Safety Jobs in Campbell River, BC

The Casual Field Safety Advisor has responsibility and accountability for ensuring workplace safety at their specific site through administering and monitoring the safety program and ensuring its ongoing effectiveness. This role monitors and ensures occupational health and safety compliance, issues permit for high-risk work, investigates accidents / incidents, aids in the coordination of site emergency responses, conducts workplace safety audits and inspections, provides safety training, and plays a consultative role in the development of Company safety policies, procedures, and work instructions. An important part of this role is to mentor and facilitate a cultural / behavioral change in the workplace relative to employees accepting responsibilities for their own safety in all activity. This is a casual position; the individual must have the ability to work various shifts.

Note : Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 203 East Esplanade, North Vancouver.

What you’ll do

• Identifies potential workplace hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices or behaviors and working conditions.
• Investigates incidents and works closely with various partners to identify causes of loss events and appropriate corrective actions to prevent their recurrence.
• Maintains records of workplace injuries and illnesses to identify areas of concern.
• Assists in training supervisors and workers in appropriate use of equipment and tools.
• Provides instruction to workers in the accurate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including fit testing of respirators for workers as required for the scope of work.
• Ensures that fire safety is promoted in all operations, including the minimizing of fire load in all areas of work, the issuance of fire permits for hot works, and management of the permit in so far as Fire Watch, detection, and suppression systems to limit fire events.
• Participates in the development and implementation of a detailed lockout procedure to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for system lockout.
• Provides new employee and sub-contractor orientation sessions to familiarize new personnel with the best information to maintain their personal safety.
• Conducts site safety tours for visitors (customers, potential customers, contractors, government agencies, .
• Keeps abreast of knowledge in occupational health and safety and when needed, upgrades credentials including the maintenance of appropriate levels of First Aid Certification.
• Ensures workers are informed and cognizant of safety rules and regulations by providing advice regarding accurate methods and special needs of workers.
• Triages injured workers in the field, ensuring that the injured are assessed for their condition and their injuries treated in keeping with the attendant’s experience and accreditation.
• Assists with health and safety system audits, reviewing findings, working towards implementing changes, and instructing supervisors, subcontractors, and workers, on various safety and hygiene issues (., the safe work practices required for the use of hand and power tools).
• Participates in the site emergency response team. Aids in all emergencies and directs the workforce away from danger. Assists emergency personnel with their duties and liaises with local emergency response agencies.
• Assists the workforce in any workplace accommodations under stay-at-work principles for injury management. Liaises with site supervisors regarding appropriate GRTW schedule and / or modified duties.
• Conducts initial ergonomic risk assessments, identifies issues, and proposes appropriate solutions.
• Assists with investigating musculoskeletal injuries and with formulating solutions and processes to prevent similar types of injuries.
• Conducts equipment calibration, testing and sampling as required.
• Controls the work within confined spaces, including hazard assessments, atmospheric testing, issuance of permits and ensuring that suitable rescue plans are employed for entry.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring

Why you’ll love working here

The estimated hourly Rate for this position is an hourly rate between $39.75 - $47.70. In determining the hourly rate, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

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