Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Mr Rambhai came to Kenya in the early 1940s from the Gujarat region of India. He started a small hardware store in downtown Nairobi in 1948 and that was the humble beginnings of what is now the Ramco Group. His 3 sons, Kirit, Mahendra and Chandrakant joined the family business after their studies and based on these strong family ties, the group built a solid...

ROLE PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Group EHS Manager the role holder will ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards, as well as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles across defined companies.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate

Experience needed

3 years

• Ensure the company is compliant with the requirements of the Fire Risk Reduction Rules 2007.
• Ensure that the facilities have been inspected for fire safety by the relevant authorities and a valid fire clearance certificate is issued;
• Coordinate, record, and conduct fire drills twice a year and give recommendations for improvement;
• Train employees on basic fire & first aid practices and emergency preparedness response;
• Conduct regular inspections in the workplace and give recommendations to improve fire safety within the facilities to the EHS Manager;
• Liaise with the service providers to ensure maintenance of the firefighting equipment and fire alarm systems are carried out and recorded;
• Provide relevant information and fire safety signage including; a fire action plan and emergency contacts.
• Implement a system for reporting, and documenting all workplace incidents, accidents, and significant near misses; (Incident Management Protocol)
• Investigate all workplace accidents and incidents and give recommendations to prevent a recurrence. Ensure the corrective actions/ measures from the accidents/ incident's investigation reports are implemented to prevent a recurrence;
• Carry out analysis of workplace accidents and incidents and suggest improvement plans;
• Facilitate employees who are injured at the workplace to get access to medical services.
• Enforce PPE compliance;
• Conduct a PPE profile to establish the most appropriate PPEs to be used based on the risks and tasks and guide the management upon purchase;
• Conduct PPE audits to ensure that all employees including contractors and visitors have been provided with the appropriate PPEs and enforce PPE usage to all employees, contractors, and visitors across the sites;
• Train employees on PPE usage and its importance.
• Ensure all workplaces have an adequate supply of clean drinking water accessible to the employees;
• Ensure employees have been provided with drinking water cups – disposable or reusable;
• Ensure employees have clean and enclosed changing rooms for both males and females;
• Ensure fumigation of the lockers is regularly conducted;
• Ensure every employee has been provided with a staff locker including casuals and contractors;
• Ensure the workplace has well-stocked first aid boxes;
• Ensure there is the presence of resting bays.
• Ensure a high level of hygiene is maintained in the washrooms, canteens, changing rooms, and kitchens to protect the health of the employees.
• Conduct regular walkabouts to check that washrooms, canteens, and kitchens are in a sanitary condition.
• Washrooms have clean running water for handwashing, handwashing soap, hand dryers, tissue dispensers, sanitary bins in the ladies washrooms, and good lighting and ventilation;
• Canteens have handwashing stations, handwashing soap, organic waste bins, a seating area, and ensure they are free from pest infestation;
• Kitchens have dishwashing sinks with warm water, disinfectant baths, dishwashing soap, clean storage cabinets and ensure they are free from pest infestation.
• Sustain good housekeeping in the factories by ensuring;
• Workstations are neat and orderly;
• Gangways and emergency exits remain free from obstruction;
• Floors are well maintained and are free of slip and trip hazards;
• Gangways/ Aisles are marked and spacing is adequate to allow the movement of the pallet trucks and forklifts;
• The machine's layout and spacing are adequate;
• Liaise with the cleaning service providers to ensure that the factories are deep cleaned regularly and audit the status of hygiene;
• Storage facilities are well organized;
• Compile housekeeping reports.
• Reduce ergonomic hazards within the workplace by ensuring that;
• Employees are provided with lifting equipment e.g. pallet trucks, forklifts to reduce manual handling;
• Ensure employees are provided with comfortable seats that have backrests and are height adjustable;
• Ensure employees are provided with ladders for easy access to high shelves/ storage racks.
• Ensure electrical safety is maintained in the workplace to prevent accidents, near misses, or fatalities.
• Train employees on electrical safety;
• Ensure electrical appliances i.e. high-powered tools, electrical fixtures, and wirings are inspected every 6 months.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections to identify any electrical hazards such as overloaded sockets, open cable trays, open electrical panels, poor cable management, etc., and implement corrective actions.
• Implement machine safety in the workplace to prevent accidents, near misses, or fatalities.
• Perform regular checks on machines/ equipment to ensure that moving machine parts are guarded, operator controls (m/c sensors, emergency stop buttons) are functioning properly and not bypassed
• Ensure there is an existing preventive maintenance schedule and that machines are maintained as per the schedule and machine faults are repaired promptly;
• Conduct regular training for machine operators on machine safety;
• Ensure that contractors are compliant with the Contractors Management Policy;
• Issue permit to work and contractor management policy;
• Conduct toolbox talks before commencing any work within the workplace;
• Conduct regular checks to ensure that the contractor does not breach any of the EHS requirements.

• BA/BSc/HND
• Professional Certificate