Responsible for administering and implementing the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC) Environmental Safety and Health Plan and ensuring participant compliance with applicable industrial and Federal standards. This position deploys to the Amundsen Scott South Pole Station and/or McMurdo Station acts as the primary point of contact (POC) for safety program compliance and communication efforts.
The Safety Engineer is a member of the site leadership team. The safety engineer will portray the following leadership qualities:
Position Responsibilities:
Develops and implements safety and health standards, criteria, and guidelines, such as those issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the NSF – Polar Environmental Safety and Health, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and all other applicable regulations.
Scheduling and conducting training sessions based upon team members job specific requirements. Training may include General Safety Awareness, Supervisor Safety Training, Scaffolding, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Respiratory Protection, and other job-specific training.
Performs industrial hygiene surveys and documents findings according to accepted procedures. Uses and maintains health and safety related instrumentation, including 4-gas meters, noise dosimeters, Photo-ionization Detectors.
Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:
BS in chemistry, environmental, engineering, health and safety, or related field is required. An additional four years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Minimum of three years of experience with safety and health rules, regulations, standards, and the components of an effective safety program, including plant operations and/or construction safety, fire protection, public health, and development of related training programs is required.
Expected Skills and Competencies:
Experience in conducting thorough root cause analysis to ensure root causal factors are identified and mitigated in response to safety-related incidents is required. Proficient in conducting safety training and presentations to groups, with the ability to communicate with both large and small audiences is required.
Physical and/or Other Requirements:
Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.
Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.
Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.
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