Health, Safety, Security & Environment Coord

Position Summary:

The Health and Safety Coordinator supports the Health and Safety team and implements safety procedures and ensures employees comply with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Assessing confined spaces and issuing permits for confined space work
• Manage confined space equipment
  • This includes conducting daily inspections and ensuring that all equipment is secured at the end of each shift
• Act as a Confined Space Rescue Team Lead
  • This includes delegating work to Confined Space Rescue Team members, issuing radios, outlining the confined spaces being entered, and ensuring the correct rescue plan is in place
• Perform workplace audits, investigations, and inspections to identify hazards and potential hazards in the workplace, and advise on preventative and corrective measures
• Perform accident investigations in cases of workplace injuries, near misses, security incidents, and environmental concerns
• Conduct hazard assessments for shipbuilding and ship repair projects
• Issue Lock-out/Tag-out permits
• Enforce Health and Safety rules on the worksite, and provide recommendations to the company to improve health and safety
• Perform contractor orientation training
• Issue hot work permits (including hazard assessments if required)
• Conduct daily project inspections
• Dispose of hazardous waste and track disposal
• Act as the main First Aid attendant, ensuring that the proper paperwork is distributed to employees and that the First Aid room is fully stocked
• Liaise and report to various government agencies regarding HSSE-related matters
• Identify workplace requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to ensure company compliance
• Research, develop, and implement policies, programs, and procedures for Health, Safety, Security and Environment initiatives
• Coordinate and conduct health and safety training programs
• Assist in the Return-to-Work program

Qualifications & Experience:

• Possess training Health & Safety, Security, Human Resources, or other relevant areas
• Exceptional attention to detail with an ability to effectively balance multiple priorities
• Adult teaching in Train-the-Trainer would be an asset for various programs
• JHSC certification an asset
• First Aid certification an asset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong team player with a positive attitude
• Advanced written and oral communication skills
• Marine experience or construction experience
• Familiarity with confined space work an asset
• Hazard identification and mitigation experience
• Incident investigation experience
• Experience liaising with government agencies such as the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Environment, WSIB, etc.
• Familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety Insurance Board, etc.
• Experience with Return-to-Work procedures