Site Safety & Health Officer; SSHO

Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO)

The Site Safety & Health Officer position is responsible for providing construction safety and health leadership and oversight in matters of construction, demolition, restoration, and remediation projects in support of the Bristol Alliance of Companies (BAC) Health and Safety Programs. This position will coordinate and implement overall compliance with regulations, client requirements and institutional policies.

Bristol Alliance of Companies (Bristol) is committed to building lasting relationships that reflect our hard work, ingenuity, and dedication to safety. Every employee has an impact on our success, which benefits the Native Culture, land, and people of the Bristol Bay region.

Our values:
People, Communities, Reputation, Teamwork, Trust, and Truth.

Essential Functions:

• Produce a copy of their 30-hour OSHA Outreach training card (or course completion certificate if within 90 days of having completed the training and card has not yet been issued).
• Present on the project site to ensure full mobility and reasonable access to all major work operations.
• Complete 8 hours of documented formal, on-line, or self-study safety and health related coursework every year.
• Conduct daily safety and health inspections and maintain a written log which includes area/operation inspected, date of inspection, identified hazards, recommended corrective actions, estimated and actual dates of corrections.
• Attach safety inspection logs to the Contractors' daily production report.
• Participate in mishap or near miss investigations and complete required Incident reports. Report all mishaps and near misses.
• Use and maintain OSHA's Form 300 to log work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on the project site for Prime Contractors and subcontractors and make available to the Contracting Officer upon request.
• Post and maintain the Form 300A on the site Safety Bulletin Board.
• Maintain applicable safety reference material on the job site.
• Attend the pre-construction conference, pre-work meetings including preparatory meetings, and periodic in-progress meetings.
• Review the APP and AHAs for compliance with EM 385-1-1, and approve, sign, implement and enforce them.
• Establish a Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Deficiency Tracking System that lists and monitors outstanding deficiencies until resolution.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with safety and health requirements.
• Maintain a list of hazardous chemicals on site and their material Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Maintain a weekly list of high hazard activities involving energy, equipment, excavation, entry into confined space, and work at height, and be prepared to discuss details during QC Meetings.
• Provide and keep a record of site safety orientation and indoctrination for Contractor employees, subcontractor employees, and site visitors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Ability to obtain and maintain access to secure military installations.
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and USACE EM 385-1-1.
• Knowledge of technical aspects of fall protections systems, electrical safety for non-qualified workers, permit-required confined spaces, excavation and trenching, load handling equipment, scaffolding, demolition, hazardous energy control (i.e., lockout/tagout or LOTO), hazard communication, and incident investigation.
• Ability to gather data, reason logically and creatively, draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Skilled in written and verbal communication.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to constant change.
• Ability to identify trends and anticipate risks.
• Skilled in interpersonal communication methods of communicating with project personnel and clients.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Required

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• 30-hour OSHA General Industry safety class or 30-hour OSHA Construction Industry safety class (may be web-based training if the student is able to directly ask questions of the instructor by chat or phone). As an equivalent, formal construction or industry safety and health training covering the subjects of the OSHA 30-hour course and the EM…