About This Role
This Safety Director role is responsible for promoting safety awareness and ensuring compliance with regulations across the company. The director will conduct root cause analyses of safety incidents, develop prevention plans, and provide safety advice to top management. The position involves conducting site inspections, evaluating staff training needs, and designing environmental, health, and safety programs.
Responsibilities
- Promote safety awareness within the company
- Ensure compliance with current regulations
- Ensure that safety management has the same or higher priority level throughout the company as any other management and operational processes
- Conduct root cause analysis of safety incidents and develop plans to prevent reoccurrence
- Provide safety reports
- Provide safety advice to top management and propose corrective actions on safety related issues
- Ensure that safety-related documentation and records are available and up to date
- Conduct periodic inspections of job sites to assist managers and supervisors in environmental, health, and safety compliance
- Evaluate staff to determine safety training requirements
- Provide on-the-job training and support to employees
- Observe all safety and company rules and regulations in the performance of duties
- Design, develop and conduct safety and environmental training programs
- Secure understanding and agreement with the standards by the individuals concerned
- Collect, analyze and maintain data essential for effective safety and environmental programs
- Secure compliance within all Company departments, while providing procedures and policies
- Work with administration of workers' compensation program to determine areas for increased training and emphasis on accident prevention
- Keep current with all safety certifications for self and key company personnel
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Health and Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health, or related field experience required
- Related experience and/or advanced training or any equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
- Valid driver's license
- Working knowledge of trade services/construction and general industry standards
- Strong leadership, supervisory, communications, and computer skills
- Flexible to work overtime/weekends and travel as required
- Strive for excellence
- Fairness
- Loyalty
- Desire to improve and grow with the Company
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