Health and Safety Officer

Description/Responsibilities

• Support site management in implementing the sites Safety and Health Plan
• Perform job site inspections to identify existing or potentially unsafe conditions
• Aid in investigations for near miss, injury, or property damage events
• Help identify root causes and assist supervision/management in developing corrective actions
• Coach workers to properly follow risk mitigation strategies and effective use of PPE
• Absorb and prepare for upcoming tasks hazard analyses, as well as audit existing hazard analyses for accuracy
• Promote a workplace with a positive safety culture
• Promote eliminating at-risk behaviors through coaching and alternate methodologies
• Execute emergency preparedness plan procedures and policies
• Conduct real-time and integrated air monitoring as well as heat stress and noise monitoring
• Establish exclusion and contamination reduction zones
• Procure necessary PPE and other resources to support implementation of the safety program

Skills/Experience

• Minimum of 2 years safety experience in the last 10 years
• Three years experience with safety-related degree or third party nationally accredited safety related certification or designation