QHSE Officer

Job Purpose

Provide technical QHSE support to the Transport Department and operational teams to ensure safe, legal, reliable and quality-focused transport operations. Support the implementation and continual improvement of the AGL QHSE Management System within transport, with specific focus on road safety, driver and fleet compliance, dangerous goods, contractor/subcontractor management, incident prevention and investigation, and compliance with applicable South African legislation, AGL standards and customer requirements.

• Support the Transport Manager and QHSE Manager in implementing, maintaining and continually improving QHSE requirements within the Transport Department.
• Ensure transport operations comply with AGL Group requirements, applicable South African legislation, customer requirements and approved QHSE procedures.
• Maintain transport-specific procedures, checklists, risk assessments, safe work practices and QHSE improvement plans.
• Monitor implementation of QHSE actions and provide regular status reports to the Transport Manager and QHSE Manager.
• Participate in management meetings, transport QHSE reviews and relevant safety committees.

• Verify that vehicles are appropriately licensed, roadworthy and maintained, including Certificates of Fitness/Roadworthy Certificates, permits, inspection records and other required documentation.
• Monitor vehicle pre-trip inspections, defect reporting, maintenance controls, tyre condition, load security and vehicle safety equipment.
• Monitor driver compliance with licence, Professional Driving Permit (PrDP), medicals, training and competency requirements, where applicable.
• Monitor driver behaviour, speeding, harsh braking, fatigue indicators, traffic violations and other telematics/fleet safety data, and recommend corrective action.
• Promote defensive driving, journey management, fatigue management, driver wellness and road-risk reduction initiatives.

• Support compliance with applicable Dangerous Goods transport legislation, regulations, standards and AGL procedures.
• Monitor dangerous goods vehicle, driver, documentation, placarding, packaging, segregation and emergency equipment requirements, where applicable.
• Verify that personnel involved in dangerous goods transport have the required training and competency for their responsibilities.
• Participate in dangerous goods incident prevention, emergency response planning, drills and investigations.
• Maintain working knowledge of the National Road Traffic Act and applicable Dangerous Goods Regulations and standards.

• Support preparation for and participation in SQAS, customer, internal and external QHSE audits and assessments.
• Monitor transport compliance against SQAS requirements, including driver wellness, vehicle maintenance, loading/overloading controls, road safety, incident management and performance monitoring.
• Maintain awareness of the National Road Traffic Act (NRTA), applicable Road Traffic Regulations, Dangerous Goods Regulations, Occupational Health and Safety requirements and other legislation relevant to transport activities.
• Track audit findings, non-conformances and corrective actions to effective closure.
• Support customer and tender requirements relating to transport QHSE compliance.

• Conduct transport risk assessments, Job Safety Analyses and task-specific assessments for routine, non-routine and high-risk activities.
• Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc transport QHSE inspections, including depots, yards, vehicles, loading/unloading areas and driver facilities.
• Identify unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, legal gaps and system weaknesses and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Exercise the authority to recommend or initiate the stopping of an unsafe activity where there is an immediate risk to people, property, the environment or customers, in accordance with AGL procedures.

• Ensure transport incidents, accidents, near misses, environmental events and other QHSE events are reported in accordance with AGL requirements.
• Participate in investigations appropriate to the severity of the incident, including root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Monitor incident trends and develop targeted interventions to reduce repeat events.
• Support transport emergency response plans, emergency contact…