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Safety Inspector

Safety Inspector

Qualification title

Occupational Certificate: Safety inspector (Forestry and Related Industries Safety Health and Environment Officer)

Development Quality Partner: FPMSETA 

SAQA QUAL ID: 99712

NQF Level 04

Minimum credits : 278

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 

Purpose:

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Forestry and Related Industries Safety, Health and Environment Officer. A Forestry and Related Industries Safety, Health and Environment Officer ensures forestry and related industry companies adhere to the legal requirements in terms of Occupational Health and Safety Legislation, in line with industry systems and standards in order to direct and support management in achieving its safety, health and environmental goals and objectives.

A qualified learner will be able to:

• Implement, maintain and review the specific elements of the forestry and related industry company safety systems to promote a safe and healthy work environment free of hazards and risks.
• Identify, monitor and mitigate hazards and risks in the forestry and related industry workplace to minimise and control potential for injury and loss.
• Manage incident scenes, coordinate emergency responses and take part/assist in incident investigations to identify and determine compliance with safety, health and environmental rules and regulations and implement preventative measures.
• Enforce statutory (legal) and forestry and related industry company compliance requirements through inspections, first party audits and structured meetings.
• Conduct an appreciation of all operational, chemical and mechanical tasks and activities of a forestry and related industry company to determine compliance with legislation.
• Conduct elementary Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) activities in a forestry and related industry workplace to promote a safe and healthy work environment.