Site Safety and Health Officer

LOCATION

Moosic, PA

DESCRIPTION

Responsible for overall management of the safety and occupational health program onsite. Has the authority to act in all safety matters for L.R. Costanzo Co., Inc. and associated subcontractors at all times to perform safety and occupational health management, surveillance, inspections, and safety enforcement. May have duties as the Contractor Quality Control System Manager when necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare the Contractor’s Safety Plan and Activity Hazard Analysis for each definable feature of work.
• Provide onsite orientation to all construction site visitors.
• Ensure the Contractor’s accepted Accident Prevention Plan is carried out.
• Ensure safety and health conditions are maintained/enforced at all times.
• Conduct daily and weekly safety and health inspections, identify hazards and provide corrective action. Document and distribute meeting minutes.
• Conduct monthly supervisory meetings, document, and distribute meeting minutes.
• Maintain written documentation of area/operation inspected, hazards identified, recommended corrective actions, estimated and actual dates of correction.
• Conduct incident investigations and provide required reports.
• Work with Superintendents to develop job hazard analysis for any high hazard work to be performed.
• Attend project meetings and ensure subcontractor compliance with safety and health requirements.
• Implement and maintain L.R. Costanzo Co., Inc. safety programs for all employees and subcontractors.
• Enforce accident prevention plan, hazard analysis and mitigation procedures.
• Produce a Daily Safety Report of activities performed and attach the report to the Quality Control Report.

REQUIREMENTS

• 10 years of demonstratable SSHO experience on similar projects or a college graduate with 5 years of Construction Industry safety experience on similar projects in supervising or managing general or industry construction managing safety programs or processes or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls.
• Maintained experience through having taken 48 hours of documented formal or on-line safety and health related coursework in the past 3 years.
• Able to demonstrate training in areas such as personal protective equipment and clogging, hazard communication ,excavation, scaffolding, fall protection, hazardous energy, confined space, and others.
• Current OSHA 30-hour or greater and current first aid and CPR/AED certifications.
• Proficient in reading and comprehension of drawings and specification for all disciplines of construction.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of construction, quality, safety and inspection best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise employees, subcontractors and vendors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of internal and external.
• Proficient in software and databases such as Microsoft Office suite of software including MS Project, Procore, QC-RMS systems, etc.