Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

We are looking for an Occupational Health and Safety Specialist.

This position will be based out of our Vancouver office and have oversight responsibilities across all of Paladin Technologies’ (PTI’s) activities in the Pacific Northwest region.

Reporting into our Director, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), the OHS Specialist has the overall goal of supporting the development and implementation of PTI’s corporate OHS, Claims Management, and Recovery at Work programs within their region. This position will promote a risk-forward culture of safety by working closely with regional management and colleagues to motivate and encourage a safe working environment.

Key components of the role will be retaining the company’s OHS certifications, providing technical guidance and support OHS document development for project activities, performing site inspections, maintaining regional OHS statistics, coordinating OHS investigations and safety committee activities, plus implementing corporate OHS initiatives to effectively support our colleagues.

Some travel to support PTI’s site safety standards is required, approx.
10-25% of time.

PTI believes in continuous and ongoing learning at every level of our organization.

The OHS Specialist will also be responsible for providing ongoing support, training and education to local managers and staff with regards to OHS.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversee OHS, Claims Management, and Recovery at Work programs as they relate to operations in that region.

Work closely with key internal and external stakeholders, as well as participate in the effective development and implementation of OHS policies, programs, plans, assessments, and communications that support the safe delivery of work on client/general contractor project sites.

Attend project sites to validate the correct implementation of OHS processes according to legislative, corporate, and site-specific requirements, and provide guidance and coaching to local operational teams where required.

Facilitate and lead incident investigations in the designated region, ensuring that action plans are developed and completed in a timely manner.

Actively work to identify system, program and training opportunities, and ensure strategies are implemented and aligned with corporate OHS requirements.

Monitor and assess worker’s compensation claims for legitimacy, possible challenge, trends analysis and cost control.

Support management to facilitate the early and safe return to work for employees who are injured or become ill at work.

Provide lagging statistical information and support the development of leading key performance indicators in a meaningful format for local leaders and management teams to support effective decision-making.

Coordinate the performance of annual OHS audits and monitor the status of corrective actions to ensure that they are completed on time.

Maintain awareness of regional OHS legislation as it applies to the activities that PTI performs.

Support the maintenance of client compliance portal accounts with ISNetworld, Comply Works, Avetta etc.

Support the OHS Team to develop, implement, and monitor corporate initiatives relating to OHS.

Additional related duties may be assigned as this position and the organization evolves.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

3+ years of progressive experience in OHS in a construction environment A Degree/Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, or Industrial Hygiene, or the equivalent in education and directly related construction safety experience Experience reviewing and interpreting OHS legislation relating to construction health and safety in the region Demonstratable knowledge of construction industry best practices to ensure worker health and safety when performing their duties.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in an OHS role within multi-employer construction work sites, preferably on behalf of a prime contractor.

Experience developing construction project OHS documentation, performing risk assessments, and building exposure control plans for hazardous materials (lead, asbestos, silica etc.) and confined spaces.

A certified auditor, or be willing to complete…