Safety Manager

Elfab (Pty) Ltd

April 2015 to Actually working here

*preparing all health and safety files, and ensuring compliance with all occupational health and safety regulations and legislation.
*Performing risk assessments for all processes and activities to identify all hazards.
*Maintaining full and accurate health and safety training records.
*Formulate the agenda as well as chairing and minuting Health and Safety Committee Meetings.
*Investigate and formulate incident report with respect to any injuries or damage to equipment, and if necessary complete RMI documentation and arrange doctors visits for injured.
*Conducting scheduled safety inspections on site and in workshops on all equipment and staff and performing internal safety audits.
*Conducting Disciplinary hearings.

Legal and Compliance Consultant

Tumiramari (Pty) Ltd

February 2015 to August 2018

*Advise Board of Directors on achieving statutory compliance by interpreting regulations, suggesting company policies, and distributing literature on compliant work practices.
*Drafting and negotiating general business agreements on behalf of the company.
*Keep up with and review changes in laws that could affect the company, inform staff of changes and advise appropriate departments on actions to prevent legal issues.
*Manage compliance efforts, including correspondence, reporting and audits.
*Define and develop policies and procedures.
*Review documents, files, transcripts and other records to assess compliance and potential risk.

Company Secretary and chief legal officer

Cyberwise Corporation Ltd

February 2012 to May 2015

*preparing agendas for and taking minutes of board meetings and annual general meetings and maintaining all statutory books.
*dealing with correspondence and writing reports.
*monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action to ensure compliance with legislation and internal regulations.
*liaising with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers, auditors and regulatory bodies.
*developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and statutory requirements.
*planning and directing companies legal affairs and providing legal expertise to other departments where needed.

Director

Sim Legal and Corporate (Pty) Ltd

January 2004 to Actually working here

* Company secretarial, corporate governance, compliance, enterprise risk management and general legal consulting and assistance* Specialised employment/labour law advise, conducting disciplinary hearings as well as CCMA assistance*Drafting and negotiating general business agreements on behalf clients. *Health and safety (SHE) consulting services including incident/injury investigation*Preparation of legal registers to ensure client compliance with ISO Standards*Tax consultancy including assistance with filing of annual tax returns*Company and trust advise and assistance*Project and human resources management consultancy

LL.B

January 1999 to January 2001

B.Proc

January 1993 to January 1999

Career Goals

To build a long term relationship with a company coupled with opportunities for career growth and development

Industries of interest

Areas of interest

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies