Specialist , II, Sr, Safety & Health

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to ensure Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance, focusing on occupational safety programs. Responsible for managing and administering company policies and procedures to support Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, other local/state/federal EHS regulations, and industry best practices to ensure compliance across regionalized Southern Company Gas employee work groups and territories (including non-reg).

This position is part of a job family of individual contributor positions that spans from entry level safety & health positions (i.e., recent college grad) through seasoned safety professionals with decades of knowledge and experience, and substantial budgetary responsibility. The three position titles
1) Specialist I, Safety & Health;
2) Specialist II, Safety & Health; and
3) Specialist Sr. Safety & Health will be based on years of experience and/or education; demonstrated knowledge, skills & ability; complexity of programs administered, risk and responsibility, and budgetary value managed. Additionally, competency criticality is elevated with each position with higher risk elements.

• Review prospective safety legislation and regulations and work with company representatives and appropriate industry groups to prepare and submit comments, and work with multi-stakeholder groups to guide development of regulations. (Specialist I and II)
• Identify and document relevant safety compliance regulations and develop and write procedures and protocols relating to all Company operations and Business Units. (Specialist I and II)
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) to internal Southern Company Gas’ business units and departments on matters of occupational safety and compliance. (Specialist I)
• Serve as contact point for OSHA inquiries and complaints; conducts safety investigations and submits reports. (Specialist I and II)
• Inventory, document and validate safety aspects of Southern Company Gas’ operations (e.g. fire extinguishers, respiratory equipment, vehicles, vehicle cameras, employee count). (Specialist I and II)
• Assess and coordinate any needs for occupational safety related permits (e.g. Lock Out Tag Out permits, Hot Work permits) (Specialist I and II)
• Provide content for training of employees pertaining to safety compliance programs and standards, and conduct training in some cases when a subject matter expert is needed.(Specialist I and II)
• Respond to Safety emergency situations (e.g. OSHA or other regulator field inspections, injuries, employee field hazards) to facilitate an investigation or corrective actions. (Specialist I)
• Champion the standardization of safety programs. Lead employees to merge programs, determine efficiencies, and drive a consistent safety culture across the enterprise. May supervisor other employees in the department and provide guidance for the standardization initiatives. (Specialist Sr.)

• Evaluate existing safety compliance programs for the applicable regions within control and determine and implement any corrections/modifications as needed. (Specialist I)
• Maintain and retain compliance documentation as required by OSHA. (Specialist I)
• Counsel and inform business leaders on new or modified EHS regulations and the affects of the regulations on company policies and work practices. (Specialist I and II)
• Provide safety-related statistics and best practices data to internal and external groups (e.g., American Gas Association (AGA)). (Specialist I and II)
• Document, analyze and evaluate occupational safety, process safety, and motor vehicle safety metrics. Interpret the data to determine trends and inform business units of those trends. (Specialist II)
• Evaluate EHS incidents and recommend corrective and preventive actions for EHS incidents (injuries, motor vehicle collisions, process safety incidents) (Specialist I and II)
• Represent the corporation at applicable association meetings on various EHS issues. (Specialist Sr.)
• Formulate and recommend the annual operating and capital budgets and track the budgets according to plan.…