Market Area Safety Specialist

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As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Responsible for the development and execution of all safety strategic goals and offers safety related budgetary guidance for the area in accordance with WM Safety Services guidance (Market Areas of $400 million or less in revenue).

• Corporate/Market Area Safety Strategy:
  Works closely with Corporate and Market Area Senior Leadership Teams to understand, support, and align safety strategy, goals, and objectives at both the Corporate and Market Area levels.
• Drive Cam System Management:
  Oversees, manages, and consults with Market Area and Site leaders on Drive Cam System Management. This includes analysis, reporting, coaching, interventions and may include ride‑alongs with site managers and or front‑line drivers.
• Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) Prevention Program Management:
  Identify, reduce, and ultimately eliminate tasks that present a high risk for serious injury and or fatality. Apply SIF logic to identify job tasks, activities, and situations that present a high SIF risk. Conduct Protection Validation Studies on each SIF situation to identify and close protection gaps.
• Safety Communications:
  Works closely with EH&S team to ensure appropriate dissemination and implementation of EH&S policies, corporate safety communications, and initiatives. Assesses risks and monitors Market Area safety trends to create and deploy appropriate safety awareness messaging.
• Incident Management:
  Determines severity and initiates formal investigation as necessary. Ensures all relevant incident data is captured in the WM EH&S portal. Creates and disseminates both qualitative and quantitative reports on Site and or Market Area incidents analyses. Works closely with Third Party Risk Administrator to ensure all required information is documented and transferred appropriately. Determines level of Root Cause Analysis to be performed.
  
  Works with People Team as required.
• District Specific Safety Plan:
  Analyzes incident trends and works close with both Market Area and Site Leadership to ensure DSSP is in place and operational.
• Hazardous Energy Control Program:
  Has oversight of the WM Hazardous Energy Control Program and is able to direct, train and coach others on the relevant topics to ensure HECP protocols are being followed.
• Regulation (DOT, OSHA, etc.) Management:
  Has knowledge of Federal, State/Provincial DOT/OSHA regulations as they pertain to WM operational requirements. Works closely with internal and external Subject Matter Experts to ensure WM is in adherence to all required standards and regulations.
• WM / Customer Facilities Compliance Management:
  Management capabilities to oversee site/safety management systems (e.g., fire protection/detection/alarms (burglar, CNG, etc.)). Can conduct reviews of new equipment installs. Ensures inclement weather / natural disaster preparedness plans are in place. Conducts Safety Audits / Inspections and assists with commercial insurance management issues.
• Safety Recognition Program Management:
  Establish performance criteria/thresholds and feedback mechanism for effectiveness evaluation.
• Employee Health Management:
  Works closely with Corporate Subject Matter Experts to ensure all sites are following the Medical Monitoring Program and are in adherence to the WM Industrial Hygiene Program Management.
• Protective Equipment Management:
  Is considered the SME on WM PPE policies and procurement for their Market Area. Works closely with corporate supply chain to ensure Market Area is supplied appropriately.
• People Development (Safety specific):
  Must be able to constructively develop and coach others on overall risk management and safety topics. Provide developmental opportunities based upon incident investigations, Drive Cam events, Employee Observations, SIF Observations, etc. to improve and advance their safety, skills, knowledge and performance.
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