Health & Safety Officer

**Position Summary**

The goal is to establish a safe workplace according to legal standards and foster a culture of workplace health and safety

**Success profile**

What does it take to be successful working in the Infrastructure department at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- ** Accountability**: A great safety leader should realize their accountability for preventing hazardous situations and take responsibility for mistakes that may occur in the field instead of passing blame or hiding errors.
- **Organized**: Ability to process and organize your meetings, as well as electronic and paper documentation and information.
- **Personable**: A collaborative attitude, participating in the planning, developing, extending services, and promoting effective strategies to encourage a positive and safe workplace atmosphere.
- **Identifying Hidden Hazards**: One of the most important skills you can have is the ability to identify hazards that exist within the facility. While some of these safety problems are going to be obvious, others will be more difficult to pinpoint.
- **Communicator**: Excellent verbal, written, and listening skills and proven ability to adjust style for various audiences. The ability to convert data into information for reporting to various audiences, including internal teams, clients, the community, and external bodies. Being the go-to person for all safety related questions
- **Multitasker**: The ability to balance competing priorities, meet deadlines, and to work under pressure with mínimal supervision.

**Work that matters**
Are you looking to create and establish a safe workplace to foster a culture of workplace health and safety in a a career where you'll make meaningful connections and contribute to safe work place and community?

Seabird Island Band is a place to learn many skills. We are many nations, but we proclaim one goal to strengthen our pride, our language, our culture and our freedom.

Seabird Island located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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**Benefits and perks**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary teaching team,
- Equitable hourly rates in accordance with collective agreements, and
- Casual dress code

**What you’ll do**
- Lead the implementation and ongoing administration of Seabird Island's Occupational Health And Safety Program (OH&S).
- Actively work on Health and Safety policy for implementation, review interpretations
- Promote health and safety awareness among all employees with a focus on injury prevention.
- Support workplace Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees as required.
- Investigate and report on workplace injuries and incidents, including recommendation to prevent reoccurrence.
- Develop safe work procedures, safety reports, and maintain appropriate records.
- Compile safety statistics for hazard identification and monitoring.
- Inspect work sites, make recommendations to improve safety and health standards, and undertake appropriate action where unsafe conditions have been identified or recommended by JHSC Committee, Leadership
- Develop courses, prepare materials, coordinate, and provide safety training and orientation to employees using a variety of media.
- Case Manager administrator for occupational and non-occupational injury and illness:

- Conduct effective hazard analysis unique to each department and job specifications. Implement safety procedures based on departmental needs and to reassess and adapt as needed
- Follow up with contractor services site work on SIB Land and land use permit checks to ensure contractors and land use are aligned to work permitted and safe practices are being followed
- Oversee implementation of Physical demand analysis (PDA) per position
- Monitor, update and communicate the SIB Health and Safety policies
- Coordinate Safety and Wellness events such as emergency drills, toolbox meetings
- Conduct site Inspections All facilities for condition, air quality and sound levels or other Hazards.
- Provide regular and accurate statistical reports on all medical aid, WCB incidents and injuries, lost time injuries, health-related absenteeism, and disability information
- Maintain records of all Health and Safety related training on individual employee files
- Coordination of WHMIS, hazardous materials and hazardous waste.
- Interpret the Workers’ Compensation Act and Regulation and make recommendations to achieve and maintain compliance.
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your supervisor, Director, or the Executive Director

**What you bring**
- High school graduation or the equivalent.
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