Occupational Health Safety Officer
Resume:
Holder of a BSc in GES, OSHEMAC, SHE REP, food safety and hygienic management & covid-19 surveillance at workplace COURAGE T. TSAKATSA
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position in Safety, Health,
Environment and Quality Management to
make a strong contribution by utilizing
and expanding upon related education,
skills, experiences, and capabilities.
PROFILE
A determined and dedicated Safety,
Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ)
Practitioner looking for an opportunity for
career advancement to improve current
technical skills and knowledge while
contributing to business success. I have
experience and competence in
Occupational Health & Safety, Quality,
Food Safety and Environmental
Management Systems. I can work with
any organization / institution that is
willing to utilize my professional and
technical experience.
CONTACT
PHONE:
EMAIL:
***************@*****.***
Linkedin.co. /in/courage-tsakatsa
ADDRES
8033 Lion Road ZIMRE PARK, Harare,
Zimbabwe
EDUCATION
Midlands State University (MSU 2022)
2.1-degree class in:
BSc Honors Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies NSSA (NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY) 2024
Occupational Safety Health and Environmental Management Course
(OSHEMAC)
NSSA (NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHOURITY)
2022
SHE Rep Certificate
CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COH&S). 2021
Covid-19survellance And Workplace Management
CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY(COH&S)
2021
Food Safety and Hygiene Management
AMOSA INSTITUTE 2024
Hazchem certificate
WORK EXPERIENCE
PRODISTRIBUTION SHEQ Officer
Dec 2023 to February 2025
• Drafting and implementing all at hand SOPs
• Implementation of ISO45001 system so as to achieve vision zero
• Development and Implementation of ISO22OOO:2018
• Coordinate accident/incident investigation and report to the Managing Director
• Conduct SHEQ inductions to new employees
• Drafting, reviewing and updating of company policies and procedures
• Drafting of environmental management plan
• Conducting refresher firefighting drills
• Conduct safety audits within the workplace
• Ensuring that all business licensing has been done timeously Holder of a BSc in GES, OSHEMAC, SHE REP, food safety and hygienic management & covid-19 surveillance at workplace CERTIFICATES
• Safety Representative – NSSA
• COVID-19 SURVELLANCE AND
WORPLACE MANAGEMENT -
COH&S
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
• SPSS
• Microsoft Office i.e., Excel, Word,
PowerPoint
EXPERIENCED IN;
• Legislation governing Safety, Health
and Environment in Zimbabwe
• Hazard Identification and Risk
Assessment
• Accident investigation and
implantation of corrective measures
• SHEQ in-house trainings
• Disaster Preparedness and
Emergency Management
• Solid and Liquid Waste Management
SKILLS;
• Critical and Analytical thinking
& innovation
• Team player
• Problem solving
• Communication and
organizational skills
• Technical skills
• Fundamental leadership
• Ensuring that all water samples have been sent for quality testing
• Responsible for ensuring that trainings are done
• Writing monthly reports and submit them to the managing director Alpha Packaging Pvt SHE Assistant officer
April 20203 to Dec 2023
• Providing advisory services and reporting to senior management to ensure compliance to regulations, laws and policies.
• Co-ordinating and conducting site audits and inspections and developing appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Establishing and reviewing SHE legal and other requirements, aspects and impacts register.
• License and permit processing (EMA, City of Harare, Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ), and National Social Security Authority (NSSA)) to keep abreast of compliance requirements.
• Development of waste management plan and submission to the Environmental Management Agency (EMA).
• Coordinate sustainable disposal of all waste to avoid environmental contamination.
• Ensuring that Occupational Hygiene Surveys (dust, noise, ventilation, lighting, ergonomics) are done and passing recommendations to line management.
• Development and implementation of the Training Calendar.
• Conducting SHE inductions for new employees and visitors.
• Conducts Committee meetings.
• Ensuring and enforcing the contents of ISO 45001 so as to achieve vision zero.
• Ensuring compliance with the requirements of ISO 14001 and all other environmental statutes.
• Review, investigate and analyses accidents, incidents and near missies and making corrective actions and recommendations.
• Assist in developing and implementing field location emergency response procedures and evacuation plans.
• Conducting pre-operational risk assessments and designing risk mitigation measures on a daily basis.
African Horizon Construction -Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Assistant Officer Highlands and Glenlorne sites
October 2022 – March 2023
• Hazards Identification and Risk Assessment for employee and site operations
• Reviewing SHE Policies, Programs, Plans and procedures and the implementation
• Formulating company objectives and targets and development of management programs
• Assisting departments in setting their objectives and targets, management programs and development of SHE documents
• Developing and implementing Emergency preparedness plan
• Ensure company compliance with all applicable legal and other requirements
• Advising top management on the improvement areas for an effective implementation of SHE Systems
• Developing weekly and monthly and providing possible mitigation measures to reduce incident and accidents occurrence Petrotrade Pvt Ltd – Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) Attaché February 2021-february 2022
Holder of a BSc in GES, OSHEMAC, SHE REP, food safety and hygienic management & covid-19 surveillance at workplace
• Helping in managing organisational Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) issues nationwide
• Help in implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of SHEQ Management Systems
• Ensure ring that quarterly Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for sites under construction.
• Training staff and stakeholders on relevant SHEQ issues
• Conducting workstation SHEQ Inspections & Audits (Service Stations, Construction sites, Workshop, Canteen, Trucks, Offices)
• Ensuring the recording of incidents and accidents as they occur
• Ensuring proper filling of all document’s licenses, orders, training records and invoices
• Help in licensing of all sites for ZERA, EMA and LOCAL
• ATHOURITY licenses
ARCHIEVEMENTS
• Helped in successful enforcing a safety awareness culture at Petrotrade
• Helped in coordinated awareness programmes which reduced accidents by almost 30%
• Assisted in implementing ISO 9001:2015 and its recertification PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Birth date: 04 May 1993
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Driver's License: Clean Class 2
Languages: English and Shona
NATIONAL ID : 75-496594P75
REFERENCES
Mrs Muchenge Mr R Maradzika
SHE Manager Operations Manager
African Horizon Construction Petrotrade Pvt Ltd
Cell +263-***-***-*** NOCZIM House
********@*****.*** 100 Leopold Takawira Street
Harare
Cell +263-***-***-*** / +263-***-***-***
Tell +263 (0242) 748 512/3/6
**********@**********.**.**
Mr P Tsaha
Former Petrotrade SHEQ Officer, now Gamuchirai Takavingofa NSSA OSH INSPECTOR SHE Officer
NSSA Masvingo 49 barking road Harare
Box 95 +263**********
Masvingo263 393364644/2265882 +263*********
Cell +263********* ******@**************.**.**
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