Safety Specialist

COMPANY SUMMARY: A third generation family-owned business, Shapiro & Duncan has been serving customers in DC, Maryland and Virginia since 1976. The company is known for their award-winning company culture and complex commercial, government and institutional design-build projects that require first-rate performance, work quality and customer service. We specialize in full service mechanical solutions which include engineering, coordination, prefabrication assembly, construction, service and maintenance.

JOB SUMMARY: Assists with managing and enforcing S&D’s safety program, as well as federal, state, local and job-specific safety requirements. Investigates accidents, injuries, near-misses. Analyzes potential hazards and develops methods and trains to prevent hazard exposure, injuries and property damage.

REPORTS TO: Safety Manager

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma, GED, or international equivalent (experience may be substituted for education).
• Valid Drivers License .
• At least two (2) years of work-related experience administering a safety program.
• Current First Aid/CPR Certification.
• Must be able gain access through background checks for local, state, and federal government projects.
• Completed OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour (PREFERRED: Instructor Certification for both Construction and General Industry).
• Effective oral and written communication skills. (PREFERRED: bilingual in Spanish/English).
• Able to walk, stand, bend, climb, crawl, stoop; be exposed to heights and tight/confined spaces; work in dusty areas; work in temperature extremes; be exposed to external elements (wind, rain, snow, etc.)
• Able to maintain confidential information.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds rarely/occasionally.
• Familiar with MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet Explorer.
• Able to work independently or in teams with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of EPA, NIOSH, ANSI (PREFERRED: DOT regulations, claims management).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Occupational Health & Safety Knowledge

• Designated competent person on Shapiro & Duncan job sites and customer locations.
• Conducts impartial investigation into a variety of incidents and recommends corrective action to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinates and conducts work area assessment, surveys and program evaluations to anticipate, determine, correct and/or mitigate the presence of hazardous conditions (noise, hazardous materials/environments, high light levels, confined space, etc.)
• Familiar with OSHA-29 CFR 1910 & 1926. (PREFERRED: Understanding of DOT regulations).

Process Compliance & Administration

• Promote the company safety culture by being a safety resource to the project.
• Maintains company’s drug testing program, including medical record retention.
• Partners with management and field leaders to correct safety issues, including potential discipline of staff.
• The incumbent performs job site inspections.
• Attend and present/facilitate jobsite meetings upon request.
• Generate training materials; present, facilitate and/or arrange training sessions in partnership with vendors and internal staff.
• Perform site inspections and written reports; prepare monthly reports for sites visited.
• Coach employees responsible for pre-task analysis and tool box talks to ensure they are completed effectively.
• Perform trend analysis for management.
• Provide new-employee health and safety orientations, and develop materials for these presentations.
• Recommends measures to protect workers from potential hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
• Act as company’s representative during OSHA or other compliance inspections.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as directed.
• Provides employees with training and certifications (when required) such as fall protection, rigging, equipment operations, confined space, silica, Haz-com, etc
• Perform incident review with team and injured employee.
• Participates in training/certifications.

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