Dynamic Environmental Health Practitioner with a proven track record at Joe Gqabi District Municipality, excelling in compliance inspections and community education. Skilled in report writing and problem-solving, I effectively led a project of revamping ablution facilities at Pelomosa primary school located ib Walter Sisulu Local Municipality to improve sanitation hygienic conditions for learners. Ensuring adherence to health regulations and enhancing public safety in a community.
1. Conducting inspections, audits and survey to all government and private establishments to monitor compliance on Occupational Health and Safety.
2. Implemented targets to be reached against action plans in order to ensure that environmental health and safety risks are mitigated.
3. Executing inspections in all public premises, food premises funeral undertaker’s premises.
4. Conduct training on the needs of premises to achieve compliance.
5. Conducting health and safety inspections in both public and private premises to ensure compliance with all relevant Environmental health legislations, Council policies and District By-laws.
6. Issue reports with recommendations for compliance.
7. Ensure law enforcement by issuing notices and fines on premises that are non compliant.
8. Write monthly reports and submit to the Senior Environmental Health Practitioner for intervention, and records.
9. Write memo reports for internal communication.
10. Acting on behalf of the Senior Environmental Health Practitioner when needed.
11.Investigating communicable disease outbreaks with outbreak response team
12. Conducting blitz inspection to monitor compliance with relevant legislation.
1. Implementing awareness programs in communities and in health establishments about Malaria preventative measures.
2. Investigating and tracing Malaria cases and deaths reported from hospitals and clinics to combat the spread of the disease.
3. Supervising the Malaria surveillance agents and all field staff.
4. Training and monitoring temporal employees responsible for indoor residual spraying of houses.
5. Monitoring the availability of rapid diagnostic tests at Hospitals and clinics.
6. Collecting, management and reporting of malaria control field data.
7. Identification and treatment of breeding sites working with entomology team.
Good communication and interpersonal
Problem solving and decision making
Planning and organizational skills
Computer literacy
Ability to handle confidentiality
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
Ability to work without supervision
Determined, confident and self motivated
Reports writing
Name : Mr B.E Simelane
Position : Chief Environmental Health Practitioner
Company : Department Of Health-Malaria Control Program
Contact Number : 035 789 2611 / 083 263 5521
Email address : bongani.simelane@kznhealth.gov.za
Name : Ms Lusanda George
Position : Environmental Health Practitioner ( Co-ordinator)
Company : Joe Gqabi District Municipality
Contact Number : 081 391 6597
Email address : lusandag@jgdm.gov.za