Position Title: Safety Specialist

Position: Safety Specialist

Salary Range: $101,000 - $108,000

Location: Onsite (Los Angeles, CA)

Duties:
- Conducts construction site safety audits to identify improper procedures, checks equipment
and facilities for hazardous conditions, and recommends corrective actions
- Monitors policies, procedures, programs, standards, and design criteria affecting construction
safety at multiple construction projects
- Investigates complaints and on-site construction accidents to determine root cause and
recommend effective hazard controls
- Conducts noise, ventilation, and gas testing at construction sites to determine if employees
may be exposed to unhealthy conditions and makes appropriate recommendations
- Conducts construction safety and standard reporting procedure training for Project
Managers and on-site employees
- Collects and analyzes injury, claim, and safety survey statistical data to write technical
reports and make presentations to contractors and District management regarding contractor
performance
- Coordinates construction safety activities such as project site safety audits and attends prebid
and post-award contract meetings as a member of the Owner Controlled Insurance
Program (OCIP) team
- Reviews construction Injury Illness and Prevention Programs (IIPPs) submitted by
contractors for accuracy and conformance with safety standards
- Trains, assigns projects, and tasks to lower-level personnel, and reviews reports for
completeness and accuracy
- Performs other duties as assigned

Required Experience:
- 10 years' full-time paid professional construction safety management experience in
developing and implementing accident prevention programs for a large private or public
organization

Required Education:
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in industrial or
environmental engineering, Occupational Safety or Industrial Hygiene or closely related field
OR
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Professional Safety Certification
OR
- Two years of college education with a Professional Safety Certification and an additional
2 year full-time professional paid experience in construction safety management to
compensate for the years of education.
- Completion of the OSHA 500 and 40-hour HAZPOWER courses is preferred
One of the Following Credentials is Preferred:
- Any Professional Safety Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
- Licensed Safety Professional (LSP) from the National Association of Safety Professionals
(NASP)
- Certified Safety Manager (CSM) from the National Association of Safety Professionals
(NASP)
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)