legislation.

Workplace Inspections:

• Conduct regular inspections of workplaces and equipment to check for unsafe conditions and non-compliance with safety measures.

Incident Investigation:

• Investigate accidents and incidents, identify their causes, and propose improvements to prevent recurrence.

Training:

• Develop and deliver safety training programs to employees on safe work practices, hazard awareness, and the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Promote Safety Culture:

• Foster a positive safety culture by raising awareness and encouraging employees to follow safety rules and best practices.

Emergency Preparedness:

• Assist in developing and managing emergency response plans and ensure emergency exits are clearly marked.

Reporting:

• Prepare reports on safety performance, violations, and incidents to management and relevant authorities.
• Essential Skills

Knowledge of Regulations:

• A strong understanding of OHS legislation and enforcement procedures.

Analytical Skills:

• Ability to assess risks, interpret results from industrial hygiene surveys, and identify process bottlenecks.

Communication:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills to advise, train, and liaise effectively with employees and management.

Organizational Skills:

• Good organizational skills to manage safety programs, documentation, and reports.

Computer Literacy:

• Proficiency in common software like MS Word, Excel, and email for reporting and communication.

Outworx is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principles of Employment Equity. Preference will be given to candidates in line with our AA/EE plan and designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your current notice period?
• What is your salary expectation?
• Are you able to work weekends?
• Do you have a valid qualification in Occupational Health and Safety?

Education:

• High School (matric) (Required)

Experience:

• Occupational Health and Safety Officer: 1 year (Preferred)

Location:

• Cape Town, Western Cape 8001 (Required)

Work Location: In person