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South Africa's SHEQ & HSE talent pool

Hire safety people who are actually qualified.

Permanent hires or short-term project contractors — every candidate on SafetyTalent is anonymised, has confirmed availability within the last 4 weeks, and is reachable the moment you unlock. No agency commission — connect directly and keep the fee.

Browse candidates Upload your CV — free

Names and contact details stay hidden until an employer unlocks a profile — POPIA-compliant by design.

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4 wksmax age of any "available" status
R0agency commission, ever
Candidate profile SafetyTalent
Available now · confirmed this week
ID ST-1042 · GAUTENG
SHEQ Officer
8 years' experience · Mining & heavy manufacturing
SAMTRAC NEBOSH IGC ISO 45001 SACPCMP registered
Name, phone, email, full CV and referees unlock after purchase — from R1 450.
Available
How it works

One marketplace. Two very good deals.

Candidates never pay to be found. Employers pay a fraction of a recruiter's fee — and only for the people they actually want.

Free For safety professionals

1
Upload your CV — free, always

We extract your qualifications, certifications and experience automatically.

2
We anonymise you

We strip all personal details from public view — employers see your role, experience, certifications and province, never your name.

3
Stay visible with one click

Confirm you're still available every 4 weeks — or your profile quietly pauses. No stale listings, no awkward calls.

4
Get hired directly

Employers reach out once they unlock your profile. You negotiate your own salary — no agency in the middle.

Paid For employers

1
Search anonymised profiles

Filter by province, experience, industry, specific certifications — and whether candidates want permanent roles, project work, or both. Every visible profile confirmed available within 4 weeks.

2
Choose how to pay

Unlock a single CV for R1 450, or subscribe from R2,950/month for bundled unlocks, alerts and saved searches.

3
Unlock full details

Full CV, contact details and referees — delivered instantly with a POPIA acknowledgement on record.

4
Hire directly

No placement commission. A typical agency fee on a R450k SHEQ hire is R45k–R67k. Keep it.

Projects · shutdowns · fixed-term

Need safety cover for a project?

Construction phases, plant shutdowns, audits and fixed-term contracts — many of our candidates are project-ready and available at short notice. Filter for project availability and unlock the same way, from R1 450. No placement fees, no contractor markups.

The SafetyTalent difference

Fresh profiles, not a CV graveyard.

The problem with big CV databases? Half the profiles are out of date before you even start searching. Every SafetyTalent profile must personally re-confirm availability every 4 weeks or it is automatically hidden. If you can see it, it's live.

  • Safety professionals onlySHEQ, HSE and OHS specialists exclusively — no wading through a generalist database to find one safety officer.
  • Availability confirmed every 4 weeksCandidates re-confirm they're still open with one click — stale profiles auto-hide, so you never chase ghosts.
  • Direct contact, zero commissionUnlock and phone them the same day. A typical agency fee is R45k–R67k per placement — keep it.

Read how listings work →

Profile status — ST-1042

Full CV & certificatesON FILE
SAMTRAC · NEBOSH IGC · ISO 45001LISTED
AvailabilityCONFIRMED · 6 DAYS AGO
Contact detailsINSTANT ON UNLOCK
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Be a founding member

SafetyTalent is brand new — and that's your advantage. Early joiners on both sides get more than a head start.

Founding candidates get priority placement in search results when employer access opens — and keep it. First in, first seen.

For candidatesList free now · safetytalent.co.za

Founding employers get hands-on service: tell us what you need and we'll personally shortlist matching candidates from the incoming pool — no subscription required to start.

For employersSign up free · pay only per unlock

Real feedback from real users will appear here as the platform grows. We'd rather show you an honest empty space than invented praise.

Your review, soonThat's a promise about how we operate

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Browse available safety professionals now — or list your CV in under five minutes.

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Available right now

Every profile below confirmed their availability within the last 4 weeks. Filter, shortlist, unlock.

Example profiles shown. We've just launched — these cards illustrate how anonymised profiles work. Real candidates replace them as our founding pool grows.

Create a free employer account to shortlist candidates and save searches — you only pay when you unlock. Can't find who you need? Set a free candidate alert.

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Jobs board

Open health & safety roles

Live vacancies from paying employers. Applying is free for candidates — your details are only shared with the employer when you choose to apply.

