Safety Manager

General Tasks and Responsibilities

Conduct safety training and education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
Maintains OSHA record keeping logs.
Manages employee cases.
Conduct job-site inspections.
Monitors PPE equipment to maintain the adequate supply needed for the project.
Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments, procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors.
Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers’ health and safety.
Investigate accidents to identify causes and to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.
Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, and other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.
Develop and maintain hygiene programs such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, and asbestos management plans.
Collaborate with engineers and physicians to institute control and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
Provide new-employee safety and field orientations and develop materials for these presentations.
Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, and other potentially toxic materials for analysis.
Assume additional responsibilities as directed by division and corporate management. Travel as required to attend, but not limited to, meetings, site visits, training, etc. Ability to relocate as needed.

Required Skills
Underground Specific Tasks and Responsibilities

Working knowledge of applicable tunnel safety regulations.
Working knowledge of typical shaft sinking operations.
Working knowledge of conventional tunnel construction processes including, but not limited to, drilling, blasting, soft ground excavation, muck haulage, shotcrete application, rock bolt installation, and steel set installation.
Working knowledge of underground ventilation systems, including testing airflow.
Qualified to test for hazardous tunnel gasses, interpret results, and take appropriate actions.
Skills and Abilities

Microsoft Office Suite
Critical thinking skills
Detail oriented
Organizational skills
Problem solving skills
Excellent communication skills

Required Experience
Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in OSH or related field.
5-10 years in underground construction experience required.
Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification or gained within the first year.
OSHA 30 hr course in Construction Safety.