Safety Manager

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Plans and directs Company safety program to ensure a safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment on every project within the Operations Manager or Regional Manager’s team. Acts as a safety consultant to Operations Manager with the following expectations:

• Safety goals are achieved on every project.
• Adequately investigates all accidents or near misses to prevent future occurrences
• No OSHA citations.
• Employees have a positive attitude toward safe work practices.
• Employees are well-educated in safe practices and have all the resources necessary to work safely.
• All governmental safety regulations are observed and practiced.
• Analyzes and recommends corrective action for all accidents.

CHAIN OF COMMAND – Coordinate daily safety planning and directives with the Project Superintendent. Any issues that cannot be resolved at that level should be communicated to the Project Manager. In the event resolution/agreement cannot be reached contact the Regional or Operations Manager to assist with problem resolution.

KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY - Read, understand, administer, and enforce the OSHA Standards and Bowen Safety Policies for the purpose of establishing a safe work environment on all projects. Consult with Bowen Corporate Safety Director for any technical information required to best implement the safety program consistently.

NEW HIRE ORIENTATIONS – Conduct new hire orientations for Bowen full-time employees and craft workers.

PROJECT SUPPORT – Assist in development of site-specific programs and plans with the Project Managers and Superintendents.

SUBCONTRACTOR PREPLANNING – Assist Project Managers and Superintendents with pre-construction safety plans required for our subcontractors. Participate in meetings with subs and assist subs as necessary to compile their safety plans. Review and approve site safety plans for subcontractors prior to submission to the project site Project Management Representative.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – Learn operation of safety equipment in order to train the field staff on use and operation.

PLANNING – Participate in project pre-planning meetings, to ensure that safety is part of all work plans. Ensure that Bowen Foremen address specific safety hazards for their work before starting by completing Foreman Task Specific Safety Plan or the SQP process. Participate in pre-job Safety Planning Meeting with Bowen Project Superintendent, Project Manager and Foremen prior to work beginning onsite.

INCIDENT REPORTING – Notify Operations Manager, Project Manager, and Corporate Safety Manager immediately of all accidents. Near-miss incidents will also be reported to Bowen personnel listed above. Conduct an accident investigation immediately and submit Bowen’s accident report to the management team the day of the incident. Analyze to determine cause and develop safety measures and/or training to prevent incidents from recurring.

INSPECTION – Conduct project safety inspections (using computer software program – Safety Net) at the jobsite for Bowen self-perform and subcontractor work. The Safety Manager has authority to immediately intervene in a situation where imminent danger of loss of life and/or extreme property damage exists. See that deficiencies brought to Bowen Superintendent and Foremen’s attention are corrected in a timely manner.

Immediately notify Operations and Corporate Safety Director of state or federal OSHA visits and follow Bowen Safety Policy procedures. Bowen project leadership should walk the job with the Safety Manager.

TRAINING – Conduct safety training for crews at the jobsite utilizing the Bowen training materials. Assist with periodic safety training for Superintendents and Foremen. Train and mentor all operational staff including Field Engineers, Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Regional and Operations Managers.

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