Health & Safety Coordinator

at  Richcraft Homes Ltd

WHO WE ARE

Richcraft Homes is a renowned, successful Ottawa Real Estate Corporation with more than a 40 year history in home and high rise construction, land acquisition and development, multiple joint venture projects, and residential and commercial income property management.
Richcrafts purpose is to provide a distinctive, sought after product that delivers value and award-winning designs, with a commitment to customer satisfaction that surpasses every expectation. At Richcraft, we are purpose-inspired, detail oriented and driven.

• Coordinate site safety meetings with staff and trade personnel to clearly communicate our safety expectations, policies and procedures.
• Assign, track, manage, and coordinate training requirements for company employees to ensure compliance with legislative and company mandates based on the employees’ job profile.
• Participate and co chair the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) meetings across all construction sites and head office.
• Record notes and distribute minutes from various safety and JHSC meetings to relevant personnel.
• Assist the Human Resources Manager with new employee onboarding and safety orientation, along with other administrative responsibilities as needed.
• Collaborate with the Construction Management team to ensure all required safety certifications and paperwork are obtained from contracted trades and maintaining accurate records of these documents.
• Setting up new project safety requirements, including the establishment of a Health and Safety board, coordinating signage, and other related tasks.
• After proper training, knowledge and experience on site, occasionally participate in workplace inspections, audits, and incident or accident investigations to ensure that equipment, materials, and production processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees and trade workers.
• Participate and as needed host, safety talk meetings with trade workers observed in unsafe situations to relay best practice safe work procedures and legislative requirements which pertain to specific work.
• Acting as a point of contact for health and safety needs across all company sectors.