Safety and Rescue Technician

Summary/Objective

Enviro Smart is seeking experienced Safety & Rescue Technicians to provide part-time, as-needed safety & rescue services at client sites. The primary function is to provide site safety oversight and technical rescue standby including confined space rescue and technical rope rescue. The technician and supervisor will assist in assessing risks, readying rescue equipment, and planning practical and effective solutions towards safe working practices that are in compliance with client standards.

Additional duties include being an active advocate attached to our safety department team reviewing permits, ongoing work and ensuring that site safety standards are met. If an incident should occur, the Rescue Technician must locate the patient, assess injuries, package the patient for extrication, remove the patient from the threatening environment, and turn the patient over to EMS for medical attention and transport.

The Rescue Technician will be trained to calibrate equipment and verify that equipment is operational.

• Knowledge of rescue techniques, including rope rescue
• Ability to evaluate technical information regarding workplace safety
• Ability to identify safety threats
• Ability to teach peers and subordinates safety skills in a concise manner
• Assists in assessing potential hazards
• Review safety plans and procedures, ensuring compliance
• Completes rescue pre-plan according to the client site and job hazards
• Completes Job Safety Analysis (JSA); identifies site-specific rescue anchor points
• Ensures that required safety equipment and PPE are readily available and operational by inspections
• Continuously monitors job/site conditions and equipment resources; reports observations and recommendations to the supervisor to ensure worker and team safety
• Follows handling, inspection, cleaning, and preventative maintenance guidelines for all rescue equipment to maintain readiness
• Conduct site inspections to identify potential OSHA and safety hazards
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team during rescue situations and critical tasks; problem solves with professionalism
• Follow all rules and regulations as per OSHA 29 CFR , 29 CFR
  -Subpart AA HSE guidelines, and client-specific Health and Safety codes of practice
• Maintains and inventories all rescue-related equipment
• Fire Suppression
• Overhaul Operations
• Assisting other company divisions as needed

• Must be able to pass the NFPA 1582 Firefighter Physical; meet all physical demands, including pulmonary function test and respirator fit test
• Physical stamina to stand or respond for long periods
• Ability to remain calm under stress and think logically and quickly during an emergency
• Ability to render first aid and CPR
• Work indoors, outdoors, in confined spaces, on all types of terrain, in all kinds of weather
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, climb, lift and carry 100 lbs; work in elevated states or confined spaces
• Climb to heights over 50 feet (ladders/scaffolds/generation equipment)
• Potential long work hours during maintenance outages/shutdowns (12hr+ shifts)

• OSHA Confined Space Rescue Annual 8 Hr Refresher Training (Required)
• OSHA 30; COSS or CHST (Preferred)
• Atmospheric Testing (Preferred but will train)
• Rescue Technician Core NFPA 1006 (Required but will train)
• Rope Rescue Technician I/II NFPA 1006 (Required but will train)
• Trench/Excavation Rescue (Required but will train)
• Confined Space Technician I/II NFPA 1006 (Required but will train)
• Firefighter II NFPA 1001 (Preferred)
• Hazardous Materials Awareness/Operations/Technician (Preferred but will train)
• Incident Command System Training (ICS) (Required for Supervisors)
• Certification in one or more of the following:
  First aid & CPR, EMR, EMT, Paramedic (Required)
• Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) (Preferred but not required)
• Valid Driver's License with clean driving record (Required)
• All training hours are paid at $20.00/hour

• Shift work, flexible schedules and 24/7 on-call availability

• Must be able to commute to job site each day; most work will be performed in the South Carolina area
• Ability and willingness to commute from home to various…