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Ash Grove Cement Company Safety Manager - Branford, FL - 496461 in Branford, Florida
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: Job ID: 488047
Summary: The Safety Manager assists in the administration of the safety program intended to reduce or eliminate industrial injuries or illnesses or losses from equipment or property damage and promotes plant operation in accordance with federal and state safety laws and regulations. This position promotes a favorable safety and health image to the community.
What you'll be contributing: * Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines. * Additional duties as assigned by supervisor. * Works toward compliance with federal, state and local safety laws and regulations. * Accompanies inspectors during inspections and maintains all required records regarding safety activities. * Serves as the liaison between the plant and safety regulatory agencies in coordination with corporate safety personnel. * Administers safety training and awareness programs for employees in an effort to prevent occupational injuries, illnesses, equipment, and property damage, increase awareness of safety risks, and promote compliance with safety regulations and programs. * Assists corporate safety personnel in the development of plant training and awareness programs as appropriate. * Works with supervisors to develop plant safety procedures for their work areas and assists in ensuring that they are consistently followed. * Administers the fire protection program. Coordinates the inspection and maintenance of fire protection systems. * Makes recommendations for the purchase of safety equipment including safety shoes/boots, glasses, and first-aid supplies. * Oversees the activities of Safety Committee meetings at the plant and provides recommendations as needed. * Conducts monthly mass safety meetings at the plant. * Conducts or coordinates annual MSHA 8-hour refresher training for all plant personnel. * Assists plant supervisors in the performance of weekly tailgate safety meetings, providing guidance on topics and attending when schedule allows. * Administers Safety Training Observation Program (STOP) at the plant, provides monthly plant management updates and conducts mentored observations with trained observers. * Conducts in-house inspections to recognize and eliminate at-risk conditions and practices. * Conducts industrial hygiene testing, including noise and dust surveys, and enters data into the company database. * Investigates occupational injuries, illnesses, equipment, and property damage in cooperation with the workers' compensation insurance carrier. When needed, conducts root-cause incident investigations using Taproot methodologies. * Maintains all proper records regarding plant injuries, illnesses, and property and equipment damage. * Ensures plant responsiveness to emergencies ranging in severity from minor first-aid to life-threatening emergency procedures. * Conducts or coordinates MSHA Part 46 (which can include New Miner, Experienced Miner, Task, Refresher, and Site-Specific Hazard Awareness), first-aid, and CPR training for plant employees on a regular basis. * Trains employees in the use of Safety in Motion High Five Techniques to help prevent musculoskeletal disorders. * Responsible for implementation and maintaining plant personnel health and safety training records. * Human Performance - support the human performance initiative to improve safety and operational performance * Risk Assessment - ensure that each task that involves a Risk that Kills has a risk assessment completed; ensure that employees have tools for completing field-level risk assessments (e.g. use of Hazard Recognition Plus or HRP) for daily tasks and job assignments * Risk Tolerance - ensure that existing and newly hired employees receive training in risk tolerance and apply those principles in the performance of daily work * Life-Saving Rules - know, understand and ensure adherence by employees, contractors, vendors, and visitors to the Life-Saving Rules
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The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The physical demands, working environment, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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