Field Safety Specialist

 

Job ID:  509020

 

HK Contractors, a CRH company, is a member of the CRH West Division; Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees.  We strive to be the preferred source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services.  We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

 

 

Position Overview

The Field Safety Specialist is responsible for implementation, oversight, leadership and assistance with assigned operating companies safety/health, risk management and employee development programs.  This position reports to the Region Safety Director.

 

 

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Administering/maintaining company safety programs; ensuring new developments in human performance and technology available are utilized for incident/injury prevention and continually evaluated.

• Ensuring that proper incident analysis is conducted for all occurrences, providing recommendations for risk reduction as applicable.

• Organizing/maintaining both passive and active support files/records for all incidents/injuries, including general liability, auto liability, worker’s compensation, and all other applicable claims.

• Maintaining liaison with all affiliated agencies, such as MSHA, OSHA, & Labor Commissions.

• Overseeing site safety audits & assisting site personnel in selection/installment of safety devices.

• Conducting hazard awareness and correction sessions with operations personnel.

• Assisting/Coaching operations managers/supervisors in conducting their own training programs.  Collecting & making available safety/health material to operations supervisors for training needs.

• Guiding all supervisors in the use of Coaching Action Plans to eliminate undesired behaviors and create new desired behaviors through pinpointed safe desired behaviors and proper follow-up/reinforcement strategies.

• Stewarding/Implementing Human Performance philosophies, education, & growth strategies.  Coordinating with Operating Company Managers to identify Event Learning Team opportunities and driving a Learning Culture.

• Providing direction/technical support to ensure employees’ health and minimize potential employee exposures through established industrial hygiene practices.  i.e. Respiratory Protection Program, Hearing Conservation Program, Silica Awareness Program.

• Monitoring employee health hazard exposures using established industrial hygiene techniques.

• Implementing strategic plans to ensure continued success in meeting business objectives within Safety/Health, Safety Leadership, and Leadership education.

• Monitoring company safety results & compiling reports.

• Recognize behavioral trends and identify safe pinpointed behaviors to replace undesired behaviors; provide coaching and tools to establish new habits.

• Coaching all supervisory levels on the use of human performance tools i.e. Human Error, Error Precursors, Latent Conditions, Organizational Drift, Learning Organizations

• Developing creative communications methods to ensure the distribution and institutionalization of best practices through tools such as:  PowerPoint, Word, Excel, e-mail, SharePoint.

 

 

Qualifications

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

 

 

Education/Experience