Health and Safety Coordinator

Summary

Health & Safety (H&S) Coordinator is responsible for performing H&S related duties on a professional level.

This role reports directly to the Plant Manager, and will work closely with plant supervisors and managers.

The Health & Safety Coordinator has responsibility for non-exempt recruiting and onboarding.

The Health & Safety Coordinator maintains, administers, and implements company wide occupational safety programs, ISO management and serves as the coordinator for the occupational safety programs within one or more divisions and/or departments.

The Health & Safety Coordinator plans, designs, develops, implements, and evaluates departmental occupational safety programs.

There are no direct reports to this position.

 

 

Job Duties



* Responsible for safety orientation, safety training, job site inspections and reporting.


* Maintain awareness of amendments to the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) and Regulations, and make recommendations for their implementation.


* Perform job site safety compliance inspections including hazard analysis, safe work procedures, written reports and recommendations.


* Responsible for monitoring adherence to the company safety program by all employees and subcontractors.


* Research, plan, organize and conduct training programs/seminars for supervisors and field employees, with regard to WHMIS, Fall Protection, Orientation, Personal Protection Equipment, CPR/First Aid, industry specific related issues, etc. 


* Ensure the timely completion of accident/injury reporting to Corporate Office.


* Plan, design, develop, implement, and evaluate departmental occupational safety programs.


* Identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices in the workplace, conduct and coordinate on-site inspections to audit physical conditions and safe work practices.

Provide advice and counseling for all compliance regulations.


* Ability to influence management and other employee groups on a broad range of occupational safety issues and decisions.


* Conduct occupational safety training for various workgroups, including evaluation and modification of programs to meet local, provincial, and federal OHSA requirements.


* Coordinate inspections, investigations, and occupational safety activities with departments.


* Direct and review the analysis of accident and injury data, identifying the needs for new or modified occupational safety programs.


* Research occupational safety information to assure the best available methods and equipment are adopted to minimize the hazards in the work place.


* Advise on improvements in tracking and reporting procedures.


* Lead and/or participate on teams with safety, technical, management, and other team members.


* Periodically act as a team leader to special task forces or teams.


* Provide direction and/or guidance to less experienced occupational safety personnel.


* Provide training to mana...