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MERCY SEPADI, Environmental health Practitioner

MERCY SEPADI

Environmental health Practitioner

City of Johannesburg

Location
South Africa
Education
Master's degree, Public Health
Experience
11 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 3 Months

Environmental health Practitioner at City of Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • My current job since August 2015

Municipal health services (Food and Meat hygiene/safety, water quality, chemical safety, environmental pollution control, surveillance of premises, surveillance of communicable diseases excluding immunization, disposal of the dead, vector control, community development and involvement, and administrative duties such as report writing, analysis of building plans, law enforcement (issuing of fines, statutory notices)

Occupational health and safety 4 part time lecturer at University of Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • January 2017 to April 2017

Late Class sessions lecturing, development of assessment, marking of scripts invigilating

Environmental health department office assistant at University of Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • January 2015 to May 2015

Department sport activities management, office risk assessment, students management, invigilating students during assessment

Environmental health Practitioner community service at Letaba hospital
  • South Africa
  • January 2014 to December 2014

Health care risk waste management, surveillance of premises, food and meat hygiene/safety, health promotion

SHE OFFICER at Kansai Plascon
  • South Africa
  • July 2013 to December 2013

PPE MANAGEMENT, implementation of ISO 14001 and 1600, food safety, surveillance of premises

Environmental health Practitioner intern at City of Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • April 2013 to June 2013

Municipality health services, community development and involvement, report writing, health promotion and education

WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING: WORK A Health Environment and Development study (HEAD) surveyor at University of Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • September 2012 to September 2012

i conducted a door to door survey (visiting/interviewing respondents in their homes) . A Health Environment and Development study (HEAD) study was conducted over a five year period and is a collaborative effort between the Medical Research Council (MRC), the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the University of the Witwatersrand and the City of Johannesburg (CoJ). The study was conducted in Hillbrow, Bertrams, Riverlea, Braamfischerville and Hospital Hill

WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH student at City of tshwane metropolitan Municipality
  • South Africa
  • July 2011 to July 2011

Part of the 100 days of training as a requirement for National Diploma in Environmental health. Local government teaching on Municipal health services

WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING: meat inspector student at Chamdor meat Packers abbatoir
  • South Africa
  • June 2011 to June 2011

Part of 100 days of training as a requirement for National Diploma in Environmental health. Local government teaching on Municipal health services

WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING: Environmental Health student at Fetakgomo local Municipality
  • South Africa
  • June 2010 to June 2010

Part of 100 days of training as a requirement for National Diploma in Environmental health. Local government teaching on Municipal health services. Trainee duties

Education

Master's degree, Public Health
  • at University Of Johannesburg
  • April 2020

A coursework and research degree with assessments that included debates, discussions and presentations on mental health, food security and quality, health systems , brain drain

Bachelor's degree, Btech in Environmental health
  • at University Of Johannesburg
  • March 2014

Occupational health and safety 4(distinction), management practice 4( distinctions), research methodology and technology (distinctions), waste management 4( 72%)

Diploma, National diploma in Environmental health
  • at University of Johannesburg
  • March 2013

A three year study inclusive of 200 days of work integrated learning ( at industrial businesses, municipalities, abbatoirs)

Specialties & Skills

Waste Management
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Food Safety
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Risk Control
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Health Promotion
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Health Law
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Report writing
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Law enforcement
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Teamwork
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Training and Certifications

Standard precautions: waste management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Standard precautions: Hand hygiene (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Standard precautions: Hand hygiene (Training)
Training Institute:
World Health Organization
Date Attended:
May 2020
Duration:
2 hours
COVID19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID19 Partners Platform to support Country Preparedne (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
Promising Programatic Approaches for Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Health Workforce Productivity:An approach for Measurement, Analysis and Improvement (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Population, Health and Environment (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Safe Handling of Health Care Waste (Training)
Training Institute:
Geozone Environmental (Pty) Ltd
Date Attended:
February 2017
Hazardous Chemical Substances Risk Assessment (Training)
Training Institute:
Human Hygiene Consultants
Date Attended:
November 2013
Duration:
8 hours
Industrial audiometry (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Johannesburg
Date Attended:
September 2012
Duration:
40 hours
Industrial audiometry (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Johannesburg
Date Attended:
September 2012
Duration:
40 hours
Architectural and Engineering Aproaches Airborne Infection Control (Training)
Training Institute:
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
24 hours
Peace officer training (Training)
Training Institute:
City of Johannesburg
Date Attended:
October 2016
Duration:
80 hours
The COSHH Risk Assessor Certification™ (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020
Teaching Techniques: Project-Based Learning (Training)
Training Institute:
Linkedin
Date Attended:
May 2020
Duration:
2 hours
Evaluating,Controlling and Preventing the Presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in Food Production (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Construction Management: Safety & Health (Training)
Training Institute:
Linkedin
Date Attended:
May 2020
Duration:
2 hours
Infectious and vector borne diseases (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Infectious and vector borne diseases (Training)
Training Institute:
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Date Attended:
May 2020

Hobbies

  • Watching soccer