Safety Coordinator

Layton Construction Company•Kansas City, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The ESH Coordinator actively supports Layton Construction project teams to ensure the effective implementation of environmental, safety, and health standards at site level. This role involves monitoring safety conditions, assisting in accident investigations, managing workers' compensation issues, conducting safety orientations, and providing safety-related training.

Requirements

BA/BS preferred with at least one year of experience in construction or industrial health and safety programs.
Completed OSHA 30-hour training for construction AND Safety Trained Supervisor (STS).
Demonstrates good interpersonal relations, maintains effective relationships with others.
Has good verbal communication skills: Expresses self clearly and effectively when talking with individuals and groups.
Has good written communication skills: Expresses ideas clearly in writing. Uses proper organization and grammar.
Performs essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safely with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing threat of harm to self or others.
Understands and conveys English commands, questions, and instructions regarding safety issues.
Devoted to continuous learning and demonstrates a personal commitment to pursue knowledge and grow in his or her core ESH competencies.

Responsibilities

Monitors safety conditions and works with the project team to ensure consistent enforcement of OSHA and Layton Construction standards and policies.
Assists ESH Manager to investigate accidents and serious near misses, collecting initial data relevant to the investigation.
Monitors workers compensation issues on Layton projects and works closely with the ESH Manager to collect and report timely and accurate information.
Conducts or assists project team site-specific safety orientations.
Participates in pre-construction meetings for Layton projects, highlighting project safety needs and issues.
Assists project team and case managers with injury management to ensure cost effective industrial medical care is provided.
Conducts industrial hygiene surveys as necessary to detect gases and noise, conduct respiration fit tests.
Provide support as required to VP-Field Operations and Human Resources personnel to ensure compliance with FMLA, ADA, and Worker’s Compensation law.
Provide safety related training to employees and sub-contractor employees at site level as assigned.
Participate in monthly corporate Safety Committee meetings.
Performs other related duties as assigned.