Safety Specialist (59965)

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Safety Specialist

The Safety Specialist provides direct site support to employees and supervision in all areas of safety. The Safety Specialist works collaboratively with the Safety & Security team and reports directly to the Safety Manager. This team works according to a comprehensive annual plan, achieving results through relationships, technical ability, training and assessing progress through metrics, while driving accountability and a sense of urgency throughout the organization. The Safety Specialist executes site and LSB programs directly and through hands-on interactions with all site personnel.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Align and champion the LSB Core Values: Protect What Matters, Make it Better, Be One Team, and Practice Integrity without Compromise.
• Drive a Safety-First Culture supporting stop work authority by anyone in the organization.
• Achieve a detailed understanding of site and LSB procedures and policies while assisting the Safety team in developing job aides and performing in-person training and support to meet requirements.
• Assist with data gathering to support, capture and develop metrics to measure/ report progress, success, and improvement opportunities.
• Execute against a developed annual H&S plan using a systematic approach with effective and transparent measures.
• Support the site Safety Committee and build relationships with operations, maintenance personnel, and supervision. Maintain a cadence of employee interactions focused on Safety to increase knowledge and drive awareness and accountability while developing employees.
• Maintain detailed connections to the operating units, maintenance activities, and project activities to ensure effective and visible safety coverage.
• Build knowledge and expertise in plant systems to drive progress, change, repairs, and solutions to day-to-day findings, action items and challenges while removing barriers to progress.
• Own and execute the Safety Specialist's areas of responsibility including safety equipment inspection, fire water systems, rail safety, asbestos management, radio management, safe work permit audits, and self-assessment programs ensuring clear accountabilities and performance.
• Coordinate and ensure PPE, forms, and other operations and maintenance safety equipment needs are met.
• Manage air monitoring devices (bump test, calibration, equipment repairs and maintenance) and ensure that the operations team is never without adequate air monitoring equipment.
• Support the Safety Manager in maintaining and improving the site emergency response capability through training, equipment maintenance, drill planning and execution. Ensure fire protection systems are maintained and available.
• Partner with the site Training Manager on the site Safety program training curriculum and provide support.
• Provide facility personnel with timely technical support, guidance, and resources to maintain compliance with applicable OSHA laws, regulations, company performance standards and site procedures.
• Work to close action items from audits, investigations, self-assessment, and inspection findings assigned to the Safety Specialist .
• Support site off-hours through an on-call rotation program.