Site Safety Professional - Agoura Hills, United States - C. A. Rasmussen, Inc.

Description

This is an opportunity to join one of southern California's leading General Engineering Contractors. Founded in 1965, C. A. Rasmussen, Inc. builds some of the most complex and noteworthy transportation and infrastructure projects in the region. At C. A. Rasmussen, Inc., we believe that our people are our greatest asset. The company is dedicated to attracting, developing and retaining future generations of leaders.


Summary:

We are looking for a reliable
Construction Site Safety Professional to ensure everyone in the company complies with health and safety laws.

You will be responsible for establishing policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace.

As a safety professional, you must have excellent attention to detail to identify hazards and be able to discover opportunities for improving conditions.

The ability to execute various safety programs and communicate guidelines to a multidisciplinary workforce is essential. The goal is to ensure the worksite meets all legal expectations and actively supports occupational health and safety.


Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Become familiar with the construction safety and security requirements of the assigned project.
• Attend all scheduled health and safety meetings, training classes, tailgate/toolbox meetings and prework meetings as mandated by the contract, management and/or the site personnel.
• Conduct safety observations, which include (but are not limited to) daily documentation of the observations of the work activities conducted during that shift, delays in work activities, permits issued or reviewed, site visitors, health or safety concerns and/or corrections made by others.
• Walk about the construction/deconstruction site as assigned by the onsite supervisor making safety observations, which are to be noted on one's daily log. Safety observations should include any observed health or safety deficiencies and/or recent corrections or improved safety features.
• Perform site safety reviews including, but not limited to, construction equipment, personnel, work procedures and traffic control.
• Provide counseling and intervention to correct observed hazardous, at risk, or noncompliant work activities.
• Review identified uncontrolled hazards or security vulnerabilities with contractor.
• Provide daily reports with photographs, in a manner agreed to prior to the work, to the Construction Owner/Agency.
• When requested, respond to construction incident scene(s) and assist with incident investigations.
• Provide other construction safety and security field services, as directed.
• Develop the sitespecific safety program (SSSP).
• Revise SSSP to include procedures to mitigate hazardous situations identified in construction site safety.
• Confirm each worker's compliance with the Cal/OSHA drug testing requirements.
• Conduct the onsite new project orientation for each worker assigned to the project.
• Review the construction work plans for each subcontractor before starting work.
• Conduct or attend preplanning sessions for high hazard work such as excavations, demolition, confined space entry, falsework, crane hoisting, highrisk utilities such as, high pressure pipelines with fuel or natural gas, and tunneling or boring.
• Review work schedules including subcontractors', to ensure adequacy of job hazard analyses and address all safety concerns and issues.
• Ensure Safety Data Sheets are available onsite for all materials and have a hazard communication program for informing workers of material hazards.
• Verify compliance with hazardous waste requirements, including spill prevention and control measures.
• Ensure that the lane closure traffic control daily report is completed timely and accurately, as needed.
• Review the lane closure traffic control daily reports and traffic control daily review reports for any work zone related safety issues.
• Investigate any near misses or reported incidents in a timely manner and take appropriate action to prevent similar incidents in the future.
• Prepare and submit daily safety status reports.
• May assume other duties as required/needed.
• May be required to work beyond scheduled work shifts as needed.

Skills/Requirements

• Proven experience as safety representative
• Deep understanding of legal health and safety guidelines
• Ability in producing reports and developing relevant policies
• Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities
• Experience in the construction industry with a Heavy Civil contractor

Qualifications

• Two (2) min years of experience in vertical, tunnel or heavy civil construction
• Knowledge in the area of safety procedures for all types of work being performed on construction projects
• Knowledge of Caltrans specifications and plans, Cal/OSHA policy and procedur