ROLE DETAILS:
The Occupational Health & Safety and Training Advisor reports to the OHST Superintendent and the primary role is to develop, review, revise and present training, ensuring training documentation is maintained current. Also, to ensure training and safety procedures are compliant to the national, corporate and legislative standards, as well as the implementation and management of the onboarding induction, annual refresher training and all OHST related training while ensuring a safe, productive operation.
Safety Requirements
• Display a clear commitment to safety and health and seek to eliminate or control the risks of injury and/or damage to equipment.
• Operate in accordance with and comply with the Company’s Safety and Health Policy, Health and Safety Management System, and with all site policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Proactive involvement with continuous Health & Safety improvement processes.
• Active participation in all communication and awareness systems.
Environmental Requirements
• Display a clear commitment to responsible environmental management and seek to eliminate or control the risks of damage to the natural environment.
• Operate in accordance with the Company’s Environmental Policy, and comply with other site environmental policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Proactive involvement with continuous environmental management improvement processes.
• Manage all activities in a manner that prevents pollution and minimizes damage to the natural environment.
• Prevent pollution and minimize waste generation through reduced consumption and increased re-use and recycling.
Stakeholder Requirements
• To foster friendly and professional working relationships with all external Stakeholders/contacts. This includes landholders, members of the local community, contractors and visitors.
• Operate in accordance with Company’s Stakeholder Policy.
Specific Departmental Requirements:
• Directly and actively participate in competency-based training and assessment methods for all
• departments, including development and selection of training materials.▪ Develop and maintain training, procedural systems, and processes for the operations in accordance with requirements, industry best practices, and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain OHST safe work procedures and promote high safety awareness, ensuring work is carried out in an environmentally sustainable manner.
• Administer Site Entry Procedure.
• Manage OHST onboarding induction program, ensuring personnel are adequately inducted and trained in their work area and are aware of all workplace rules and critical procedures that apply at site.
• Maintain all required training documentation for the site, ensuring employees, contractors, vendors, and visitors are current in INX.
• Audit training and associated documentation to ensure compliance with corporate and MSHA requirements.
• Conduct and review departmental training needs analysis and maintain an updated training matrix for all OHS and MSHA required training.
• Actively contribute to new initiatives and implement changes as directed by the OHST Superintendent or delegate.
• Support leadership by actively promoting, monitoring, and enforcing compliance of safe work practices.
• Facilitate incident investigations, as needed, to establish root cause of events and determine corrective actions.
• Facilitate and participate in the Formal Risk Assessment process.
• Ensure regularly scheduled inspections of working areas, stockpiles, waste dumps, etc. are being conducted by leaders.
• Track compliance with established KPIs.
• Ensure task observations and AFLs are being conducted by leaders and track compliance of operators with established KPIs.
• Audit and track controlled documents to identify documents requiring review, informing responsible leaders of required review dates.
• Develop a culture of high performance and behaviors that are consistent with Company values.
• Coach and mentor site leaders and employees on inspections, task observations, AFLs, etc. through one on-one or group training in the field.
• Conduct regular field inspections, task observations, AFLs, etc., entering activities, findings, and actions into INX.
• Accompany MSHA inspectors on occasion.
• Develop sitewide monthly OHST meeting presentations for the site to communicate lessons learned from site events, flash reports, MSHA Fatality alerts, and other relevant information to promote OHST efforts within the departments.
• Review INX event entries for quality; reporting substandard entries to appropriate workgroup leaders as well as OHS advisors and technicians for follow-up.
• Coach and mentor OHST Training Coordinators and develop plans for career advancement with succession planning for roles within the team.
• Ensure all safety related activities are undertaken in accordance with Company policy, standards, and procedures, as well as MSHA requirements, to include workplace examinations, Hazard IDs, pre-start checks, pre-start meetings, and incident reporting.
• Ensure all OHST documents are current in document control.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in all work areas.
• Ensure effective handover to cross shift or delegate as required.
• Provide and monitor training opportunities in an objective process; ensure that training opportunities are
• made available fairly, consistently and in a manner free from discriminatory bias.
• Regularly attend different workgroups lineouts, Strive for 5, OHS, and other meetings.
• Other duties as required
Qualifications Required
• Five years’ minimum demonstrated experience in competency-based training and assessment methods, including development and delivery of training materials.
• Competence and familiarity with learning management systems and web delivery tools.
• Sound understanding of risk management processes.
• MSHA Approved Instructor (Blue Card certified) desirable
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Practical experience in the interpretation and application of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Act & Regulations
• Experience in the development of policies, procedures, competencies, and risk assessments.
• Effective written, verbal, and communication skills to satisfy training, safety, and electronic message transmission policies of the company.
• Demonstrated computer skills in Windows environment with experience in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
• and Outlook.
• Demonstrated experience managing induction processes, training programs, and initiatives.
• Strong people skills.
• Experience in the supervision of employees.
• Current Driver’s License
• Ability to pass a background check and post-offer physical
Desired Experience & Competencies
• Degree in Education, Training, Human Resources, OHS or related field, OR equivalent experience.
• An understanding of mining and minerals processing operations
• Experience with incident investigation and reporting, preferably ICAM.
• Familiarity with INX database modules such as InTuition, InFlight and InControl.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels.
• Knowledge of safety management systems; ability to write reports.
• Detailed understanding of the Mine Safety Health Act (MSHA) and regulations.
• Experience in incident investigations, workplace inspections, and audits
• Knowledge of change management processes.
• Ability to work independently and to a plan.
• Advanced computer skills, with the ability to use integrated management systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to positively influence others.
• Ability to manage multiple competing demands and work to a deadline.
• Ability to attain precise standards and attention to detail.
• Flexibility to adapt to improved procedures and practices.