Health and Safety Manager

Exempt position. Provide Health and Safety leadership to assigned facility to ensure worker safety and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.

Duties

· Develop and administer the facility HS plan and associate procedures.

· Ensure the facility HS plan/procedures align with corporate health and safety policies, program and procedures.

· Perform weekly safety inspections, support work planning, and prepare activity hazard analyses (AHA).

· Ensure all work activities comply with HS plan/procedures.

· Maintain accurate, complete records and documentation for H&S activities, including OSHA logs, incident reports, training records, and permits. Assist with the digital archiving of historic hardcopy records.

· Coordinate with General Manager, department managers, and other personnel to ensure safety considerations are at the core of all activities and operations.

· Foster a positive safety culture and drive continuous improvement initiatives related to Health & Safety.

· Ensure timely coordination, notification, and reporting of health and safety incidents to senior management.

· Serve as the facility’s competent authority for critical safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout, fall protection, confined space entry, hot work, and other health and safety-related programs, including asbestos, lead, silica, and beryllium exposure programs.

· Identify potential hazards in the workplace and provide timely recommendations for mitigation measures.

· Conduct incident and accident investigations, identify apparent and root causes, and develop corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.

· Analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate initial and refresher Health & Safety-related training programs.

· Complete and maintain current training and qualifications in 40 hr. HAZWOPER, radiological worker, respiratory protection, fall protection, confined space, lockout/tagout, and other job-related training.

· Administer an OSHA-required medical surveillance program. Complete and update individual employee job task analysis documentation to support medical surveillance and to document hazards unique to individual roles.

· Perform timely case management for employees injured or who become ill while performing work-related activities.

· Ensure certifications for personnel protective equipment used in the facility.

· Support emergency preparedness and contingency plans as necessary.