Safety Advisor

Conduct office, yard, project, vehicle, Personal Protective Equipment, and equipment inspections to ensure policies and procedures are properly implemented.

Conduct a minimum of one documented field visit per week.

Support supervisors in completing required inspection and safety meeting frequencies and preliminary incident investigations.

Manage and ensure all field crew training is completed, documented, and current in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Research and schedule employee training as required, ensuring completion prior to expiration where possible.

Conduct orientations for new hires, pre-project staff, subcontractors, and visitors, including tools and Personal Protective Equipment inspections, competency assessments, drug and alcohol testing, and training record submission.

Develop and present safety meeting materials to crews at a minimum of once per month per project or area.

Establish site-specific emergency, safety, and environmental plans including safe work procedures, fall protection plans, critical lift plans, grounding plans, traffic control plans, confined space assessments, and safety mitigation plans.

Ensure annual rescue drills are completed and documented.

Work with crew leads to identify and register STARs sites for medical evacuations.

Complete root cause investigations within required timeframes.

Recommend and assist in implementing corrective actions.

Complete lessons learned bulletins for each assigned investigation report.

Prepare and present incident review presentations for client conferences.

Conduct all Certificate of Recognition internal audits and prepare for successful external audits.

Research Occupational Health and Safety regulations, client directives, and industry best practices to ensure a best-in-class safety management system.

Liaise with and maintain good standing relationships with regulatory bodies including the Workers Compensation Board, construction safety associations, and federal and provincial government agencies.

Request quotes for Personal Protective Equipment and other safety items.

Maintain and control site Personal Protective Equipment inventories.