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Mwenya Mundende
Environmental, Health And Safety Officer
Livingstone,Southern
Summary
Detail-oriented Environmental, Health and Safety Officer with over 7 years work experience, committed to monitoring public health and safety as well as environmental preservation. Expertise in environmental, health and safety management. Identifies and manages health risks due to environmental factors. Strong observational and documentation talents with superb reading and listening and comprehension. Familiar with monitoring, overseeing and ensuring compliance for all environmental health and safety program areas. Demonstrated skills in conducting effective health and safety audits, environmental and risk assessments. Also possess in-depth knowledge of applicable international and National laws and regulations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
15
15
Certificates
5
5
Languages
Work History
Environmental, Health and Safety Officer
Minor Hotels
Livingstone, Southern
03.2017 - Current
- Set-up, implement, and evaluate the health & safety management system of the Hotels.
- Conduct hygiene & housekeeping of food storage, preparation areas inspections.
- Conduct bi-annual self-audits in preparation for the group annual Environmental, health & safety audit.
- Perform regular water sampling to ensure portability of drinking water within the resort.
- Conduct regular trainings with regard to health and safety, fire safety, first aid, kitchen hygiene, and environmental awareness for the resort staff and contractors.
- Investigate all near misses, incidents and accidents and report them all the time.
- Prepare and submit weekly and monthly health & safety reports to management.
- Ensure environmental, health & safety policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to.
- Communicate effectively with external organisations such as the Livingstone City Council, Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA), Zambia wildlife Authority regarding the environmental policy and its implementation.
- Driving energy conservation at the resort.
- Conduct or be part of the team conducting Environmental Impact Assessment for all proposed new projects.
- Assist with development of improved seminars and training materials for internal and external purposes.
Lecturer
Kabwe College of Health Sciences
Kabwe , Central Province
02.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed semester outlines and instructional plans for each class session to comply with stated course objectives.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student centered learning.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities.
- Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities.
- Led engaging lectures with audience awareness in mind, allowing feedback to inform lecture facilitation.
- Improved students' results to 65% and above in the the two years through modernization of classroom methods and innovative lectures.
- Guided students in researching, structuring and presenting debate case.
- Designed and distributed lecture handouts to round out material and increase student understanding.
Program Officer
WASTE - Zambia (Subsidiary of WASTE - Netherlands)
Kabwe, Central Province
02.2014 - 02.2015
- Contribute to deliberations on strategy and the positioning of the SPA project.
- Set up, implement and report on SPA project with our local and International partners: Kabwe Municipal Council, Zambia National Building Society and WASTE Netherlands.
- Supervise and manage the SPA team and also the Community Based Entrepreneurs (CBEs) involved in the project.
- Contributing to capitalization and technical development of the project.
- Facilitating capacity building training programs for all stakeholders involved in the project.
- Provide appropriate infrastructure designs to the Council and the would-be clients with respect to their area.
- Using the GIS application to show who was receiving the sanitation services the project was offering.
- Identified, reviewed and applied policies and procedures by exercising informed judgment to achieve optimal performance of the sanitation project in Kabwe.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
Public Health Inspector
Kabwe Municipal Council
Kabwe , Central Province
09.2012 - 03.2013
- Complied with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and reported all unsafe practices.
- Investigated allegations of foodborne and inspected or audited food business' food safety practices.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives within environmental health, safety and sanitation areas.
- Part of the lead team in ensuring a reduction of cholera cases in Kabwe to almost zero occurrence in the 2013/14 season.
- Investigated complaints and expediently resolved concerns.
- Collected water samples from semi-processed, processed and raw water.
- Commenced enforcement action through improvement notices, prohibition orders, penalty notices or prosecutions.
- Compiled reports and provided training and guidance to communities within Kabwe.
Education
Master of Science - Environmental And Natural Resources Management
University Of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia 09.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health
Rusangu University
Monze, Zambia 01.2008 - 07.2013
High School Diploma -
Rephidim Institute
Lusaka, Zambia 01.2004 - 11.2006
Skills
1 Strong writing
undefinedSoftware
Minitab
Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) Miner
ArcGIS
MessageBox
Affiliations
Zambia Institute of Environmental Health
Accomplishments
1. Developed a digital internal auditing platform for food safety and energy conservation used in Minor Hotels Zambia.
2. Awarded for best sustainability and safety practices in the Minor Hotels Group.
3. Coordinated the launch the Earth Hour movement in 2019 in Livingstone with WWF.
4. Drove Minor Hotels Zambia Limited to achieving Gold Standard under the Green Growth 2050 sustainability audit in 2019.
Certification
CPR and AED First Aid Course
Interests
I enjoy outdoor and indoor sporting activities particularly football, volleyball, basketball
I enjoy networking people of different professions and skill sets
I like travelling and exploring new places
References
Mr. A Kazemba
Learning and Sustainability Manager
Minor Hotels Zambia Limited
P.O. Box 60151
Livingstone, Zambia
Cell: 0979528583
Mr. D. Choba
Project Manager
WASTE Zambia
P.O. Box 801212
Kabwe, Zambia.
0979 309 684
Mr. J. Kabunda
Clinical Instructor
Kabwe College of Health Sciences
P.O. Box 80622
Kabwe, Zambia
0971 659 725
Mr. L Banda
Public Health Department
Ministry of Local Government and Housing
Kabwe Municipal Council
P.O. Box 80424
Kabwe, Zambia.
Cell: 0977 273 181
Timeline
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System Awareness
08-2020
ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management System Awareness
08-2020
The COSHH Risk Assessor Certification
08-2020
Risk Communication for Emergency Preparedness
02-2020
Managing Health and Safety In Health Care Facilities
02-2020
CPR and AED First Aid Course
12-2019
Hazard Awareness Training
09-2019
Principles of Health and Safety Management
09-2019
Preventing Legionnaires Disease
09-2019
Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace
07-2018
Fire Fighting Induction
03-2018
Environmental, Health and Safety Officer
Minor Hotels
03.2017 - Current
Global Public Health
05-2016
Natural Resource for Sustainable Development
02-2016
UNCC: Introductory to e-course on Climate Change
07-2015
Master of Science - Environmental And Natural Resources Management
University Of Zambia
09.2014 - Current
Lecturer
Kabwe College of Health Sciences
02.2014 - 01.2016
Program Officer
WASTE - Zambia (Subsidiary of WASTE - Netherlands)
02.2014 - 02.2015
Public Health Inspector
Kabwe Municipal Council
09.2012 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health
Rusangu University
01.2008 - 07.2013
High School Diploma -
Rephidim Institute
01.2004 - 11.2006
Food Borne Illness outbreaks and Environmental Assessments
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