Site Safety & Health Officer

Job Description

Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

JOB TITLE:              Site Safety and Health Officer

COMPANY:              Leisnoi Professional Services, LLC

LOCATION:              Anchorage, AK

REPORTS TO:        Project Manager

Position Summary

This position has the overall responsibility to implement safety, health and environmental programs and procedures within the worksite in pursuit of a zero-incident culture. Maintain best practices designed to enhance and improve regulatory compliance, as well as minimize industrial injuries/illness, workers' compensation costs, property damage and other general liability losses.  Must be able to work weekends and more than 40 hours per work week.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Responsibility for assisting in the protection of the safety and health of LPS, subcontractor, government, and visitor personnel while on the airfield site
• Create and implement the requirements of the Health and Safety Plan (HASP or APP Accident Prevention Plan)
• Evaluate personnel performing tasks
• Determine that all personnel are properly trained, qualified, equipped, and physically protected from the site and operational hazards
• Effectively implement LPS's site specific safety and health program
• Initiate and authorize a "Stop Work" order for any imminent S&H concerns
• Lead daily safety meetings
• Conduct and document site training related to site-specific hazards
• Specify proper levels of PPE, per the requirements of the HASP
• In conjunction with the Site Supervisor, investigate and report in a timely manner any injuries, illnesses, accidents, incidents, or near misses, and ensure that proper procedures are followed through the investigation
• Conduct visitor orientation, daily safety inspections, and weekly safety audits.
• Properly complete the requisite safety and health related forms to capture required safety and health data.
• Provide the Site Supervisor with task hazard data for any new tasks or any tasks that significantly change during the conduct of site operations
• Assess each task and assess the effective implementation of the safety and health provisions required by the HASP.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to work weekends and more than 40 hours per week

• Must have a current First Aid and CPR Training/AED
• Must have completed, at a minimum, the 30 hour OSHA Construction Industry Safety Class
• Either/or 10 years Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) experience in similar project OR a college degree with (5) years of construction industry safety experience on similar projects
• Experience supervising or managing general or industry construction (managing safety programs or processes or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls)
• Maintained experience through having taken 24 hours of documented formal or on-line safety and health related coursework in the past 3 years
• Training must be applicable to the work being performed on the contract
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• Must be able to demonstrate training in the following areas:
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Hazard Communication
  • Excavation
  • Fall Protection
  • Confined Spaces
  • Health Hazard Recognition
  • Evaluation and control of chemical, physical and biological agents

Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Physical Demands

• Individuals must have the ability to lift 30 pounds.  Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of workday and capability to move within the field.  Any person in this position needs the ability to operate any field equipment used within the Construction Industry. There is a requirement to traverse multiple terrain types in outdoor weather conditions along with the ability to position self in a stoop, kneel, or crouch position.  Individuals must be able to wear full construction PPE and have ability to enter confined spaces. 

Leisnoi is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Leisnoi considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, family responsibility, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran's status or any other legal protected status. Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and federal contractual requirements, Leisnoi Corporation, may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to Leisnoi Shareholders and their Descendants. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V