The Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) is responsible for the development and/or review of
the Accident Prevention Plan, activity hazard analysis’s, amendments to the accident
prevention plan, on site safety education, toolbox safety meetings, all around safety
compliance of the project, and a proactive innovative attitude towards solving difficult site-
specific safety issues. The SSHO is responsible for managing, implementing, and enforcing the
project Accident Prevention Plan. The SSHO shall provide full-time on-site safety and
occupational health management, surveillance, inspections, training, and safety enforcement.
In this position, you will play a key role in ensuring the project complies with local, state, and
federal health and safety guidelines and procedures. You will ensure the safety of all
employees, make sure all projects are up to code, and provide advice and recommendations for
safety improvements.
Safety Officer Duties and Responsibilities
Comply with all occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines and EM 385 1-1.
Create and implement site specific Accident Prevention Plan for construction per EM
385 1-1.
Create and review Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) and Work Plans based upon the
project schedule and definable features of work.
Ensure all safety submittals required are created, submitted and approved by the Owner
well in advance of scheduled preparatory meetings.
Be available on site whenever work is being performed and perform site inspections
and observations through the entirety of the shift.
Provide project safety orientations and briefs.
Document Weekly Safety Meetings, Weekly Inspections, Deficiencies and Corrective
Actions, Man Hours Worked and any Incident.
Lead and document Near Miss and Incident Investigations performing Root Cause
Analysis.
Develop and implement Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training programs.
Serve as Environmental Officer when required.
Oversee disposal of substances according to environmental guidelines.
Ensure statutes, regulations, and codes are clearly understood and met.
Enforce all safety and environmental policies and procedures.
Other related duties as required.
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience and education.
A minimum of 10 years of construction industry safety experience; federal government
construction projects preferred.
30-hour OSHA construction safety class or equivalent.
EM-385 40-Hour Training Certificate.
Fall Protection, HAZWOPR 40, Lead awareness, blood-borne pathogens, first aid/CPR,
confined space management, attendant, and rescue, general competent person, trenching
and shoring competent person, control of hazardous energies, forklift, man-lift, and fire
watch training certified.
An average of at least 24 hours of formal safety training each year for the past 4 years
with training for competent person status for at least the following [4] areas of
competency: [Excavation]; [Scaffolding]; [Fall protection]; [Hazardous energy];
[Confined space]; [Health hazard recognition, evaluation and control of chemical,
physical and biological agents].
Personal protective equipment and clothing to include selection, use and maintenance
