Entry-level Safety Specialist

About the role

Promote, establish, communicate, and implement safety expectations and initiatives; monitor and stimulate execution with contractor's safety policy, rules, and procedures; and monitor conformance with project and site safety execution plans and implement improvements where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure land-based worksites are in compliance with customer, state, and federal regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and inspections and provide corrective/preventive measures.
• Work with company and contractor's site management team to implement the project and site safety programs.
• Conduct regular safety inspections/assessments on-site locations in accordance with established project and site safety plans or as requested by site team members.
• Inspect work environment looking for work hazards and safety violations. Conduct safety audits.
• Report results to management as needed.
• Monitor work processes to ensure compliance with the site work permit system and area/system responsibilities.
• Participate in investigation and follow-up of incidents/accidents; prepare notifications/reports for communication of significant incidents to company project/functional management per project incident reporting procedures.
• Advise site team (company, contractor, and subcontractors) of company’s safety requirements, regulations, expectations, and best practices.
• Conduct daily worksite safety meetings.
• Examine credentials, licenses, or permits to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
• Responsible for facilitating JSAs, Hot Work Permits, Confined Space Entry Permits, Lockout/Tagout, etc.
• Generate reports for management and customers as needed.
• May carry/handle equipment.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
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