Safety Coordinator

Position Summary

Safety Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring workplace safety by developing policies, conducting training, and overseeing compliance with safety regulations.

Position Details

• Tours and inspects smaller, less-complex job sites to ensure compliance with company, state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations. 
• Reports concerns to safety management.  Ensures health and safety standards are met by coordinating, promoting and conducting various programs and activities related to the safety management system.
• Documents safety inspections, citing dangerous areas/procedures and recommending corrective procedures. Provides recommendations for correcting non-compliance issues.
• Ensures cited issues are corrected within designated timeframe.
• Maintains all site required documentation related to safety issues, including accident reports, inspection reports and training logs.
• Reviews daily job hazard logs and takes action as required.
• Provides emergency response to employees as needed.  Documents information for the investigation of accidents and injuries and submits data to regulatory agencies as required.
• Serves as mentor to less-experienced Safety employees.
• Assists with development of training materials and coordinates and facilitates employee training as necessary.
• Solid working knowledge of health and safety management systems; OSHA CFR 1926 standards or the state construction safety regulations
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Solid problem-solving skills
• Solid customer-service and organizational skills
• Solid computer skills-experience with Microsoft Office suite and ability to access OSHA information via the internet
• Solid knowledge of safety operating processes and procedures
• Travels 40% of time
• Exercises independent judgement and makes decisions as needed
• Consults with manager on decisions that significantly impact the company•
• This role does not supervise or direct other workflow of others
• May mentor less-experienced safety roles

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health or Environmental Applied Sciences or equivalent experience preferred
• Certifications in CPR and First Aid preferred
• OSHA 10hr and OSHA 30hr training preferred
• CHST or ASP certifications preferred
• Minimum 1 year experience in related field