Safety & Health Officer

This profile defines the minimum qualifications for a Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) who can take ownership of safety compliance on a CJW federal project on Day 1. The SSHO owns the Accident Prevention Plan (APP), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), site safety inspections, incident investigation, and all safety documentation and reporting. The SSHO role is dedicated to safety — not a dual‑hat with superintendent or QC functions on complex projects.

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a designated SSHO or Site Safety Officer on federal government construction projects — commercial safety experience does not count toward this threshold.
• Must have served as the named SSHO (not just safety assistant) on at least three completed federal projects under NAVFAC, USACE, GSA, or similar agency contracts.
• Must have direct experience implementing safety programs under EM 385-1-1 (USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual) — can cite specific sections without prompting.
• Must have experience on DoD military installations with active force protection requirements, controlled access points, and base‑specific safety overlays.
• Prior SSHO experience on federal projects in the DC Metro region is strongly preferred:
  Indian Head, JBAB, NRL, Bethesda, Fort Belvoir, Dahlgren, or similar NAVFAC/USACE installations.

• OSHA 30‑Hour Construction — active, not expired. Absolute minimum.
• EM 385‑1‑1 Competent Person training — must demonstrate working knowledge, not just awareness.
• First Aid / CPR / AED — current certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Preferred — significant differentiators:
  • CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) — BCSP credential.
  • CSP (Certified Safety Professional) — BCSP credential.
  • USACE / NAVFAC Competent Person certification for specialty areas: confined space, fall protection, excavation, scaffold, steel erection.
  • Active CAC or DBIDS base access credential.
  • Procore — familiar with safety module for AHA uploads and incident logging.

• Must be able to develop a project‑specific Accident Prevention Plan from scratch in accordance with UFGS 01 35 26 and EM 385-1-1 — not just fill in a prior template.
• Must update the APP to reflect scope changes, new DFOWs, changes in workforce, and government‑directed modifications — treats the APP as a living document.
• Must prepare the APP for government review and submission, respond to government comments, and track re‑submission cycles.
• Minimum APP content fluency:
  Emergency Action Plan, Medical Support Plan, Site Safety Rules, PPE matrix, Hazard Communication program, fall protection plan, confined space program, hazardous materials handling, and site‑specific hazard identification.

• Must develop AHAs for every Definable Feature of Work — not sign a template prepared by a sub, but author content that reflects the actual means, methods, and hazards for that specific activity on that specific site.
• Must review and approve subcontractor‑submitted AHAs before work begins — verifies accuracy, identifies gaps, requires revision before sign‑off.
• Must brief crews on AHA content at the pre‑task meeting — confirms that all workers understand the identified hazards and required controls before work starts.
• Must update AHAs when scope, sequence, or conditions change mid‑activity — no stale AHAs on site.
• Must maintain a complete AHA library as a project record, organized by DFOW, accessible for government audit.

• Must conduct daily safety inspections of the entire project site — not a walkthrough, a documented inspection with written findings and corrective action tracking.
• Must identify EM 385‑1‑1 violations on the spot — fall protection, struck‑by, caught‑in, electrical, scaffold, excavation, confined space, and housekeeping hazards.
• Must issue Stop Work Orders immediately and without hesitation when an imminent danger is identified — and have done so at least once in their career with documented follow‑through.
• Must conduct and document Toolbox Talks at minimum weekly frequency — topic must be…