Safety Technician; Safety Specialist III, CDL Class A - Grand Junction

Safety Technician (Safety Specialist III, CDL Class A Required) - Grand Junction Colorado Department of Transportation

Grand Junction, CO 81501

Description of Job

This position operates under the guidance of the Region 3 Safety Officer and assists with the operations and activities of the Region’s Occupational Safety and Health programs. This position will develop technical tracking means for various region safety related programs. This position will aid in the evaluation of hazardous conditions/ practices and provide technical assistance in the measuring, auditing, and evaluating of hazard controls and safety training.

This position handles assigned portions of the Region’s Occupational Safety and Health programs.

• With established guidance provided by the RSO, implements and maintains a program for identification of hazards evaluation and assessment of the probability and severity of loss events and accidents.
• Conducts reviews of processes and operations for potential failure modes and their causes and effects.
• Reviews, compiles, analyzes, and interprets data from accident and loss prevention reports, along with other sources, regarding injuries, illnesses, and damage to determine causes and trends.
• Implements and maintains a tracking database program designed to reduce or eliminate hazards such as roadside hazards, PPE requirements, sight specific project requirements, etc. preferably before they occur, by reducing or eliminating the cause of exposures, accidents, and loss events.
• Stays up to date on all statutes, rules, regulations, etc. pertaining to employee safety and health and work zone safety.
• Serves on the Region Safety Committee to assist the Region Safety Officer.
• Assists in the development and tracking of safety awareness recognition programs that recognize safety achievement and completes assigned portions of those programs.
• Provides safety information as directed; disseminates information to appropriate personnel.
• Schedule allows for attendance at Region ARB, Safety Committee and region Safety Meetings; coordinates priorities and scheduling for multiple meetings with the RSO.
• Tracks and measures accident reductions.
• Directly observes work activities to analyze and identify unrecognized and/or unaddressed safety hazards.
• Assists with the organization of plans for addressing emergency preparedness issues that could affect employees, staff, facilities, and infrastructure.
• Attends all required safety training.

• Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, with the opportunity for a flexible schedule.
• Approximately 50% spent in the field, 50% spent in the office.
• Regular travel throughout the Region during work hours.
• Occasional overnight travel throughout Colorado.
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles.
• May be required to respond at any time to accident / injury scene involving CDOT personnel.
• Required to work in proximity to heavy traffic, in all weather conditions, and on variable terrain.

• CDL Class A is required (as indicated in the job title).

• New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.