Safety Coordinator

Essential Duties

• Coach and teach safety best practices and behaviors that prevent injury
• Absorb and enforce the safety procedures within the Safety and Risk Program to ensure state and federal OSHA compliance
• Coordinate all tasks and functions on site to ensure they are performed safely in accordance with company safety policies and procedures and OSHA standards
• Sustain safe operations by conducting site visits/inspections of facilities, work areas and equipment; observe and document employee work practices and improve safety preparedness
• Identify and recommend corrective actions necessary to bring job sites into compliance with applicable codes, laws, regulations, and standards, and explain these measures to others
• Inspect the availability, readiness and proper use of required accident prevention procedures, safety and fire prevention equipment, protective clothing and devices, and first aid supplies
• Recommend and follow up to verify the implementation of corrective actions
• Identify and recommend safety equipment, material and supplies for work operations
• Absorb and assist in reporting and investigating workers compensation and general liability claims on job sites; act as a liaison with workers’ compensation issues
• Conduct and/or assist with job hazard analysis

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three or more years’ experience in the safety field, preferably in a construction setting
• OSHA 511 or 510, preferred OSHA 500 or 501
• First Aid/CPR/AED instructor certification is a plus
• BCSP certification (CHST, OHST, ASP or CSP) also a plus
• Structure and content of the English language. Spanish language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar is a plus
• Ability to learn and enforce current corporate policies and procedures
• Knowledge of and ability to enforce Federal and state Occupational Safety & Health regulations
• Knowledge of and/or ability to learn and enforce current NFPA Standards applicable to work operations and US Army Corps of Engineers Safety program
• Knowledge of and/or ability to learn and enforce safe operations of construction equipment (train the trainer certifications are a plus)
• Knowledge of various computer software programs, applications, and ability to use them efficiently