Safety Program Manager (4934-50)

• 11 Paid Holidays immediately begin accruing paid vacation and sick time earned personal days and paid parental leave.
• Ohio Public Employees Retirement System including a 14% employer contribution and a defined benefit option.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical HRA dental vision employer-paid life insurance long-term disability tuition reimbursement Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility free on-site parking wellness incentives an Employee Assistance Program access to free medical and prescription services through the Countys designated provider and behavioral and mental health resources.

• Assess develop implement administer and continuously improve HCEOs safety and loss prevention program. Review existing systems and practices and as appropriate maintain revise strengthen formalize or establish the Safety Manual policies SOPs JHA processes hazard and near-miss reporting processes corrective-action tracking and other program systems.
• Conduct job-site facility equipment and operational inspections and risk assessments; identify hazards and unsafe practices; evaluate procedures training PPE and other controls; work with supervisors and employees to determine appropriate corrective measures; follow identified issues through resolution; and stop HCEO work when an imminent danger or immediate threat to life or health is identified.
• Assess safety training needs and develop review coordinate schedule and deliver recurring job-specific safety training. Develop or revise training content and materials as needed coordinate qualified external resources when appropriate maintain training records and certifications and evaluate training effectiveness.
• Interpret PERRP applicable OSHA standards BWC requirements NFPA and ANSI standards transportation requirements and other applicable safety and health rules; evaluate existing practices for continued compliance; translate requirements into practical HCEO policies procedures training and work practices; and coordinate responses to regulatory inspections and inquiries.
• Lead investigations of employee injuries accidents near misses property damage and other significant safety events; identify immediate and underlying causes; develop corrective and preventive actions; prepare reports; track corrective actions through completion; and use lessons learned to evaluate and improve policies procedures JHAs training and other safety practices.
• Administer and evaluate HCEOs drug-free safety program and DOT/FMCSA commercial driver alcohol and drug testing program including policy maintenance testing coordination employee education supervisor training post-accident testing coordination recordkeeping and related compliance activities.
• Evaluate and recommend engineering administrative work-practice and PPE controls; review safety equipment and supplies; assist with safety-related budget planning and purchasing; and administer safety-related consultant or vendor services and contracts as assigned.
• Maintain and analyze safety records inspection findings training documentation incident and near-miss data and corrective actions to identify trends evaluate program effectiveness and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Participate in and help evaluate and improve emergency preparedness evacuation planning and drills winter and severe-weather safety planning safety committees after-action reviews and coordination with County departments contractors consultants utilities and public agencies.

• Experience assessing developing implementing or substantially improving safety programs in public works transportation construction utilities fleet maintenance industrial or another complex field-operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing developing or improving safety manuals policies SOPs JHAs training programs corrective-action systems and incident/root-cause investigation practices.
• Experience working with Ohio public-sector safety requirements including PERRP and BWC or comparable public-sector occupational safety requirements.
• Relevant occupational safety and health training and professional certifications such as OSHA 30-hour training Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Associate Safety Professional (ASP) Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) or other comparable safety credentials. Current OSHA Outreach Trainer authorization is desirable but is not required at the time of appointment.

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