Field Safety Representative
The Field Safety Representative II promotes the Company’s IIF culture by ensuring every co-worker returns home safely every night. Is expected to spend 100% of time in the field observing and coaching co-workers on correction of unsafe conditions and behaviors. Reinforces positive behavior through recognition and/or rewards. Serves as a resource to co-workers by answering questions about safety and sharing lessons learned. Embeds self with the project team and strategically “dives in” using a hands-on approach to improve project safety, quality and productivity (SQP).
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree (Safety related major) and a minimum of two (2) years concrete construction and safety experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Must obtain OSHA 30 hour course completion card within 3 months
Promotes the Company’s IIF Culture by being a Safety Resource to the Project - Develops relationships with project co-workers to promote the IIF culture
- Observes and coaches co-workers responsible for daily Mission Task Analyses (MTAs) and Tool Box Talks to ensure they are completed effectively
- Identifies unsafe conditions and behaviors, and coaches the immediate correction to eliminate the condition or behavior
- Advises project supervision on actions necessary to correct unsafe work conditions and/or behaviors
- Participates personally, when possible, to make safety corrections
- Communicates observations, corrective actions, incidents, etc. through participation in daily project meetings
- Participates on the project SQP team
- May conduct New-Hire Orientations
- Participates in the job transition process to help identify the safety and IIF cultural responsibilities for the project (i.e. safety clinics, safety professional to co-worker ratio, OSHA 10, site specific safety plan, etc..) and implements and maintains the safety plan
- Identifies and implements recognition and reward programs to motivate co-workers to live the IIF culture
Assists in Project Compliance with all Safety Rules and Regulations - Applies all OSHA regulations to the scope of work
- Ensures all project co-workers attend IIF orientation, Leads and Keys, complete Supervisory Skills Training, OSHA 30, MTA and other required training
- Develops and maintains all required project safety records such as hazard communication manuals, training, and emergency action plans
- Notifies Regional or Senior Safety Manager immediately when OSHA personnel arrive on site
- Conducts continual safety reviews of project site
- Attends job site safety and sub-coordination meetings
- When qualified, conducts co-worker safety training and certifications (where required) such as fall protection, rigging, equipment operation, confined space, and Haz-Com
- Participates in the project and subcontractor safety start-up meetings
- Responsible for job site postings
Assists with or Conducts Case Management - Assists with or performs the investigation of job site incidents to identify the root cause and communicates that information to job management
- Participates in weekly incident review call and communicates incident review summary to co-workers during Tool Box Talks
- Notifies corporate physician and follows proper notification procedures when incident occurs
- Communicates the Company Transitional Work Program to treating physicians and clinics and explores alternative treatment options with them
- Utilizes the Transitional Work Program for the injured co-worker until full release