Sasol Principal Practitioner Process Safety & MOC SHE Jobs in South Africa
Short Description / Purpose of Job
• Participate in Process Safety strategy, interpret and implement process safety elements based on the One Sasol SHE Excellence approach in conjunction with Natref requirement.
• Evaluate process operations and design through risk assessments to ensure minimization of accidents, incidents, and events that harm people, property, or the environment.
• Partake in process hazard analysis/studies, conduct and assist during auditing, process safety information sharing and operational knowledge support to line management.
• Implement and enable process safety strategy to meet SHE performance goals.
• Ensure the root causes of major and significant process safety incidents determined by using the correct investigation methodology and is shared with the SHE center.
• Serve as team member in the compilation of Natref process safety related Specifications and Standards.
• Provide specialized Process Safety training.
• Maintain MOC System , track & coordinate MOCs.
Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities
• Facilitate ad hoc risk assessment studies using an appropriate selection of basic intermediate & advanced methodologies which includes HAZOP, FMEA, Human Factors, Risk Ranking, LOPA, QRA.
• Facilitate incident investigations process & assist in the compilation of incident reports, “lessons learned” & next steps.
• Communicate PHA report & findings to management. Assist management in the resulting decision- making process & formal response to recommendations.
• Advise operations on establishing & maintaining operating procedures as effective risk controls for activities.
• Provide a consultation service to operations on the technical aspects Sasol Specifications API, NFPA, ESME, etc of process safety management.
• Advise where applicable on Safety Case Technique information to support regulatory permitting & authorizations.
• Analyse trends & provide workable solutions to operations management for implementation.
• Advise & support on solutions which contributes to business results & improved competitiveness Contribute to the establishment & reviewing of site wide PSM related systems across multi- operating sites.
• Provide input in the design, development & maintenance of the process safety management system.
• Develop & maintain plant specific process safety procedures where applicable by interpreting Sasol process safety standards, procedures, specifications & guideline.
• Drive Operational process safety initiatives.
• Analyze Major Hazard Installation MHI as per regulations & ensure compliance to the standards by operations.
• Advise on land use/ spatial planning for operational areas based on the relevant studies e.g. MHI, building & facility studies.
• Facilitate/ participate in PSSR reviews of various complexities.
• Identify potential process & asset features that could escalate emergency events into major incidents
• Carry out Process Safety stand-by duties and co-ordinate external risk assessment studies when required
• Utilize consequence modelling & probability analysis fault tree / Event tree to develop solutions.
• Assess quality cost-effective solutions during risk assessments to ensure optimum risk design within acceptable risk parameters.
• Support & monitor the identification process of process safety critical equipment for preventative maintenance
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