Safety Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Build and create strong subcontractor relationships with subcontractors and upper safety management and strive to establish new relationships
• Mentoring project personnel regarding safety goals, concerns, and resolutions at other WEO projects
• Inform appropriate WEO parties of potential subcontractors and projects that are discovered through discussions with other associates
• Encourage project managers, project engineers, and superintendents to use Safety Mojo to assist them in becoming more efficient
• Facilitate safety training in areas of construction safety and other subjects as dictated by field and administrative needs to create an acceptable level of safety on WEO job sites
• Advance the safety knowledge of WEO personnel and subcontractor
• Communicate with owner safety concerns and exposure presented by their subcontractors on WEO job sites
• Communicate with owner and subs safety concerns and exposure presented by their subcontractors on WEO job sites
• Consult with subcontractors and manufacturers regarding specific equipment, i.e. roof anchors, fall protection gear, crane safety devices, etc.
• Assist in pooling resources with OSHA and other governmental agencies regarding incident investigations regulatory concerns and seek advice concerning WEO’s proposed safety practices
• Assist in training new field superintendents, project engineers, and project managers regarding the safety procedures presently utilized at WEO
• Encourage subcontractors and other general contractors to upgrade their safety processes by WEO involvement in training programs and association
• Enforce the WEO safety programs for consistency among all projects
• Support Project team members within the designated time frame by contributing to pre-planning and start-up meetings and answering calls for assistance
• When requested, attend and advise on contract pre-award meeting and suggest contract terms to discuss EMR over 125% and / or frequent OSHA visits (3 visits per year or repeat citations) to assist in preventing incidents and reducing OSHA visits
• Address concerns with project management and superintendent to solicit their assistance in defining resolution prior to the subcontractor’s start of job
• Assist project and executive management in safety responsibilities and needs with current and new legal safety regulations and cooperation of subcontractors
• When requested, attend and advise on project pre-construction checklist to determine
• superintendents’, PMs, and PEs safety concerns and plans of action to provide a safe working environment
• Attend subcontractor pre-installation meetings to review project and government safety requirements to define WEO safety expectations
• Assist superintendents in determining safety procedures for uncommon conditions and review requested Site Safety Analysis procedures
• Assist in developing site- specific safety programs as required by client and Cal OSHA
• Define the subcontractor document requirements and verify they are properly being collected and stored properly.
• Review JHAs and DTHA for site-specific work steps, hazards, and controls as dictated by contract or subcontractor’s unsafe procedures/actions
• Conduct project safety inspections with reports based on designated time frames
• Understand the basics of Owner’s contract including AIA Forms and General Conditions
• Assist in improving the safety forms and other safety documentation collected from subcontractors
• Remain abreast of changes in the safety and hazardous materials field to maintain a living safety program
• Research and evaluate safety resources through the latest technology
• Investigate incidents to determine causes up to and including root cause, corrective actions and distributed as necessary to prevent recurrence
• Document incident investigations through photos, videos, witness statements and other such methods for protection of the Company
• Share information to prevent recurrence with management and Safety Committee
• Analyze accidents and incidents to determine trends in order to develop necessary
• Understanding construction terminology, trades, project types and construction phases and steps
• Basic understanding of WEO standard subcontractor insurance…