Project Safety Coordinator

About the role

The Project Safety Coordinator should be a highly motivated, hands-on team player with the ability to enforce and regulate all safety requirements to ensure a safe working environment and strive to prevent any injuries and accidents.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day safety guidance, promote safety awareness and ensure compliance with safety and health laws, codes, regulations and standards;
• Identify conditions, actions or work practices that may cause injury, illness, property damage or potential public exposures and recommend corrective measures;
• Conduct and document weekly project specific safety inspections and daily safety walks, including general safety observations, validation of safe work practices, feedback and review with job site employees;
• Participate in field supervisor’s weekly Toolbox Talks;
• Participate and audit daily safety huddles including pre-shift stretching exercises and pre-task planning;
• Participate in subcontractor specific pre-construction meetings, review subcontractor safety plans and review the project specific safety requirements with the subcontractor;
• Attend and participate in OAC (owner, architect and contractor) progress meetings;
• Participate in OSHA consultation and compliance inspections;
• Manage and enforce subcontractor and vendor safety programs; review and monitor hot work permits, confined space entry permits and procedures, and lock-out/tag-out permits and procedures; distribute notification of approval to begin steel erection documentation; and distribute notification of acceptance of guardrail systems documentation;
• Update and maintain project specific records and safety statistics, including but not limited to: job site OSHA 300 log, job site incident rates, and first aid logs and summaries;
• Order Personal Protective Equipment, First Aid, and Safety Supplies;
• Maintain and update Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Develop and evaluate emergency action and evacuation plan, conduct periodic drills to ensure effectiveness and ensure crisis management plan is in place;
• Oversee job site visits and tours, escort jobsite visitors when feasible and escort all news media while onsite;
• Schedule and conduct project specific safety orientation and ongoing training as required;
• Maintain training documentation, including but not limited to: competent person designation, hoisting operators licensing requirements, forklift certifications, and other certifications as required;
• Investigate and document all incidents, ensure documentation from subcontractors if required, follow up with needed correct