Ventilation and Hygiene Superintendent (North West)

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Overview This role is for a Ventilation and Hygiene Superintendent at Tharisa, located in the North West region. The position is responsible for overseeing and managing safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) compliance within its section, with a primary focus on ventilation and occupational hygiene within underground mining shafts. What you will do * Manage SHEQ compliance within the Section. * Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate, and report SHEQ status. * Conduct ventilation and occupational hygiene strategic planning. * Ensure that routine survey schedules exist. * Effectively manage Ventilation resources by providing guidance and direction. * Investigate and solve serious problems encountered in ventilation or other occupational hygiene factors in Tharisa UG shafts (e.g., major changes in airflow, temperature increases, gas intersections etc.). * Monitor and evaluate the performance of the underground main and auxiliary fans and dust suppression systems to maintain optimum efficiency and ensure compliance with Mine standards and Legislation. * Investigate and provide recommendations on specific ventilation designs and technological developments. * Devise contingency plans for underground fires that may occur, including evacuation plans, zoning of section, etc. * Ensure that emergency planning information in the Incident Control Room is updated on a quarterly basis. * Manage and coordinate the ventilation construction program to ensure effective ventilation of all working areas. * Ensure that all occupational hygiene monitoring functions and audits stipulated by the Mine Health and Safety Act and regulations are performed within time prescribed parameters. * Ensure effective ventilation and occupational hygiene control and reporting. * Provide specialist knowledge and advice to all levels of management to identify and resolve a wide range of occupational hygiene related issues. * Compile blasting schedules conduct re-entry intervals to quantify the validity of the set times. * Implement and manage heat and cold stress management. * Ensure that operating costs are minimized through proper designing the accurate size of airways, fans and refrigeration. * Ensuring that all pollutants are addressed before they could be health hazards and that risk assessments are covering all health-related hazards generated at Tharisa UG. * All relevant reports are compiled on time and sent to the applicable departments. * Ensure that operating standards and procedures are appropriate, entrenched and applied through regular audits and inspections as per organisational and legal requirements. * Ensure that all Ventilation activities are performed in line with the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act, ODMWA, COIDA, Water and Environment and Pollution Acts and DME guidelines. * Monitor trend ventilation and occupational hygiene related statistics and interpret results. * Ensure that reports on ventilation and occupational hygiene work done in section are scrutinised, collated and verified. * Ensure compliance to all statutory requirements. Requirements (from the original advert) **Qualifications:** * Grade 12/Matric NQF4 * Radiation Protection Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Hygiene or Ventilation Diploma NQF level 6 **Certifications:** * Advanced Certificate in Mine Environmental Control OR * Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control and be a registered Occupational Hygienist **Job-specific experience:** * Minimum of 5 years mining experience in underground ventilation and hygiene. **Inherent requirements:** * Must be medically fit Who should apply Candidates with extensive experience (minimum 5 years) in underground mining, specifically in ventilation and hygiene, are ideal for this role. Applicants must hold a Grade 12/Matric (NQF4) and either a Radiation Protection Certificate, a Diploma in Occupational Hygiene, or a Ventilation Diploma (NQF level 6). Additionally, an Advanced Certificate in Mine Environmental Control or an Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control combined with registration as an Occupational Hygienist is required. The successful candidate will be medically fit and possess strong capabilities in strategic planning, problem-solving, resource management, and ensuring strict adherence to SHEQ standards and relevant mining legislation. Deadline 25 October 2026 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/ventilation-and-hygiene-superintendent-north-west-tharisa Source: myjobmag

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