Construction Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO)

Doyon Government Group (DGG) provides Design-Build and General Construction Services on demolition, new construction, renovations, repairs, and civil projects at government-owned facilities and military installations.

DGG hires Site Safety Health Officers (SSHO) nationwide for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) construction projects.

The Construction Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) is responsible for the development and/or review of the Accident Prevention Plan, activity hazard analysis’s, amendments to the accident prevention plan, on site safety education, toolbox safety meetings, all around safety compliance of the project, and a proactive innovative attitude towards solving difficult site-specific safety issues. The SSHO is responsible for managing, implementing, and enforcing the project Accident Prevention Plan. The SSHO shall provide full-time on-site safety and occupational health management, surveillance, inspections, training, and safety enforcement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Compliance with the requirements of EM 385-1-1 Section 1. The SSHO must ensure that the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.16 are met for the project.
• Provide site compliance through daily site inspections and daily safety reports
• Development and/or review of Accident prevention plan, AHAs and crane and rigging plans
• Safety Meetings - Provide onsite safety education to subcontractors
• The SSHO must provide and maintain the APP and a log of signatures by each subcontractor foreman, attesting that they have read and understand the APP, and make the APP and log available on-site to the Contracting Officer
• Coordination of safety issues with the Quality Control Manager and site Superintendent on new definable features of work
• Provide management and oversight of site-specific safety activities. Examples – Permit required confined space, abatement, lockout/tag out activities, etc.
• Prioritization of daily tasks to maintain safety compliance and project schedule
• Demonstrate in depth knowledge of EM-385-1.1, OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 1926
• Conduct mishap investigations and complete required accident reports
• Ensure sub-contractor compliance with safety and health requirements
• Provide 1st day site safety orientations for all new employees
• Maintain the OSHA 300 form
• Maintain applicable safety reference materials on the job site
• Maintain a safety and health deficiency tracking system that monitors outstanding deficiencies until resolution
• Maintain current SDS (MSDS) list of hazardous chemicals on site
• Prepare monthly contractor safety self-evaluation checklist

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience and education
• A minimum of 10 years of construction industry safety experience; federal government construction projects preferred
• 30-hour OSHA construction safety class or equivalent
• Fall Protection, HAZWOPR 40, Lead awareness, blood-borne pathogens, first aid/CPR, confined space management, attendant, and rescue, general competent person, trenching and shoring competent person, control of hazardous energies, forklift, man-lift, and fire watch training certified
• An average of at least 24 hours of formal safety training each year for the past 4 years with training for competent person status for at least the following [4] areas of competency: [Excavation]; [Scaffolding]; [Fall protection]; [Hazardous energy]; [Confined space]; [Health hazard recognition, evaluation and control of chemical, physical and biological agents]
• Personal protective equipment and clothing to include selection, use and maintenance.

Preferred:

• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The majority of the work is performed in an indoor/outdoor setting with a wide variety of people in differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: An individual will be required to climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions. Light Work: Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally, and /or up to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects is required. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes. Occasional to frequent travel.