Health And Safety Manager

Description

The Health and Safety Manager is responsible for developing, managing and implementing the company’s health and safety programs to establish and reinforce a culture of health and safety. This position works closely with employees, supervisors and managers to promote all initiatives associated with improving compliance in occupational health, safety, fleet, and Certificate of Recognition (COR) programs.

The Health and Safety Manager will conduct training sessions, monitor compliance, investigate accidents and provide recommendations for improvement.

• Develop and execute health and safety plans, policies and procedures in the workplace according to legal guidelines and business/industry requirements and review and update as necessary with legislative and operational changes.
• Organize safety meetings, safety talks and monitor compliance.
• Participate in regular senior management meetings:
• Participate in decision-making alongside other senior management members.
• Develop and deliver in-house employee health & safety training as required
• Create and/or modify safe work practices, safe job procedures and job hazard assessments.
• Manage injury claims, WSIB and return to work programs.
• Manage and lead programs to maintain COR compliance.
• Manage the employees within the health & safety department (this includes hiring, performance management, coaching, mentoring).
• Coordinate with various vendors (i.e., purchasing health & safety products).
• Record and update training records and proactively schedule required training.
• Create safety-related content for the spring and winter orientation programs and present to large groups.
• Record, report and analyze fleet and equipment incidents/accidents.
• Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistics, and provide recommendations for improvement to management.
• Conduct site visits with the Ministry of Labour when required, investigate incidents, accidents, injuries, near misses, substandard actions/conditions, etc. to discover causes and provide solutions.
• Regularly visit various company locations and job sites which includes road construction job sites, aggregates pits/quarry, asphalt manufacturing plants.
• Coordinate and ensure compliance related to Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and structure.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role, and previous leadership experience is required
• Must have previous experience in the construction industry
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suites
• Knowledge of WSIB reporting and return to work programs
• Familiar with the OHSA
• Experience in COR compliance

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