SAFETY COORDINATOR

Job Summary

The Safety Coordinator will be responsible for reducing claims and lost time injuries by providing safety and workers compensation support. The support provided will include: Training; Site walks/ inspection; implementation of policies and procedures; measurement; Communication, and compliance with client requirements. This will be accomplished through routine meetings, conference calls, and on site walks. The Safety Coordinator will have no direct reports and will report directly to the Safety Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use background knowledge in accident prevention to reduce risk of injury
• Utilize financial and worker injury report to determine where focus should be emphasized.
• Inspection/Site visit – Ensure that Compass Group facilities comply with OSHA and other state and federal standards through facility inspection. In addition, ensure that the unit is in compliance with safety and workers compensation procedures. Provide management with results/recommendations following inspection. Follow-up on progress.
• Awareness / Incentives – Ensure that units have effective “on-going” safety awareness programs to promote a safe work environment. Provide incentive programs to increase awareness for management and employees.
• Measurement – Ensure that all levels of management receive monthly status reports. These reports will provide management trending data and penalty comparisons. Emphasis will be placed on those units experiencing increasing trends and high penalties.
• Provide a support role in relation to environmental, health and safety matters; in particular, assist with implementation of the UK Health, Safety and Environment strategy.
• Follow OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations as defined by federal, state, local laws and Compass’s /Crothall’s policies/procedures.
• Actively monitor/inspect the workplace to determine the presence of hazards and take appropriate action to rectify any hazards found.
• Participate where required in the resolution of safety issues.
• Preview the component injury data and ascertain location of injuries and provide recommendation to eliminate hazards.
• Conduct “Safety” inspections of Compass’s/Crothall facilities for hazards as well as walk-through visits.
• Maintains OSHA recordkeeping; with assistance from corporate Risk Management, the position will determine reportable illnesses and injuries; position will prepare reports for all campus sites on a regular basis; position will prepare annual reports.
• Monitor and report on workers’ compensation claim trends and develop strategies that address injury management.
• Ensure the activities associated with the successful return to work of injured workers are coordinated and implemented to minimize absence from work.
• Conduct regular return to work meetings with injured employees, their supervisor and if required union representatives to review the progress of the return to work plan and progress towards a full return to pre-injury work.
• Develop and maintain an alternative duties database to support and encourage effective organizational return to work programs.
• Coordinate and facilitate Compass' accident and injury reduction and well-being strategy by working with employees, supervisors and managers to provide appropriate training and etc.
• Act as the point of contact for matters regarding return to work/rehabilitation programs of employees and provide employees, supervisors and managers with regular update on progress.