About

I believe myself to be a highly self-controlled, dependable, and professional individual. I am a responsible, independent, creative decision-maker with good interpersonal communication skills who can operate under pressure. I am capable of working unsupervised on remote areas and am independently self-motivated. I am capable of working in any location under almost any circumstances because I have a good understanding of occupational health and safety and environmental management systems, safety rules and regulations, hygiene coaching, experience in HSE legal requirements and quality auditing, and mentorship in ISO 45001/2018 OHSM, ISO 14001/2015 EMS and able to implement OHS vision zero seven golden rules.

Skills

  • HSE management system implementation
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  • English
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  • Bemba and Swahili
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Experience

Joseph Mwipa

Work experience
  • 1. Monitoring safety inspections and observations
  • 2. Managing Workers compensation claims
  • 3. Preparing OHS budgets
  • 4. Assisting in investigations and reporting of workplace incidents
  • 5. Supporting the continuous improvement opportunities at the site
  • 6. Monitoring job safety of employees and contractors
  • 7. Considering potential OHS issues or those raised by staff and planning for consultation and
  • resolution.
  • 8. Considering staff welfare issues including reasonable
  • 9. accommodations and return to work.
  • 10.Considering adequacy of staff facilities.
  • 11. Planning suitable OHS training, including induction of new workers.
  • 12. Reviewing the OHS Risk Register.
  • 13. Prioritising hazards to be addressed and allocating responsibility and resources for these.
  • 14. Developing / reviewing the annual HWS Activity Plan and monitoring progress over time.
  • 15. Developing / reviewing specifically staff wellbeing issues and developing / monitoring staff wellbeing
  • initiatives or programs.
  • 16. Reviewing OHS aspects of proposed purchases of equipment, goods and services, proposed projects
  • to be undertaken within the work group and proposed workplace changes.

Joseph Mwipa

Work experience
  • Establishment of HSE effective controls in maintenance workshop, Transportation and environment
  • tracking services.
  • ❖ Site assignment for the EMS Champion-EMS ISO 14001/2015
  • ❖ Site Internal Auditor for OHS-ISO 45001/2018
  • ❖ Upkeep of environmental license requirements for pesticides, poisonous compounds, emissions,
  • hazardous waste management, and fuel storage facilities (including hydrocarbons management).
  • ❖ Setting controls to preventing respiratory illnesses
  • ❖ Preventing respiratory illnesses in mining drivers by lowering workplace health risks such as
  • pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and diesel emissions
  • ❖ Repetitive and cumulative musculoskeletal injury prevention for workplace personnel
  • musculoskeletal injuries, particularly to the low back, neck, knees, shoulders, and arms, are a
  • persistent issue at the workplace.
  • ❖ Preventing traumatic injuries, such as those brought on by electricity, machinery, and slips and falls
  • in the workshop where equipment is repaired
  • ❖ Disaster eliminating the risk of workplace catastrophes (fires, explosions, and inundations); lowering
  • the risk to emergency responders; and improving their efficacy.
  • ❖ The avoidance of injuries and fatalities among passengers while operations are underway.

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