Danos & Curole Position Announcement The following position is currently open and candidates will be evaluated beginning on November 12, 2008 until the position is filled.
Job Title: Safety Specialist
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Promote health and safety within a work environment As a member of the Safety Department, respond immediately to workplace incidents when called to do so by Operations, remain on call and ready to respond during designated intervals as part of the “responder” on call group, and when not “on call”, respond when called upon in cases where multiple incidents may be occurring, the on call responder cannot respond, and other situations as needed. When called upon to do so, assist injured employees in getting the most appropriate medical care reasonably possible through company occupational physicians and managing the care so as to prevent unnecessary OSHA recordability. Analyze workplaces and design initiatives to control, eliminate, and prevent injuries Inspect workplaces to investigate whether they are in compliance with state and federal laws or Danos & Curole or client safety and environmental policies Conduct analyses on the effectiveness of safety and health programs Identify hazardous conditions that affect workers, property, the environment, and the general public Help develop new safety practices, conduct training sessions for field employees and management, and monitor and assess the program's progress. Develop and effectively deliver safety meeting topics appropriate to the current Danos & Curole field force Investigate the cause of workplace accidents or illnesses. Using approved methods, forms, & processes (TapRoot, Apollo, and DNV SCAT), conduct Root Cause Analyses of workplace incidents as directed. Maintain workplace schedule on shared Safety Department calendar by inviting the “calendar” to your workday activities. Following workplace accidents or illnesses, develop corrective action plans and follow-up to completion. May also assist with the rehabilitation of workers in compliance with Workers’ Compensation and Longshoreman’s Act requirements. Prepare incident reports, workplace injury trend analyses, Occupational Safety and Health Administration forms, and initiatives for control and correction of hazardous conditions.
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May also give testimony in court and write policies, procedures, and manuals regarding occupational health and safety systems. Attend local, industry safety meetings as a member of groups such as ASSE, GCSTG, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. WORKING CONDITIONS Occupational health and safety specialists work with many different people in a variety of environments including both onshore and offshore worksites. They often work long and irregular hours and may have to travel frequently by car, helicopter and/or boat. Because much of their job involves being in the field, they may be exposed to the same dangers and hazards as workers on the job and must meet the same physical requirements as field employees. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Safety Specialists must pass an agility test and other physical requirements developed for the offshore work force administered by an approved clinic. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE AS degree in Safety, or H.S. diploma with minimum of five years full-time experience in Safety or a combination of both training and experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or board of directors. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
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