Job Abstract

• Coach, supervise teams to further enhance their safety responsibility, performance and leadership support role; Provide leadership and advice for maintaining workplace Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) compliance, including providing support to managerial personnel and employees to identify and address health and safety hazards to meet program needs.
• Assist and coach site management to perform safety functions including conducting formal investigations, facilitating periodic safety meetings, coordinating safe work procedure development/revision, performing job hazard assessment processes, and implementing worker safety education.
• Promote a positive culture of safety-mindedness within the work environment for the assigned region(s) or organizational entities.
• Assist and guide Company management with the effective and efficient implementation and administration of corporate safety compliance program directives and provisions, including advising on and making safety conscious decisions in support of Company, client, and subcontractor personnel, according to governmental regulations, safety codes, and mandated corporate and external compliance measures.
• Assist operational organizations with project planning, reviewing, and assisting with job hazard assessments, preparing safe work plans, and developing safety assessment checklists.
• Monitor, coordinate, and consult with Company, subcontractor, and client personnel to ensure health and safety compliance with the client site, project policies, procedures, and guidelines, including monitoring the administration of the corporate safety program for the assigned site(s) or project(s) for items such as supervisory and base inspections, regional incident trends, safety meetings, permits, Job Hazard Assessments, Site Health, and Safety Plans, etc).
• Interact with assigned Company organizational entity, customers, and subcontractors, and regulatory agency personnel to research and interpret standards, codes, and regulations.
• Audit training records of Company personnel for assigned organizational entities to ensure that minimum training requirements, stipulated in the Safety Standards Manual and by clients, are being met; Facilitate in-house training programs in such areas as new hire orientation, WHMIS, TDG, CSTS, air-purifying respirator fit testing, etc., including developing, coordinating and/ or administering safety training programs.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of safety devices, processes, and procedures.
• Perform periodic audits and document base inspections and routine field inspections, including randomly checking equipment operator competency, knowledge, attitude, and level of safety concern, as well as auditing Company and subcontractor activities and operations to ensure conformity in all areas of the health and safety program.
• Establish a safety network with client safety departments and local governmental and regulatory officials and personnel, retaining this information on file, including working in partnership with site management and client health and safety departmental personnel to establish an open communication network to ensure compliance with site safety rules and safety processes.
• Serve as a member on applicable site health & safety committee(s), including attending safety related client meetings and communicating meeting information to Company management.
• Expeditiously notify health and safety management of any severe accident, property damage, incident, etc. including providing the nature of the accident, extent of injury, personnel involved, property loss, etc.; Investigate near misses, incidents, and identified safety concerns in partnership with management, ensuring all necessary communications and documentation are complete, including recommending appropriate corrective action, and monitoring the follow-up of preventive action commitments by management.
• Assist in the development and implementation of administrative record keeping systems and standards to capture and analyze health and safety performance, including compiling safety documents, tracking safety-related statistical information and data for assigned organizational entities, including report writing and data-entry, etc; Provide periodic safety performance reports to health and safety management.
• Provide additional support services to the corporate health and safety department, including providing supervisory coverage, auditing support for other Company organizational entities, business projects, scheduled shutdowns throughout North America, and assisting with safety program audits within other regional offices.

• High School + specialized training or 1 year college
• Able to pursue certification in at least one of the following disciplines: Safety Professional (CRSP/ CSP), Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• 5 to 7 years in Health and Safety environment
• Strong interpersonal and oral / written communication and presentation skills.
• Understand employee/employer personal information privacy obligations.
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong time management and work prioritization skills; detail oriented.
• Able to work under time pressure while ensuring worker safety is always given first priority
• Able to work and make decisions independently or in groups.
• Strong change management skills.
• Able to work with little or no direct supervision and as a member of a team.

Join our team today! To learn more about our company, and to apply online for this exciting opportunity, visit us at www.cleanharbors.com/careers

Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is one-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services. We are solving tough problems through innovation and proven methodology – come be part of the solution with us.

We thank all those interested in joining the Clean Harbors team; however only those that complete the online application and meet the minimum job qualifications will be considered for this role.

Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

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