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Total Safety is looking for a Safety Technician to join their safety conscious team! The Safety Technician provides EH&S support to operational areas within industrial/commercial facilities and pipeline locations. 

Total Safetyis the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity. 

Essential Duties: 

• Allocate approximately 90% of his/her time performing observations/safety audits. 
• Perform periodic audits of Critical Behaviors (Behavior Based Observations), Operating Disciplines (OD Audits), Safe Work Permits, Lock Out Tag Out, and Safety Task Analysis Cards and other tasks required by the scope of the assignment. 
• Perform periodic audits of work activities to verify work is being performed safely and within the scope of applicable SWP, LOTO, STAC, etc. documents. 
• Perform daily housekeeping audits for identification/correction of hazards. 
• Act as single point of contact to customers. 
• Assist in the development and management of safety technicians. 
• Coordinate with EH&S representatives to complete any required tasks in a timely manner. 
• Immediately communicate any significant EH&S issues to the responsible Client representative and to Total Safety Management as required. Able to make recommendations for improving site safety performance. 
• Provide support to shift /field supervisors on all safety related issues. 
• Coach Operation/ Contractor personnel on hazard awareness/recognition. 
• Attend / conduct regularly scheduled EH&S Team meetings and safety meetings e.g., net meetings, tailgate meetings, shift change meetings 
• Utilize Safety Technician “Activity Log” to document daily safety activities. Submit completed activity log electronically to the Total Safety Manager upon completion of project or as required. 

Skills and Experience: 

• The Lead Safety Technician must display a thorough understanding of all federal, state, local, company and client regulations. The ability to recognize hazardous situations and recommend corrective measures is essential. 
• Computer literacy must be sufficient to communicate effectively through emails and prepare written reports and summarize observations, prepare incident reports and statements, basic spreadsheets and time and expense reporting. 
• Employees will be required to climb and work from ladders, scaffolds, and elevated platforms. The scope may require climbing access ladders on plant equipment to various heights. At times, the employee must enter several types of process equipment where work is being performed. Work will occur on hard and uneven surfaces like gravel, asphalt, and cement. Where excavations are present soil conditions will be slippery at times and change as work progresses throughout the project. Work will occur in all weather conditions in an outdoor environment. Some projects require work at night. 
• Employee will be required to perform the scope of the assignment while wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment, including but not limited to flame retardant clothing, chemical suits, respirators, breathing air equipment, rescue harness, safety harness with lanyards, hardhats, and other equipment required for personal safety. 

Working Environment: 

• Able to work at various heights, the employee will be exposed to heat, cold, dust, fumes, or gases and to changes of weather. 

Educational Requirements: 

• Occupational safety/health degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or industrial related safety and health experience. 

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.