Example listings shown. We've just launched — these illustrate how job posts appear. Real vacancies replace them as employers come on board.
Hiring? Get your role in front of dedicated safety professionals.
R2 900 per post, live for 35 days (extend 30 more for R2 600) — free monthly posts included with retainer plans.
Post a job — R2 900
Pricing & subscriptions

Pay only for the candidates you want

Job seekers list free, forever. Employers choose the option that fits — cancel anytime, no lock-in, no commission.

Single unlock

Once-off · no subscription
R1 450
per candidate
  • Full CV, qualifications & contact details
  • Referee details included
  • POPIA acknowledgement logged for you
  • Availability confirmed within the last 4 weeks
Most popular

Standard retainer

Growing teams
R2 950/mo
R590 per unlock — save 59%
  • 5 candidate unlocks every month
  • Unlimited searching & filtering
  • Saved searches + new-candidate alerts
  • 1 free job post per month
  • Cancel anytime

Talent Pro

Agencies & large employers
R4 950/mo
R330 per unlock — save 77%
  • 15 candidate unlocks every month
  • Multi-user team seats
  • 3 free job posts per month
  • Priority support
  • 2 months free on annual billing
Need to advertise a role instead?
Post a job and let candidates come to you — R2 900 per post, or bundled free with retainers.
Post a job

For perspective: a traditional agency placement on a R450 000 SHEQ salary costs R45 000 – R67 500. A full year of Talent Pro is R59 400 — for unlimited hiring.

Salary insights

What SA safety professionals actually earn

Benchmarks compiled from leading published salary surveys of the South African market. Use them to sanity-check an offer, budget a role, or negotiate your next move.

As our candidate pool grows, we'll publish the SA SHEQ Salary Report — real, anonymised asking-salary data broken down by province, industry and certification. List your CV or register as an employer to get it first, free.

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Typical annual basic salary by role

Indeed SA · PayScale · ERI SalaryExpert · 2026
Safety OfficerR205k – R285k
Senior H&S / SHEQ OfficerR285k – R345k
H&S / SHEQ ManagerR400k – R520k
Senior / Group EHS ManagerR680k – R920k

Annual basic salary ranges compiled from published 2026 data (Indeed South Africa, PayScale, ERI SalaryExpert). Actual pay varies widely by industry, province and certifications — mining, petrochemical and multi-site roles typically pay 20%+ above these bands.

Post a job

Let safety candidates come to you

R2 900 per post, live for 35 days — extend by a further 30 days for R2 600 — on our public jobs board. Free monthly posts included with retainer plans. Your post goes live the moment payment clears, and applications land in your dashboard.

We'll review your post and email you an invoice (card or EFT). Your post goes live the moment payment clears.

For safety professionals

List your CV — free, private, anonymous

Your name and contact details are never shown publicly. Employers see an anonymised profile and only receive your details after a paid unlock, with a POPIA acknowledgement on record.

Fields marked * are required. We review and list new profiles within 2 business days — you'll get a confirmation email. You'll then confirm your availability every 4 weeks with one click; miss it and your profile simply pauses.

For employers

Create your free employer account

Signing up is free — browse and shortlist as long as you like. You only pay when you unlock a candidate (from R1 450) or post a job (R2 900).

No credit card needed to sign up. We'll confirm your account by email within 1 business day. Cancel or downgrade anytime.

About us

Direct hiring for health & safety professionals

Recruitment agencies routinely charge 10–15% of a new hire's annual salary. For a specialist SHEQ role, that's R45 000 or more — for introducing two people who could have found each other directly.

SafetyTalent removes that cost. Employers browse anonymised profiles and pay a small fee only for the candidates they want. Candidates list free, keep control of their information, and stay visible by re-confirming availability every four weeks.

We're a South African business built for South African compliance — POPIA isn't a footer link here, it's the architecture. Personal information is released only after a purchase, and every release is logged.

What makes us different

  • Free, anonymous listings for job seekers
  • Availability re-confirmed every 4 weeks — no stale profiles
  • Every visible profile confirmed available within 4 weeks
  • A fraction of the cost of a recruiter
  • POPIA-compliant release of personal data, logged per unlock
  • Free quarterly SA SHEQ Salary Report

Ready to get started?

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Trust & transparency

How listings work

We believe in being straight with both sides of the marketplace. Here is exactly what a SafetyTalent listing is — and what it isn't.

Profiles are listed as submitted

Candidates upload their own CV, certifications and registration details. We anonymise the profile — stripping names and contact details from public view — and publish the credentials as declared by the candidate. The tags, registrations and experience you see on a profile card reflect the candidate's own submission. SafetyTalent does not verify, check or endorse profile contents.

