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Occupational Health Manager

Executive Placements
Johannesburg Full-day Full-time

Description:

Key performance area

1. Provide efficient medical assessments and medical surveillance programs to enable the effective execution of an occupational health and wellness service to employees.

Oversee the management of the medical surveillance program in line with business occupational health program, which is required for the company to meet its objectives. Ensuring compliance to legislation and 100% completion of periodic medical surveillance. Provide efficient chronic disease management to employees including support. Correlate exposure to workplace health hazards and determines the impact on chronic illnesses and special needs of employee. Perform statistical analysis of site occupational health status and sick leave. Collaborate with HR and head of department in resolving issues relating to medical incapacitation as per medical review process. Manage and oversee the pre-employment and exit medical assessment process. Provide on time feedback on the suitability and fitness for the employment of employees based on the Occupational Risk Exposure Profile (OREP). Conduct physical assessments to diagnose common medical conditions and chronic ill health presented at the occupational health facility. Conduct trend analysis of Medical Surveillance and Primary Health Care and provide feedback and recommendations to management. Apply critical thinking skills and creative problem-solving analysis in making clinical decisions.


2.Compliance to legal requirements and standards

Manage the business periodic occupational health surveys including the and health risk assessment study process. Communicate outcomes with head of department and ensure that mitigating measures are provided and implemented for identified high risks and areas exceeding occupational exposures limits. Manage employee medical files in accordance with confidentiality legal compliance and maintain the confidentiality of the test results, ensuring that they are not disclosed without the consent of the employee concerned. Oversee the dispensing and management of medicines and ensuring that medicines are only dispensed by a person who are licensed in terms of Section 22C of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965. Ensure compliance to COIDA requirements and file workers compensation claim under COIDA on time in line with procedures for submitting claims under COIDA. Implement, monitor, and review a hearing conservation programme for employees working at high noise areas eg. Sand blasting. Oversee and manage the review of compiled occupational risk and exposure profiling (person-job specifications) together with area managers to ensure compliance and employees are fitness to work in assigned areas. Participate in internal and external audits, Manage departmental NCs on electroni
20 Mar 2025;   from: gumtree.co.za

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