Health & Safety Coordinator

Recruiting For Less – Our client, an established Roofing company in the GTA, is looking for a Health and Safety Coordinator to join their team!

Responsibilities:

· Work with the Safety Consultant and initiate annual reviews of the company’s OHS policies and programs

· Ensure all updates in Legislation have ben incorporated, and highlight recommendations

· Prepare approved revised policies

· Advise all parties of any major changes in legislation and if necessary, prepare revised documentation and arrange for training of field employees

· Work with Safety Consultant, prepare any new SWP’s and make necessary revisions to existing SWP’s to ensure they are up to date

· Review all new or revised SWP’s, highlighting any changes, with the H&SM

· Ensure that the appropriate changes are made to our Worker Orientation Program

· Oversee training schedules to ensure all certificates are current

· Become familiar with all Safety Reports the company requires and work with the Safety Consultant and H&SM to improve and keep our reports current with changes in legislation

· Monitor and maintain adequate levels of first aid supplies

· Send requisitions to the Purchasing Agent for replenishment

· Maintain inspection logs of safety supplies

· Take responsibility for maintaining and updating all areas of the FASTRACK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM i.e. new equipment purchases, tasks, parts, costs etc.

· Liaise with the in-house company handling repairs to equipment and vehicles

· Work with the H&SM and JH&SC on accident investigation and reporting to WSIB

· Assist H&SM in monitoring any WSIB claims and Early Return to Work Program

· Call quarterly JH&SC meeting and prepare agenda of topics for discussion, as well as keeping the minutes of conversation

· Conduct monthly on-site inspections with the JH&SC member for labor

· Prepare inspection report, and review with Field Supervisors

· Periodically visit jobsites to observe safety practices and note safety non-compliance issues, reporting them to Foremen, Supervisor the H&SM and the JH&SC

· Follow up with the Supervisors to ensure that safety deficiencies have been resolved

· Maintain work area in a near and orderly fashion

Qualifications:

· 1-2 years construction safety experience as a Safety Coordinator or similar role

· Post-secondary certificate in health and safety management

· Sound knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act & Regulations

· Experience writing policies and procedures for health and safety

· Familiarity with data analysis and reporting statistics

· Excellent computer skills – proficiency in MS Office Suite

· Knowledge of Crystal Reports helpful

· Experience conducting safety training sessions of personnel helpful

· Experience in the COR Program and a digitalized safety management environment helpful

Salary: $55-65k, benefits, vehicle, 8:30-5PM