Description
Collect data on construction sites for analysis by safety professionals and project managers. Implement and evaluate site-specific programs to control chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards and improve compliance with construction safety standards.
- • Plan and coordinate jobsite emergency response drills, including evacuation and rescue.
- • Maintain daily safety logs, inspection checklists, and site observation records.
- • Maintain all required safety and environmental records, permits, and documentation for construction projects.
- • Issue, operate, and maintain personal protective equipment and ensure proper use on site.
- • Prepare, calibrate, and maintain gas detectors, noise dosimeters, air sampling pumps, and other monitoring equipment.
- • Monitor sites for hazards such as falls, silica dust, welding fumes, noise, heat stress, and biological exposures.
- • Review and assist with specifications and purchase orders for safety gear, ensuring compliance with standards.
- • Verify worker training, certifications, and equipment operator licenses; check hot work, confined space, and excavation permits.
- • Deliver safety orientations, toolbox talks, and task-specific training to crews and subcontractors.
- • Conduct interviews for incidents, near misses, and hazard reports and document findings.
- • Review JSAs/JHAs, inspection reports, SDS, and site plans to support hazard controls and compliance.
- • Prepare incident reports, corrective action plans, and documentation for potential claims or regulatory inquiries.
- • Assist with initial response to jobsite emergencies and coordinate with fire or rescue services.
- • Assess hazards associated with new equipment, materials, or construction methods and recommend controls.
- • Evaluate excavation protections, scaffolds, ladders, and fall protection systems for compliance.
- • Conduct exposure sampling for silica, noise, and other contaminants; verify effectiveness of controls.
- • Inspect fire extinguishers, fire watch arrangements, and temporary fire suppression systems.
- • Verify availability and proper use of guardrails, fall arrest systems, GFCIs, and respirators.
- • Support stop-work authority and evaluate reported unsafe conditions or refusals to work.
- • Recommend and track corrective measures arising from inspections, sampling, or audits.
- • Participate in worker health evaluations related to potential job-related illnesses or exposures with specialists.
- • Coordinate traffic control plans, signage, and site security to protect workers and the public.
- • Audit housekeeping, material storage, and waste handling to prevent incidents and environmental releases.
- • Provide safety consultation to superintendents, foremen, and subcontractors on construction means and methods.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
