Safety Professional/Safety Technician

Total Safety•Orange, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Total Safety is seeking a Safety Technician to provide EH&S support to operational areas within industrial/commercial facilities and pipeline locations. Total Safety is a global provider of integrated safety and compliance services and products, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. The company's core values include People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.

Requirements

Display a thorough understanding of all federal, state, local, company and client regulations.
Ability to recognize hazardous situations and recommend corrective measures.
Computer literacy sufficient to communicate effectively through emails and prepare written reports and summarize observations, prepare incident reports and statements, basic spreadsheets and time and expense reporting.
Ability to climb and work from ladders, scaffolds, and elevated platforms.
Ability to climb access ladders on plant equipment to various heights.
Ability to enter several types of process equipment where work is being performed.
Ability to work on hard and uneven surfaces like gravel, asphalt, and cement.
Ability to work in areas where excavations are present and soil conditions may be slippery.
Ability to work in all weather conditions in an outdoor environment.
Ability to work at night when projects require.
Ability to perform the scope of the assignment while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, including but not limited to flame retardant clothing, chemical suits, respirators, breathing air equipment, rescue harness, safety harness with lanyards, hardhats, and other equipment required for personal safety.
Occupational safety/health degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or industrial related safety and health experience.

Responsibilities

Allocate approximately 90% of time performing observations/safety audits.
Perform periodic audits of Critical Behaviors (Behavior Based Observations), Operating Disciplines (OD Audits), Safe Work Permits, Lock Out Tag Out, and Safety Task Analysis Cards and other tasks required by the scope of the assignment.
Perform periodic audits of work activities to verify work is being performed safely and within the scope of applicable SWP, LOTO, STAC, etc. documents.
Perform daily housekeeping audits for identification/correction of hazards.
Act as single point of contact to customers.
Assist in the development and management of safety technicians.
Coordinate with EH&S representatives to complete any required tasks in a timely manner.
Immediately communicate any significant EH&S issues to the responsible Client representative and to Total Safety Management as required.
Make recommendations for improving site safety performance.
Provide support to shift /field supervisors on all safety related issues.
Coach Operation/ Contractor personnel on hazard awareness/recognition.
Attend / conduct regularly scheduled EH&S Team meetings and safety meetings e.g., net meetings, tailgate meetings, shift change meetings.
Utilize Safety Technician “Activity Log” to document daily safety activities.
Submit completed activity log electronically to the Total Safety Manager upon completion of project or as required.