Mildred Wanga

Experience

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  Public Health Mumias Sub-County Office

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Public Health Attachee

  • WASH in Schools – Visit High Schools in Mumias West Sub-County to educate the students on personal hygiene, menstrual hygiene, handwashing, drugs and substance abuse, early teenage pregnancies, Sexual Transmitted Diseases, HIV. • Conducting community Lead Total Sanitation (CLTS) to promote Open Defecation Free community. • Water quality – inspection of community protected springs, water sampling from community water points for testing and analysis, distribute water treatment tablets to households. • Health education and promotion- Educate the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) on home remedies to ensure quality drinking water (boiling), malaria (endemic disease in the area), rodent and vermin control. • Food hygiene – Inspect food premises to ensure compliance with the food hygiene provisions by Public Health Act CAP 242 Laws of Kenya. • Infection Prevention and Control – Distribute Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs) to pregnant mothers in the MCH and households. • Community WASH promotion - Mobilized the community members to barazas to educate them on various WASH areas including water treatment methods at household level, maintenance of water points, getting grievances especially women and girls on access of water points, etc. • Vector and rodent control – Participated in fumigation of households infested with bedbugs. Show less

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  Spinners and Spinners Ltd

  Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Environment, Health and Safety intern

  - Ensuring compliance to national legal regulations i.e., The OSHA, 2007, EMCA, 1999, and TheEnvironmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003.- Coordinating statutory audits i.e., Occupational Safety and Health, Fire Safety, Risk Assessments, Environmental Audits.- Conducting internal audits Occupational Safety and Health Audits.- Conducting internal Environmental Audits to evaluate the company’s environmental performance, which includes collecting data on environmental footprints.- Coordinating statutory Occupational Safety and Health audit, Risk Assessment, and Fire Safety audit conducted by an approved DOSHS advisor.- Reviewing environmental, safety and health policies and procedures to keep them up to date.- Routine inspection of workplaces to ensure workplace safety.- Maintaining EHS records and documents. - Ensuring that the welfare of employees is safeguarded by implementing activities such as provision of First Aid kits in every department, provision of safe drinking water to employees, provision of sitting facilities, provision of changing rooms, fumigation of workplaces, creating COVID-19 awareness, and training employees to educate them about safety. - Distributing PPEs and keeping records of the same.-Induction of new employees at the workplace.- Conducting in-house trainings i.e., Safety and Health, Fire Safety, chemical safety - Conducting accident investigation to determine cause of accident and to implement mitigation measure to prevent similar future events.- Conducting WIBA follow-up for injured employees and fatalities.- Waste management – ensuring various waste generated from different production departments is managed properly in accordance to the waste management procedures provided for by the Spinners and Spinners Ltd Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and requirement of EMCA (waste management) regulations.- Implementing the Take-back mechanism for managing plastic waste management Show less

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  Envosh Consultants Limited

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  Environmental, Health and Safety coordinator

  - I conducted statutory OSH audits for clients, including risk assements and fire safety aidits.- I conducted EIAs for various projects.- I conducted environmental audits for clients.I conducted statitory OSH trainings for clients.- I prepared reports for OSH audits, EIAs, and environmental audits.

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  Powergen Technologies Ltd

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2024

  Environment, Health and Safety coordinator

  • Implements and maintains Powergen Technologies Limited’s EHS policy, procedures, and programs.• Conducts safety surveys for all proposed project (including site specific Risk Assessments). Safety survey, HIRA and Safe Work Method Statements documentations for each project are submitted to the client for review and approval, allowing project implementation to commence.• Conducts periodic safety inspections and audits, identifying potential hazards, non-conformities to HSE procedures and following up on action closure.• onsite monitoring of site activities to ensure that waste from deployment of fiber works is handled according to Powergen Technologies’ Environment Management System.• Conducts community introduction of the company and its projects, through the local administration (County Commissioners, DCCs, and local chiefs).• Engages the local communities in project implementation areas on how the company can contribute to community development through CSR projects. • Forwards community concerns to management, and follows to ensure they have been resolved.• Develops, maintains, and tracks all employees’ competency certificates.• Conducts safety induction sessions for new employees before starting work at sites.• Coordinates regular HSE training sessions for employees, emphasizing best practices and safety procedures to enhance the organization's safety culture and environmental awareness.• Conducts daily Tool box talks to create awareness on safety procedures and absolute rules among workers.• Investigates incidents, accidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.• Procures, issues, and monitors the usage of PPEs, tools, and other EHS interventions.• Coordinates emergency response drills and ensures employees are trained on emergency procedures.• Prepares weekly and monthly HSE reports on HSE activities and KPIs for compliance with Safaricom PLC’s standards. Show less

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  Egypro East Africa LTD (Kenya)

  Aug 2024 - now

  Health Safety Environment Coordinator