Health & Safety SpecialistPosted today$60K

Calgary, Alberta, CanadaHealthcare

The opportunity

Location: 4951 - 110 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta

What you'll do

  • Take the lead on building a safety culture by training, coaching, and holding: team members accountable on workplace safety and food safety topics

  • Develop and implement safety initiatives, controls, and procedures to address: safety risks in the workplace. This can include developing/delivering training, implementation of PPE/engineered controls, and also being a consistent voice on all matters safety.

  • Collaborate with external (Regional OHS & Health Services) and internal: stakeholders (JHSC, Site Leadership) to develop, audit, and achieve the highest level of safety standards

  • Facilitate and conduct workplace risk assessments in partnership with the Joint Health and Safety Committee

  • Train employees, monitor and correct use of PPE, engineering and: administrative safety controls in both production and non-production areas

  • Integrating Occupational Health and Safety imperatives with business decision making and risk management

What they're looking for

  • Provide the site employees, contractors and visitors with guidance on health: and safety and confirm the site complies with local,state/provincial and national guidelines and regulations.
  • Communicate, engage and influence decision-makers and workers to ensure: compliance with health and safety legislation and regulations
  • Lead workplace inspections to ensure that equipment, materials and production: processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees
  • Track and oversee Health and Safety performance metrics: Near Misses, Injuries, Missed Work Days