AWWU SAFETY COORDINATOR - Anchorage AK
About The Position
The AWWU Safety Coordinator enforces the Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility’s safety and security programs under the general direction of the AWWU Occupational Health & Safety Manager. The position inspects facilities, divisions, equipment, and working conditions for compliance with safety codes, and develops division safety and security programs with supervisors and the AWWU Safety Manager. The coordinator organizes and conducts first-aid and safety training in collaboration with AWWU’s Training Specialist; provides guidance on safety codes, rules, practices, OSHA general industry standards, Industrial Hygiene, and Fire Code provisions; and oversees contracted security performance at AWWU headquarters. The role also manages contracted Industrial Hygiene services, coordinates respiratory fit testing, prepares program-status reports with recommendations, coordinates fire drills and reporting, and analyzes accident and compensation-claim data to identify ways to reduce costs and lost time. Other related duties may be assigned.
Responsibilities
- Enforce the department’s safety and security programs for the Utility.
- Inspect facilities, divisions, equipment, and working conditions for compliance with safety codes.
- Draft division safety and security programs with division supervisors and the AWWU Safety Manager.
- Organize and conduct first-aid and safety seminars, lectures, and training sessions with AWWU’s Training Specialist.
- Provide expertise on safety codes, rules, and practices, including OSHA general industry standards, Industrial Hygiene, and Fire Code provisions.
- Oversee contracted security performance at AWWU headquarters and check the security guard’s duties for contract-specification compliance.
- Manage and schedule contracted Industrial Hygiene services.
- Coordinate AWWU’s respiratory fit testing.
- Write reports on the status of the Industrial Hygiene, Respiratory Fit, and fire safety programs, including substantive recommendations for improvement.
- Coordinate Utility fire drills and reporting.
- Analyze accident-rate and compensation-claim data to develop methods to reduce costs and lost time.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
