Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO)

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The SSHO will assist in planning, managing, and supporting the functional area of environmental safety and health (ES&H) for assigned project(s).  Establish and maintain contact with the Project Manager, Corporate ES&H Manager, and others as required to fulfill health and safety commitments on assigned projects. Anticipate potential safety-related problem areas and evaluate and recommend solutions or corrective actions.   

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

College degree in science, engineering, health & safety, or related discipline or demonstrated field experience in applied occupational health and safety, emphasizing industrial hygiene (IH) cross-training.  A current, instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety Training safety class certification; a current, instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour Construction Industry Safety Training safety class certification; and verification of annual 8-hour competency training and self-study (As required by EM 385-1-1 Section 1 Subsection 01.A.17. Valid First Aid and CPR.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five years of continuous construction industry safety experience supervising general construction, five years of constant general industry safety experience managing safety programs, or five years of experience and a Third-Party, nationally accredited SOH-related certification.
• Experience at the Oak Ridge facilities, primarily Y-12 and ORNL, and within secure areas is a plus. 
• Knowledge of applicable government health and safety regulations and standards, including EM 385-1-1 (November 2014).
• Demonstrated experience with event investigations, issues management/action tracking for safety and IH subject areas.
• Ability to develop and implement corrective action plans due to identified issues. 
• Demonstrates industrial hygiene (IH) knowledge and other health and safety requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to monitor work activities, evaluate health and safety conditions, and facilitate corrective actions.
• Ability to prepare safety-specific documents independently, including project-specific safety plans and Activity/Job Hazard Analysis.  Ability to identify and monitor for industrial hygiene issues.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:  

• Ability to review, evaluate, and develop appropriate health & safety and IH policies and procedures.
• It is essential to communicate effectively (written and oral) with craft personnel, project management, and client representatives.
• Ability to manage injuries and illnesses as well as accident prevention.       

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Current DOE badge and ORR training are a plus.
• Q-clearance or the ability to receive a Q-clearance is preferred
• Valid state driver’s license.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check.
• Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screens.
• Must be available for standby assignments, work scheduled off-hours, and emergency overtime as required.
• Must occasionally be available for extra work hours.
• Must be able to travel as required.

CERTIFICATIONS:

A Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Occupational Health Safety Technologist (OHST) is preferred. Current CPR/FA is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in health & safety or related discipline.  Minimum of five (5) years experience in construction or general industry safety.  EM 385-1-1 Fall Protection Competent Person certification/qualification.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

• Managed and supported the functional construction and general industry area for field projects.
• Establish and maintain contact with the Corporate ES&H Manager, Project Manager, and regulatory agencies, as required, to fulfill health and safety commitments on assigned projects.
• Monitor, in an assigned area, daily work practices utilized by employees or contractor/subcontractor personnel.
• Confer with departmental supervisors on safety and health matters to ensure that work plan procedures comply with customer and governmental requirements.
• Recommend to supervision that Notices of Non-Compliance be issued and follow-up to ensure corrective actions, as stipulated and approved by supervision, are implemented.
• Conduct accident investigations, OSHA/MSHA compliance audits, project health surveys, and insurance audits. Take photographs and prepare reports as required.
• Communicate potential IH issues to the General Manager/ES&H Manager.
• Anticipate and provide technical direction to project personnel on potential IH and occupational safety problem areas and evaluate, recommend, and implement solutions or corrective actions.
• Research and provide training material and assist in conducting safety, health, fire orientation, and other OSHA training.
• Provide supervision, as required, to craft or administrative personnel related to health and safety. 
• Enforce stop work when safety concerns/issues arise.
• Taking required sampling for Lead, Beryllium, and others as required for general and specific areas. Properly label, send, track, and follow procedure steps for accountability processes and consolidate lab results within a consolidated company report (Something along these lines).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must spend the majority of the workday in the field with project personnel.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods.
• Ability to walk, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
• Ability to perform repetitive movements of the fingers, hands, wrists, and arms.
• Ability to participate in physically demanding work while wearing personnel protective equipment, including respiratory protection.
• Medically qualified to wear a respirator, able to lift 30 lbs., and able to climb ladders.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform other duties as assigned.

JOB DIMENSIONS:

Supervision Received:

• Reports to and receives technical and operational guidance from the Corporate ES&H Manager and General Manager(s) for assigned projects.

Supervision Exercised:

• Supervision of project support personnel (craft, administrative, supervisors, etc.) related to project ES&H.

Interface Required:

• Maintain contact with the Corporate ES&H Manager, General Manager, client site operations management, safety advocates, and Industrial Hygienists.
• Directly implement and administer occupational safety and health policies and Integrated Safety Management Systems (ISMS).
• Review and provide comments and recommendations to the Corporate ES&H Manager and Project Manager relative to ES&H policies and procedures, reports, and performance changes affecting workplace safety so that objectives and goals of zero accident performance can be met.
• Maintain working-level relationships with other participating entities responsible for ES&H in the Program.

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