Availability is always live

Every candidate must personally re-confirm they are still looking every 4 weeks. Profiles that don't confirm are automatically hidden — so every profile you can see is current, and you won't waste an unlock on someone who found a job three months ago.

What you get when you unlock

The candidate's full CV as uploaded, their contact details and referee information, delivered instantly, with a POPIA disclosure acknowledgement logged on our side. From there you deal with the candidate directly — interviews, references, offers — with no commission owed to anyone.

Do your own vetting

As with any CV — from a job board, an agency or a walk-in — the employer is responsible for vetting before hiring. Interview thoroughly, phone the referees, and check professional registrations on the official public registers (SACPCMP and SAIOSH both offer free online register searches). Statutory appointments under the OHS Act, MHSA and Construction Regulations remain the employer's responsibility.

Fraudulent profiles

If you discover that a profile you unlocked contains fabricated documents or a false identity, report it to info@safetytalent.co.za. Profiles found to be fraudulent are permanently removed from the platform.

Legal

Terms of use

Draft · last updated July 2026

1. Who we are

SafetyTalent ("we", "us") operates safetytalent.co.za, an online platform connecting health, safety, environment and quality professionals ("Candidates") with businesses seeking to hire them ("Employers"). By using the platform you agree to these terms.

2. We are a platform, not an agency

SafetyTalent is not an employment agency, recruiter or employer. We do not select, place, endorse or recommend any Candidate, and we are not a party to any employment relationship formed between Employers and Candidates. All hiring decisions, interviews, reference checks, statutory appointments and employment terms are made solely between the Employer and the Candidate.

3. Candidate accounts

  • Listing is free. You warrant that all information and documents you upload are true, accurate and your own.
  • Uploading fraudulent qualifications or misrepresenting registrations results in permanent removal and may be reported to the relevant professional body.
  • Your profile is displayed anonymised. Your personal details are released only to Employers who unlock your profile or to whom you submit a job application.
  • You must re-confirm availability every 4 weeks; unconfirmed profiles are hidden, not deleted. You may delete your profile at any time.

4. Employer accounts

  • Accounts are free; fees apply per unlock, subscription or job post as displayed on the pricing page at the time of purchase.
  • You may use unlocked personal information solely for the purpose of evaluating and contacting that Candidate for genuine employment opportunities within your organisation.
  • You may not resell, share, scrape, publish or add unlocked details to marketing databases. Each unlock is logged together with your POPIA acknowledgement.
  • Job posts must be genuine, lawful vacancies. We may remove posts that are misleading, discriminatory or unlawful, without refund.

5. Payments, subscriptions and refunds

  • Prices are in South African Rand and include VAT where applicable. Payments are processed by our payment provider; we do not store card details.
  • Subscriptions renew monthly until cancelled. Cancel anytime; access and remaining unlocks run to the end of the paid period. Unused monthly unlocks do not roll over.
  • Unlocks are final once Candidate details are delivered. Profiles are listed as submitted by Candidates and SafetyTalent does not verify their contents; Employers are responsible for their own vetting before hiring.

6. Listings

Candidate profiles are listed as submitted by the Candidate. SafetyTalent does not check, verify or endorse any qualification, registration, experience claim or other content of any profile, and gives no warranty as to its accuracy, nor as to Candidate performance, suitability, honesty or registration status. Employers remain solely responsible for their own vetting, reference checks and for compliance with the OHS Act, MHSA, Construction Regulations and all applicable law when making appointments. Profiles reported to us and found to be fraudulent will be removed.

7. Acceptable use

You may not use the platform to harvest data, circumvent fees, harass any person, post unlawful content, or interfere with the platform's operation or security.

8. Intellectual property

The platform, its design, branding and content (excluding user-submitted content) are our property. Candidates retain ownership of their CVs and grant us a licence to host, anonymise and display them for the purpose of operating the platform.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, including the Consumer Protection Act, our total liability arising from the platform is limited to the fees you paid us in the 3 months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, including hiring outcomes, workplace incidents or loss of profit.

10. Termination

We may suspend or close accounts that breach these terms. You may close your account at any time; clauses that by their nature survive (including 4, 8 and 9) continue to apply.

11. General

These terms are governed by South African law. We may update them, and will notify registered users of material changes. Contact: info@safetytalent.co.za.

