Safety Professional

About the role

The Safety Professional will be responsible for implementing organizational EHS Programs and Standards to identify and control project risks, participating in Project Safety Pre-Planning/Job Hazard Analysis activities, providing on-site consultation, coaching, and collaboration with project teams and contractors to ensure a safe project work environment, conducting safety audits/inspections at project sites to help ensure compliance with WSTF EHS programs, procedures, and standards, helping ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, related rules, and regulations (OSHA, NIOSH, NFPA, EPA, etc.), identifying actual and potential hazards and providing consultation to eliminate and/or control hazards and manage risk to acceptable levels, assisting with the delivery of EHS Training Classes, stopping any unsafe activity or action immediately and working with contractors and Project Teams to develop a safe work plan to resume work safely, reviewing incident reports for Close Calls/Mishaps and assisting with investigations, and performing other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation of organizational Environment, Health, & Safety (EHS) Programs and Standards to identify and control project risks
• Participate in Project Safety Pre-Planning/Job Hazard Analysis activities
• Provide on-site consultation, coaching, and collaboration with project teams and contractors to ensure a safe project work environment
• Conduct safety audits/inspections at project sites to help ensure compliance with WSTF EHS programs, procedures, and standards
• Help ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, related rules, and regulations (OSHA, NIOSH, NFPA, EPA, etc.)
• Identify actual and potential hazards and provide consultation to eliminate and/or control hazards and manage risk to acceptable levels
• Avoid any unsafe activity or action immediately and work with contractors and Project Teams to develop a safe work plan to resume work safely
• Review incident reports for Close Calls/Mishaps and assist with investigations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years Construction or General Industry Safety experience
• Knowledge of EHS standards and experience in conducting EHS audits/inspections
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with emphasis on maintaining positive business relationships within all levels of the organization
• Ability to follow the safe practices and rules contained in the SLI Corporate Safety and Health Plan and other such rules and practices
• Ability to identify unsafe work practices and vocalize productive corrective actions
• Ability to train and coach colleagues on issues relating to EHSE
• Effective interpersonal and written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Windows applications - MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Word

Preferred

• Bachelor Science (B.S.) Degree in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS); Other safety-related degrees and/or safety-related experience will be considered
• Experience working with Asbestos, Lead Paint, HAZWOPER, Ergonomics, Hearing Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Biological or Chemical Hazards, or other experience working with industrial/occupational hygiene disciplines
• OSHA 30 Hour Construction Safety Course
• Completion of accredited OSHA Training Institute courses
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST)
• Knowledge of regulations and guidance documents from OSHA, EPA, CDC, ACGIH, NIOSH, NFPA, AIHA, etc.
• Experience with OSHA voluntary programs such as VPP
• NASA or other Government contract experience