Health and Safety Trainer & Consultant

• Advise clients (management, supervisors, and workers) on compliance with OHSA & regulations, and regulatory bodies
• Conduct site health & safety inspections for low-rise, high-rise construction projects and industrial facilities
• Enforce OHSA, regulations, and employer-specific safety requirements
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct training presentations related to H&S compliance (e.g. spill responses, fire safety training, workplace violence and harassment, H&S programs)
• Ensure health and safety compliance for constructors, trades, and subcontractors
• Conduct health and safety orientation for workers, trades, and subcontractors
• Present safety talks with workers on various health and safety topics
• Develop and distribute safety memos and alerts, when required
• Assist clients with coordination and completion of Joint Health & Safety Committees and Worker Trades Committees
• Create customized traffic control plans in accordance with Construction Regulation 213/91, municipal requirements, and MTO Book 7
• Advise on and develop site-specific safe work procedures and job hazard analysis for high-risk tasks
• Complete full investigations and follow up implementation of corrective actions for various types of incidents (near misses, medical injuries, critical injuries)
• Liaison with MLITSD representatives during site visits and ensure timely compliance with MLITSD orders
• Assist with full implementation and maintenance of health & safety management systems (including COR™) on construction projects

We seek individuals who are:

• Critical thinkers with the ability to be client-focused
• Excellent time management and organizational skills. Must be able to work autonomously and manage schedule for the week, while being flexible for on-call client requests, emergencies, and tight deadlines.
• Confident in fast-paced work environment and able to work autonomously with proven results
• A collaborative team player that will develop and build internal and external relationships
• Bring a robust enthusiasm for workplace safety with strong abilities to educate their client base
• Self-disciplined individual with an ability to work in an ever-changing environment
• Able to handle client bases of all sizes, as well as high-scale projects
• Able to track and review subcontractor H&S submissions for completion and accuracy (SWPs, JHAs, daily task hazard analysis, hot work permits) where required
• Comfortable spending long periods in a construction environment of standing and walking through active job sites (5+ hours per day)
• Effective communicators that can interact with on site staff, visitors, subcontractors, trades, clients and vendors
• Attentive to detail and accuracy
• Have excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong presenter