Health & Hygiene Specialist

Oman Investment Authority; Oman; On-site; OMR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Oman Investment Authority invites applications for a Senior Health & Hygiene Specialist to lead the development, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene programs across the organization.

You will identify, assess, monitor and control workplace health hazards to prevent illness, protect wellbeing, and ensure compliance with laws, regulations and company requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health or a related field is required.
• CIH or equivalent certification; NEBOSH IGC or Diploma preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in occupational health and industrial hygiene; 5+ years in mining/mineral processing or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain the Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Management Program.
• Lead the Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Strategy and annual objectives.
• Manage ISO 45001 related activities and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Develop workplace exposure monitoring programs and oversee monitoring data analysis.
• Conduct Health Risk Assessments across operational activities and recommend controls.
• Oversee health surveillance programs and liaison with providers and laboratories.
• Promote employee wellness and health promotion initiatives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and timely corrective actions from inspections and audits.
• Investigation participation for occupational health incidents and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Occupational health

Industrial hygiene

Regulatory compliance

Health risk assessment

Emergency preparedness

Contractor health management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene/Environmental Health

Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or equivalent

NEBOSH IGC or NEBOSH Diploma (preferable)

Job description

Brief Posting Description

The Senior Health & Hygiene Specialist is responsible for leading the development implementation monitoring and continuous improvement of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene programs across the organization The role ensures the identification assessment monitoring and control of workplace health hazards to prevent occupational illness protect employee wellbeing and ensure compliance with applicable legal regulatory and company requirements The incumbent serves as the organization s subject matter expert in occupational health and industrial hygiene supporting operational excellence regulatory compliance workforce wellbeing and sustainable business performance through proactive health risk management

Detailed Description

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN MINING & PROCESS PLANT

• Develop implement and maintain the Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Management Program
• Develop and implement the Company s Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Strategy
• Establish annual occupational health objectives targets and monitoring programs
• Lead the occupational health component of the ISO 45001 Management System
• Ensure occupational health risks are systematically identified assessed controlled and reviewed across all operations
• Review and update occupational health standards procedures and guidelines
• Provide specialist technical advice to management on occupational health matters
• Support the integration of occupational health risk management into operational planning and business decision-making processes

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONITORING

• Develop and implement workplace exposure monitoring programs
• Conduct or coordinate monitoring of occupational exposures including Airborne dust and respirable particulates Crystalline silica Hazardous chemicals and gases Noise Heat stress Whole-body and hand-arm vibration Biological hazards Indoor air quality
• Establish exposure baselines and monitoring schedules
• Analyze industrial hygiene monitoring data and prepare technical reports
• Maintain occupational hygiene monitoring records and exposure databases
• Ensure monitoring equipment is calibrated maintained and fit for purpose

HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

• Conduct Health Risk Assessments HRAs across operational activities
• Evaluate employee exposure to occupational health hazards
• Assess the significance of identified health risks and exposure levels
• Recommend engineering administrative and personal protective controls
• Verify the effectiveness of implemented control measures through follow-up assessments
• Support operational risk assessments from an occupational health perspective

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

• Develop and manage occupational health surveillance programs
• Coordinate pre-employment periodic return-to-work fitness-for-duty and exit medical examinations
• Monitor occupational disease trends and health surveillance outcomes
• Liaise with occupational health service providers physicians and laboratories
• Ensure confidentiality integrity and secure management of employee medical records
• Track and report health surveillance compliance and effectiveness

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND HEALTH PROMOTION

• Develop and implement employee health promotion and wellness initiatives
• Conduct awareness campaigns on occupational health hazards and preventive measures
• Promote programs related to Heat stress prevention Hearing conservation Respiratory protection Ergonomics Fatigue management Healthy lifestyle practices
• Support workforce wellbeing and preventative health initiatives

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

• Ensure compliance with applicable occupational health legislation regulations permits standards and company requirements
• Maintain awareness of changes in occupational health and industrial hygiene regulations
• Coordinate occupational health regulatory inspections and compliance assessments
• Support internal and external management system audits
• Ensure timely closure of occupational health-related findings and corrective actions

INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

• Participate in investigations involving occupational illnesses health-related incidents and exposure exceedances
• Identify immediate underlying and root causes
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions
• Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions
• Prepare technical investigation reports and recommendations

CONTRACTOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT

• Assess contractor compliance with occupational health requirements
• Review contractor health risk assessments and exposure monitoring programs
• Verify contractor implementation of occupational health controls
• Monitor contractor performance against company occupational health standards
• Participate in contractor prequalification and performance evaluations

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

• Develop and maintain occupational health emergency response arrangements
• Identify and assess health-related emergency scenarios
• Support preparedness for chemical exposures toxic releases occupational illnesses and public health emergencies

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor s degree in Occupational Health Industrial Hygiene Environmental Health Public Health or a related science field required

Certifications

• Certified Industrial Hygienist CIH OHTA Occupational Hygiene Training Association certificates or equivalent
• Desirable NEBOSH IGC or NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health amp Safety is preferable

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of occupational health and industrial hygiene experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience within mining mineral processing heavy industry manufacturing oil amp gas or similar industrial environments
• Demonstrated experience in occupational exposure monitoring and health risk management
• Experience managing occupational health surveillance programs
• Experience conducting occupational health investigations and compliance assessments