Regional Safety Advisor

**EXPRESSION OF INTEREST **(EOI)

**BCCSA Regional Safety Advisor (RSA)**
- Vancouver Island and Southern Interior

**Purpose**
The British Columbia Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) is seeking Expressions of Interest from qualified occupational health and safety professionals who are interested in being a Regional Safety Advisor (RSA).

**Background**

BC Construction Safety Alliance

The BC Construction Safety Alliance is a not-for-profit association that provides services to over 52,000 construction companies employing over 220,000 workers. We are funded by the construction industry, plus select aggregate and ready-mixed industry employers, through a portion of their WorkSafeBC annual assessments.

BCCSA works in partnership with WorkSafeBC to promote a positive occupational health and safety culture for the construction industry. BCCSA provides programs and services, in compliance with WorkSafeBC’s legislation, to reduce the human and financial impacts associated with workplace incidents. BCCSA also acts as the construction industry’s apolitical spokesperson on health and safety issues.

Non-Profit

The BC Construction Safety Alliance is financed entirely by the BC construction and aggregate industries, and the ready
- mixed classification units through a small percent of their assessment premiums collected by WorkSafeBC. As a safety association recognized by WorkSafeBC, we promote and develop workplace health and safety in compliance with
WorkSafeBC’s regulations and guidelines. The BCCSA also acts as the construction industry’s apolitical spokesperson on construction health and safety issues. As a non-profit organization, the BCCSA works from a percentage of funding from base assessments paid annually to WorkSafeBC. Through this funding we provide the industry with health and safety services, programs, and training.

**Scope of Required Services**
The role of an RSA is to assist members to meet their regulatory obligations. RSA’s are available to support employers who have safety questions or concerns, are looking to develop safety programs and materials, or who want to prepare for COR® (Certificate of Recognition). These services are available at no cost to all construction (sector 72) employers and select aggregate and ready-mixed employers.

RSA’s offer extensive knowledge and experience in construction industry health and safety and focus on providing straightforward and practical assistance to all types and sizes of construction companies for whom meeting safety goals maybe challenging. Often RSA’s work with smaller companies, as these may not have dedicated health and safety resources.

RSA’s are professionals with a passion for helping people improve their health and safety. They are adept at explaining safety concepts in a tangible way and enjoy supporting companies to improve their safety culture and outcomes.

The following are types of services RSAs provide:

- Support the growth of BCCSA’s COR program.
- Connect with new COR applicants to offer RSA assistance.
- Review the company’s current safety program/plan, conduct a gap analysis of the client’s current state against the COR standard, and record the results using BCCSA’s prescribed documents.
- Build Safety Manuals, Safety Plans, Policies, Procedures, etc. with the applicants.
- Conduct safety reviews, knowledge transfer, document review/creation, etc. as required.
- Support non-COR companies looking to improve their health and safety outcomes with Safety Manuals,

Safety Plans, Policies, Procedures, etc.
- Support WorkSafeBC’s High-Risk Strategy through targeted client outreach to specific Classification Units, offering advice, presentations, and toolbox talks.
- Promote specific BCCSA initiatives by connecting with clients to discuss topics such as Injury Management, the Safety Climate Tool, Mental Health (Re-Mind - Lone Hunter).
- Be the face of BCCSA at conferences, webinars, industry presentations.
- Achieve an average client satisfaction rating of 4 out of 5 for clients responding to the RSA Support Satisfaction Survey.

**Basic Requirements & Rates**

**EDUCATION & Formal OH&S training is preferred (Certificate, Diploma, Degree).**

**PROFESSIONAL Health and Safety Training/Certification/Credentials and Experience, for example, NHSA, NCSO, CHSC, CRHT and CRSP**
**CREDENTIALS **designations, and other recognized certifications such as a BCIT Occupational Health & Safety Certificate or Diploma.

**SAFETY EXPERIENCE**
Professional training/experience in modifying and improving corporate safety culture, interacting with construction company management and employees, and excellent written communication and interpersonal skills.

**OTHER We are looking for health and safety generalists, as well as people that have specific safety expertise, (e.g., fall protection;**
**SKILLS/ASSETS **asbestos), language skills, and knowledge of construction companies and projects in different parts of the province.

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