EHS Specialist

• Ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Cap 231, as amended in 2025.
• Monitor workplace compliance with applicable health and safety regulations and organizational policies.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve EHS procedures and programs.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections to identify unsafe conditions and practices.
• Maintain accurate EHS records, reports, registers, and compliance documentation.

• Conduct comprehensive workplace risk assessments and job hazard analyses.
• Identify potential physical, chemical, environmental, and operational hazards.
• Recommend appropriate control measures using the hierarchy of controls.
• Monitor implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Follow up on identified safety risks to ensure timely closure.

• Investigate workplace accidents, near misses, injuries, and other EHS incidents.
• Identify immediate, underlying, and root causes of incidents.
• Prepare detailed incident investigation reports.
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor implementation of actions to prevent recurrence.

• Develop and deliver EHS training programs for employees and contractors.
• Conduct safety inductions and toolbox talks.
• Promote employee awareness of workplace hazards and safe working practices.
• Encourage proactive reporting of hazards, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
• Support management in developing a strong and positive safety culture.

• Ensure compliance with the National Environment Act, Cap 181, and applicable environmental requirements.
• Support environmental compliance activities involving NEMA.
• Monitor environmental risks associated with manufacturing and industrial operations.
• Maintain appropriate environmental records and documentation.
• Support environmental inspections, audits, assessments, and regulatory reporting.

• Oversee the safe handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of waste.
• Monitor management of hazardous substances and chemicals.
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place for hazardous materials.
• Monitor waste generation, emissions, and effluent management.
• Identify opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve resource efficiency.

• Lead workplace emergency preparedness initiatives.
• Develop, review, and implement emergency response procedures.
• Coordinate emergency drills and preparedness exercises.
• Support effective fire prevention and response measures.
• Ensure emergency equipment and systems are appropriately maintained and accessible.
• Provide employees with appropriate emergency response training.

• Monitor EHS compliance among contractors working on company premises.
• Conduct contractor safety inductions and awareness sessions.
• Verify contractor compliance with required safety standards.
• Implement and monitor Permit-to-Work (PTW) systems for high-risk activities.
• Ensure contractors conduct appropriate risk assessments and follow approved safety procedures.
• Stop unsafe activities where necessary and escalate significant risks to management.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of relevant EHS experience, preferably within manufacturing, construction, industrial, or other high-risk operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of Ugandan occupational health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Practical experience in workplace risk assessment and hazard identification.
• Experience conducting incident investigations.
• Experience developing and delivering EHS training.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance and NEMA requirements.
• NEBOSH, IOSH, or another relevant professional EHS certification is an added advantage.

• Safety-conscious and proactive.
• Highly observant and detail-oriented.
• Strongly committed to regulatory compliance.
• Confident in conducting inspections and audits.
• Effective at communicating safety requirements.
• Analytical and solution-oriented.
• Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Comfortable working in industrial and manufacturing environments.
• Willing to challenge unsafe practices and recommend appropriate corrective measures.

• Occupational health and safety management.
• EHS compliance and audits.
• Workplace risk assessments.
• Incident and accident investigation.
• Environmental compliance.
• NEMA requirements.
• Waste and hazardous-substance management.
• Emergency preparedness and fire safety.
• Contractor safety management.
• Permit-to-Work systems.
• EHS training and employee awareness.
• Manufacturing or industrial operations.