Legal

Privacy policy

Draft · last updated July 2026

1. What this covers

This policy explains how SafetyTalent collects, uses, stores and shares personal information in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). SafetyTalent is the "responsible party" for platform data; Employers become independent responsible parties for information they unlock.

2. What we collect

  • Candidates: name, contact details, CV contents, qualifications, certifications, registration numbers, work history, province, availability status and (optionally) salary expectations.
  • Employers: company name, contact person, work email, phone, billing information and purchase history.
  • Everyone: basic technical data (device, browser, usage logs) needed to run and secure the platform.

3. Why we process it

  • To create and display anonymised Candidate profiles (with your consent, given at upload).
  • To release Candidate details to a specific Employer after a paid unlock or a job application made by the Candidate.
  • To process payments, provide support, send service emails (including 4-weekly availability confirmations) and meet legal obligations.
  • To compile aggregated, de-identified statistics such as the SA SHEQ Salary Report. De-identified data cannot be traced back to you.

4. What we never do

  • We never display Candidate names, photos or contact details publicly.
  • We never sell personal information to marketers or data brokers.
  • We never release details to an Employer without a logged unlock and POPIA acknowledgement, or a job application initiated by the Candidate.

5. Sharing and operators

We use vetted service providers ("operators" under POPIA) for hosting, email delivery and payment processing, bound by written agreements to protect your information. Personal information is stored on servers with appropriate, industry-standard security safeguards; where any provider stores data outside South Africa, we ensure a level of protection consistent with POPIA section 72.

6. Retention

Candidate profiles remain while the account is active. Paused profiles are retained so you can reactivate them; you may delete your account at any time, after which personal information is deleted or de-identified within 30 days, except records we must keep by law (for example, billing records) and unlock logs retained for audit purposes.

7. Your rights under POPIA

  • Access, correct or delete your personal information at any time via your account or by emailing info@safetytalent.co.za.
  • Withdraw consent (this hides your profile and stops further processing).
  • Object to processing or lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa): complaints.IR@inforegulator.org.za.

8. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures, including encryption in transit, access controls and logging of every release of personal information. If a data breach occurs that is likely to cause harm, we will notify the Information Regulator and affected users as required by POPIA section 22.

9. Contact

Information Officer, SafetyTalent — info@safetytalent.co.za.

Legal

POPIA & data protection

Plain-language answers to the question every candidate asks: "who can see my details?"

The short version

  • Your name, phone, email, photo and referees are never shown publicly. The public sees an anonymised profile only — role, province, experience and certifications.
  • Your full details are released only when an Employer pays to unlock your profile, or when you yourself apply to a job on our board.
  • Every release is logged: which employer, which date, and their signed acknowledgement that they will handle your information lawfully under POPIA.
  • You can pause or delete your profile at any time. Miss a 4-weekly availability confirmation and it pauses automatically.

For employers: your obligations after an unlock

When you unlock a profile you become a responsible party for that information under POPIA. In the acknowledgement you accept at checkout, you agree to use the details only to evaluate and contact that candidate for a genuine role, to keep them secure, not to share or resell them, and to delete them when no longer needed. Misuse leads to account closure and may be reported to the Information Regulator.

Why we built it this way

Job boards traditionally leak candidate data — CVs with phone numbers visible to anyone with an account. In safety-critical industries, many candidates are employed while looking, and discretion matters. Pay-to-unlock isn't just our business model; it's the privacy mechanism. Access costs money, is tied to an identified company, and leaves an audit trail.

Information Officer & your rights

Our Information Officer is registered with the Information Regulator (South Africa) and can be reached at informationofficer@safetytalent.co.za. You may at any time request confirmation of what personal information we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected, or ask for it to be deleted. Send your request to the Information Officer; we respond within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the Information Regulator at complaints.IR@inforegulator.org.za.

Where your information is stored

Our website and form submissions are hosted by Netlify, and email is routed via ImprovMX — service providers whose servers are located outside South Africa. Payments are processed by Paystack. By submitting your information you consent to this cross-border storage, which is protected by contractual and technical safeguards required under section 72 of POPIA.

How long we keep your information

Candidate information is kept while your profile is active. If you delete your profile, or your profile has been paused for 12 months without an availability confirmation, your CV and personal details are permanently deleted from our records.

Full details are in our Privacy Policy and our PAIA Manual (available on request from the Information Officer). Questions or requests: informationofficer@safetytalent.co.za.