HSE Consultant

Total Safety is looking for a HSE Consultant to add to our safety conscious team. The HSE Consultant provides EH&S support to operational areas within industrial/commercial facilities and pipeline locations.

Total Safety is the world’s premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, industrial hygiene, emergency medical services, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management.
Our Core Values: People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, Integrity.

Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities

• 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
• Perform periodic audits of work activities to verify work is being performed safely and within the scope of applicable SWP, LOTO, STAC, documents.
• Perform daily housekeeping audits for identification/correction of hazard
• Act as single point of contact to
• Assist in the development and management of safety
• Coordinate with EH&S representatives to complete any required tasks in a timely
• Immediately communicate any significant EH&S issues to the responsible Client representative and to Total Safety Management as Able to make recommendations for improving site safety performance.
• Provide support to shift /field supervisors on all safety related
• Coach Operation/ Contractor personnel on hazard awareness/recognition .
• Attend I conduct regularly scheduled EH&S Team meetings and safety meetings

e.g. net meetings, tailgate meetings, shift change meetings

• Utilize Safety Technician "Daily Report" to document daily safety activities. Submit completed activity log electronically to the Total Safety Manager upon completion of project or as required .

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Educational and experience requirements include: Occupational safety/health degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or industrial related safety and health experience.

Experience: Required Licenses or Specific Training: The Lead Safety Technician must display a thorough understanding of all federal, state, local, company and client regulations. Ability to recognize hazardous situations and recommend corrective measures is essential.

Other Required Skills, Knowledge or Abilities: 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.

Interpersonal Communications: Good interpersonal and communications skills required.

Physical Demand s

This position requires a great deal of stamina with the  ability to perform the above essential job functions under considerable pressure and within timetables. The position also requires working long hours from time-to-time as business necessitates.

Employee 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 will be required to enter various types of process equipment where work is being performed. Work will occur on hard and uneven surfaces such as gravel and 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 inan 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.

Lifting: The employee must be able to lift up to 45 lbs. Occasionally from floor­ knuckle, knuckle-shoulder, and shoulder-overhead.

Carrying: The employee must be able to carry up to 45 lbs. Occasionally for short distances (under 10 feet) and long (over 10 feet) distances.

Pushing/Pulling:  The employee must be able to push/pull up to 45 lbs.

Fine Motor Coordination:  Excellent to nature of skill.

Range of Motion:  Full range of motion required.

Balance:   Excellent balance having to climb/walk as long as fall restraint protection is provided.

Vision: Employee must have normal visual acuity, depth perception,  color discrimination for hazardous materials areas when visiting jobsites and/or performing accident investigations. Corrective lenses, when approved must be suitable to industrial I chemical and refining facilities and be ANSI approved safety eyewear and be approved under the Client safety requirements.

Hearing:   Sufficient hearing to hear warning signals and co-workers warning of high risks of objects falling and plant warning signs.

Work Environment

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

Reporting Relationships

Authority: Typically reports to:  Safety Manager

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.