RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work safely and effectively independently or as part of a team
• Help to develop and maintain a “Safety as a Value” culture
• Investigate injury, near miss, and property damage incidents
• Assist with Industrial Hygiene (IH) sampling (Respirable Silica and Noise)
• Act as liaison between the company and regulatory agencies
• Coordinate the maintenance and implementation of the EHS program, compliance plans and initiatives
• Maintain site compliance with all safety and health regulations issued by federal, state, and local agencies and corporate policies
• Keep abreast of any safety and environmental law or regulatory changes that impact the organization
• Conduct safety and health training courses including site specific hazard, new miner, experienced miner, annual refresher, and new task
• Ensure that departmental and company goals and objectives are achieved by participating in short and long-range planning activities
• Daily monitoring of safety practices for compliance
• Conduct and analyze work-place safety observations
• Conduct root cause analysis investigations
• Develop, distribute, communicate and track safety talks/meetings
• Participate in job task risk assessments
• Assist with contractor safety oversight
• Attend contractor safety meetings as needed and provide safety leadership
• Conduct routine audits (safety and environmental)
• Tabulate safety statistics and generate safety reports
• Participate in regulatory safety inspections
• Record keeping and documentation
• Assist with drug and alcohol testing program
• Participate in on-call schedule as needed
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Degree in Occupational Health & Safety preferred
• Three years of safety experience at an MSHA Regulated site preferred
• Experience training/teaching employees in the field and in the classroom
• Ability to interpret MSHA and OSHA standards and experience implementing regulatory requirements
• Working knowledge of 30 CFR Part 46, 50, 56, and 62
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene
• Strong organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills to work successfully within a team-based environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills