Construction Safety Specialist
Safety Consultants Usa Inc
8 hours ago
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About
- Description
- Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Inspect construction sites and company properties to ensure compliance with OSHA standards and promote incident prevention.
- Conduct safety incident investigations and prepare associated documentation and reports.
- Conduct safety training on all construction-related safety topics, including fall protection, rigging & signaling, confined spaces, scaffolding, excavation & trenching, forklifts, MEWP, OSHA 10 & 30-hour, and others.
- Provide risk assessment of construction activities to evaluate safety hazards and offer solutions to conduct work safely and efficiently.
- Evaluate contractor operational practices/equipment for safety compliance.
- Prepare job hazard analyses, PPE hazard assessments and other site-specific documentation.
- Conduct toolbox meetings on-site for clients.
- Participate in OSHA inspections at client jobsites
- Prepare reports with corrective actions following site inspections for prompt delivery to the client.
- Participate in meetings with clients regarding safety initiatives, strategic planning for safety, safety committees, and job start-ups.
- Requirements
- Education/Experience Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in the health and safety field.
- Must be an OSHA 500 Train the Trainer
- Local travel to job sites is daily.
- Out-of-town travel is required (up to 30%), will be home on weekends.
- Ability to be flexible for workday start time – early mornings are sometimes required.
- Demonstrated experience in risk assessment, emergency response and incident management.
- Must haveexcellent writing skills.
- Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
- Must have excellent customer service skills necessary to interact with client’s senior level management, field employees, OSHA, and administrative staff.
- Effectively utilize company technology and software to support business operations.
- Must be able to pass a drug test and a background check.
- Be able to work as an individual contributor and as a team member.
- The chosen applicant must be an organized, self-starter, flexible to change in schedule, able to work independently and with minimum supervision.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates preferred.