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Tellepsen is a full-service construction company with a timeless commitment to building for future generations. We are a family company powered by decades of experience in solving the toughest challenges across multiple market sectors.
Every action we take is purposeful - we plan for changes. We plan for tough conversations and quick solutions. The work we do is centered around bringing our clients and partners together so that everyone sees the project in front of us as our highest priority.
Tellepsen is looking for a Safety Coordinator to implement our safety program to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions by performing the following duties.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Participates in pre-construction meetings with project team and sub-contractors.
- Evaluate possible hazards of the job sites and pre-construction work areas.
- Implements, and evaluates programs and procedures to ensure personnel and facility safety.
- Control hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities through safety management and contacting supervisory personnel.
- Monitors and controls company's safety standards in accordance with OSHA and state regulations.
- Investigates accidents to minimize recurrence and prepares accident reports.
- Work collectively with insurance carriers and OSHA to pursue our goal of “zero accidents”.
- Examines plans and specifications for new machinery or equipment to determine if all safety precautions have been included.
- Evaluates human activities working with new machinery and equipment to identify hazards.
- Tours jobsites to inspect fire and safety equipment, machinery, and facilities; to identify and correct potential hazards; and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Determines requirements for safety clothing and devices, and designs, builds, and installs, or directs installation of, safety devices on machinery.
- Conducts or coordinates safety and first aid training to educate workers about safety policies, laws, and practices.
- Conducts air quality tests for presence of harmful gases and vapors.
- Train Tellepsen employees in fall protection, motorized equipment, and OSHA 10/30 or other OSHA related topics.
Job Requirements
- OSHA 500 Certification
- Certification in CSHO (Construction Safety Health Official)
- 5 years experience in Construction Safety
Tellepsen does not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters unless they have a current executed agreement in place as arranged through our Staffing department. Tellepsen is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters. All inquiries from external staffing agencies and independent recruiters should be directed to our Staffing Manager at lhill@tellepsen.com. Staffing agencies and recruiters who contact other Tellepsen employees outside the staffing department will be removed from consideration on future opportunities.
