Health and Safety Officer for Highway Construction

Safety Consulting & Compliance Corp.

Health and Safety Officer for Highway Construction

Norfolk, CT
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Scope of Work:

    Five-year project replacing highway retaining walls. There will likely be winter shutdowns throughout this project from December to March.

    Responsibilities :

    In addition to being able to function effectively as part of a team, a successful applicant will need to:

    • Develop and implement Task-Specific Safe Work Plan (SWP) and Toolbox Talks.
    • Implement the Health and Safety Plan (HASP)
    • Ensure that all Federal, State and local safety and health regulations are being implemented.
    • Conduct daily and weekly safety meeting with the workforce and management.
    • Lead in incident investigation and development of corrective action(s).
    • Possess strong organizational and communication skills.
    • Be Independent, Reliable, and Dependable
    • Demonstrate ability to use Microsoft Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
    • Display willingness to learn and participate in company-wide systems for project tracking, communication, etc.

    Qualifications

    Applicants for the position Must Have:

    • Heavy highway, trench and excavation, and shoring experience
    • Experience working on an EPA Brownfield where legacy trace metals and chemicals are presumed to exist in the soil
    • OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training
    • 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training
    • 8-hour HAZWOPER supervisory training
    • One Year Experience in personal and respiratory protective equipment program implementation
    • Experience with the proper use of air monitoring instruments, air sampling methods and procedures
    • Certification training in first aid and CPR by a recognized, approved organization such as the American Red Cross
    • Must have an occupational physical exam.
    • OSHA Construction 30-hour card within the last 5 years

    Applicants for the position Nice to Have:

    • An active membership in ASSP (American Society of Safety Professionals)
    • Experience with Teamwork