Construction Safety Manager

Job Description

Construction Safety Manager Job Summary:

Job Description: The Construction Safety Manager’s primary responsibility is to promote construction site safety and prevent accidents at all sites being developed by the company through worker training, effective policies and practices and by creating a culture of safety awareness. The Construction Safety Manager must demonstrate thorough knowledge of OSHA rules and safety best practices and monitor all sites for compliance with established policies and safety regulations to continuously improve safety performance.

Reports to: Safety Director

Wage Status: Exempt (Ineligible for overtime)

Job Responsibilities:

Policy and Regulation Maintenance:

• Develop, implement and enforce policies and practices that promote safety and reduce the risk of accidents at all company construction sites.
• Update the company safety and health program for Site Specific needs and determine what policies are needed to conform to OSHA requirements and state and city regulations and how to implement and enforce them.
• The safety manager is responsible for keeping policies and practices up to date, meeting the latest standards and establishing new ones from time to time as appropriate for each project site.
• Assist in the development of site safety plans for specific events like crane picks, crane erections, crane operations, specialty rigging, road closures, events, grand openings, phasing efforts and preparedness for inspections.

Site Safety Inspection

• The safety manager is in charge of inspecting site conditions and performing safety audits at all company construction sites to determine if hazards are present and to enforce procedures and policies to overcome those hazardous situations.
• The safety manager determines what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed, assures that the proper PPE is provided and makes sure that workers demonstrate they know how to safely operate and use tools and equipment.
• Work with each site superintendent and project managers to create site-specific job hazard analyses prior to beginning work.

Accident Investigation

• The safety officer's main responsibility is to diminish or eliminate work-related accidents. However, if an accident occurs, the safety officer will conduct a safety investigation to determine root causes, what procedures may have gone wrong, and to gather the evidence necessary to identify the cause of the accident.
• Based on investigation results, the safety officer will document findings and recommendations that should be followed to prevent the accident from happening again.

Training

• Train company personnel to understand and follow company safety manual, policies and practices.
• Conduct OSHA training meetings for sub-contractors.
• Develop and conduct OSHA-recommended training programs as applicable for company employees.
• Conduct new-hire orientations.
• Conduct safety orientations at job sites for workers and subcontractors.
• Maintain training records for all employees.
• Require training records from all subcontractors and enforce rules prohibiting untrained workers from construction sites.
• A construction safety officer needs to be proactive, staying a step ahead of the group on safety and environmental hazards.

Record Keeping

• The safety officer is responsible for reviewing and meeting all state and federal safety standard requirements for record-keeping.
• The safety officer also completes the OSHA form 300, which is a summary of all injuries that resulted in lost work time, restricted duties or job transfers.
• They ensure that the poster entitled "Job Safety and Health: It's the Law" and other documents are displayed in readily visible and accessible locations in the workplace, as required by OSHA.
• Enforce the job site record keeping requirements per the company safety manual by employees and subcontractors.

Responsibilities Summary

• Inspects all areas of the site regularly to reduce job hazards and to assist in identification and correction of any hazard found.
• Conducts toolbox meetings.
• Leads all efforts to enhance safety and finds ways to implore employees and subcontractors to “buy-in” to the safety culture in a way that is fostering rather than punitive.
• The safety manager reviews subcontractors’ safety plans.
• Verifies that injury logs and reports are completed and submitted to related government agencies if required.
• Verifies that tools and equipment that employees are using are being properly maintained and checked to determine if they are adequate and safe for use.
• Promotes safe practices at the job site.
• Enforces safety guidelines.
• Develops and implements effective hazard communications protocols.
• Conducts investigations of accidents and near-misses.
• Reports to concerned authorities as requested or mandated by regulations.
• Work with site supervisors to conduct job hazard analyses prior to the start of construction and periodically throughout construction, in consultation with subcontractors where required.
• Establishes safety standards and policies as needed.
• Performs emergency response drills.
• Watches out for the safety of workers and works to protect them from entering hazardous situations.
• Responds to employees’ and subcontractors’ safety concerns and effectively supports the efforts to correct or “head off” hazard prior to the next steps on the project.
• Serves as the link between state and local agencies and contractors when requested of supervisor.
• Receives reports from and responds to inspections and orders issued by Department of Labor representatives.

Additional Requirements:

• At least 10 years’ experience in Construction Safety including experience on major construction sites.
• OSHA 30 Certified within the last 5 years and OSHA Trainer course certified.
• Strong leadership and communications skills.
• Ability to climb ladders up to 24ft., stand and walk for 8 hours, and perform other physically demanding duties as directed.
• Ability to get onto swing scaffolding on a high rise. Attendance is an imperative job function.
• Employees must fulfill the performance standards of this position and comply with policies, rules and procedures of the company, including those set out in the Employee Handbook or otherwise communicated (verbally or writing) to employees.

Post Brothers provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Post Brothers complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.