Safety and Health Officer - DLA

Nemean Solutions, headquartered in Sierra Vista, AZ, is a certified SBA 8(a) Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) and veteran-operated company providing advanced Military Intelligence, Enterprise and Cloud IT services, Cybersecurity, Special Operations Forces (SOF) Exercise and Training, and niche Program Support and Professional Services to Federal and State Agencies supporting the US Government Defense, Intelligence and Aerospace sectors.

Job Overview:

The Safety and Health Officer administers the site-specific safety and health program for facility operations and maintenance at Defense Supply Center Columbus. The position develops and maintains the Job/Site Safety Plan, prepares and reviews Activity Hazard Analyses, monitors work practices, investigates incidents, and promotes compliance with OSHA, EM 385-1-1, NFPA, DLA, Ohio, and other applicable safety requirements.

Support Hours: Applicant shall be available during core work hours as established the Government customer.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, maintain, and periodically update the site-specific Job/Site Safety Plan for all major types of work performed under the contract.
• Prepare, review, and maintain Activity Hazard Analyses for plumbing, electrical, demolition, equipment installation, equipment maintenance, subcontractor work, and other assigned activities.
• Monitor work areas, tools, equipment, machinery, signs, labels, and work practices for compliance with OSHA, EM 385-1-1, NFPA, DLA, state, local, and contract safety requirements.
• Identify hazards, require immediate correction or mitigation of conditions under Contractor control, and promptly report imminent-danger or uncontrolled hazards to the appropriate Government representative.
• Coordinate and verify required permits and controls for hot work, confined-space entry, excavation/digging, electrical work, lockout/tagout, fall protection, and other high-hazard activities.
• Develop and route written lockout/tagout procedures for Government review when required and verify implementation in the field.
• Verify that employees and subcontractors receive required orientation, safety training, hazard training, and refresher training and maintain supporting records.
• Verify that required PPE, guards, fall-protection equipment, hazard markings, labels, and signage are available, serviceable, and properly used.
• Conduct safety inspections, observations, and meetings; document findings; track corrective actions; and verify timely closure.
• Investigate and document accidents, injuries, occupational illnesses, near misses, and environmental incidents and ensure required immediate notifications and reports are completed.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager, Site Maintenance Manager, employees, subcontractors, and Government representatives on safety matters.
• Exercise stop-work authority when an activity presents an imminent danger or violates applicable safety requirements and support safe restart after corrective action.
• Provide safety-incident information, trends, corrective actions, and training status for required management reports.

Competencies:

• Occupational safety and health program administration.
• OSHA and EM 385-1-1 compliance.
• Activity Hazard Analysis and job-hazard planning.
• Incident investigation and corrective action.
• Lockout/tagout, fall protection, confined space, and hot-work controls.
• Training, inspection, and records management.
• Clear communication and independent judgment.