Safety Technician (Req #: 6633) in Aiken, South Carolina at PALA Interstate, LLC

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US Fusion & Specialty Construction

The SDU-11 Safety Representative provides active field safety coverage for interior and exterior project work. The role observes work conditions, verifies required hazard controls, documents safety observations and corrective actions, supports incident and near-miss reporting, and immediately escalates unsafe conditions. Coverage may be assigned to interior work, exterior work, or both based on the daily work plan. Interior emphasis includes confined space activities, personal protective equipment, blasting and coating hazards, and work-area controls. Exterior emphasis includes cranes, rigging, staging, logistics, material movement, traffic and pedestrian controls, and other outside work activities.

1. Identify hazards and require immediate correction of unsafe conditions within assigned authority.
2. Stop or pause work when an imminent or uncontrolled hazard is observed, then immediately notify the Certified Safety Professional and Project Superintendent.
3. Escalate unresolved hazards, repeated noncompliance, stop-work concerns, incidents, near misses, and required corrective actions through the defined chain of command.
4. Document observations accurately and promptly without altering source information, backdating records, or marking corrective actions complete without verification.
5. Maintain professional, visible, and impartial safety presence across assigned work areas.

1. Perform routine and task-specific observations of assigned interior and/or exterior work areas throughout the shift.
2. Review planned work, job safety analyses, permits, task-specific plans, and required controls before or during execution as assigned.
3. Verify that employees understand and follow required PPE, access controls, barricades, housekeeping, line-of-fire controls, and safe-work practices.
4. Coordinate observed hazards and immediate corrections with supervision, the Certified Safety Professional, and affected workers.

1. Observe confined space activities and verify required entry; attendant, communication, rescue, ventilation, access, and accountability controls are in place as applicable.
2. Verify PPE and work controls for blasting, surface preparation, coating, adhesive, cleaning, and related interior activities.
3. Coordinate with the Certified Industrial Hygienist and Industrial Hygienist Technician when monitoring, respiratory protection, ventilation, or exposure-control concerns arise.
4. Identify unsafe conditions involving temporary lighting, hoses, cords, access routes, material staging, and simultaneous operations inside the tank.

1. Observe crane, hoisting, rigging, staging, scaffold, aerial-lift, forklift, delivery, and material-movement activities within assigned scope.
2. Verify exclusion zones, spotters, tag lines, lift-area controls, pedestrian separation, traffic flow, and staging controls are maintained as required.
3. Monitor exterior housekeeping, slips and trips, weather exposure, access routes, equipment interfaces, and changing site conditions.
4. Coordinate safety concerns with operators, riggers, logistics personnel, supervision, and the project safety team.

1. Complete daily safety observations and identify corrective action needs using approved paper or electronic forms.
2. Document the observed condition, immediate control, responsible party, required follow-up, and status without unsupported assumptions.
3. Submit completed records for entry into the Safety Log, SharePoint, Microsoft Lists, Power BI inputs, or other approved project system.
4. Follow open corrective actions through verification or escalate overdue and unresolved items.

1. Immediately report incidents, near misses, property damage, environmental releases, first-aid events, and abnormal conditions through the required notification process.
2. Preserve the scene and relevant information when directed and support accurate incident or near-miss documentation.
3. Participate in fact gathering, causal reviews, corrective-action tracking, and lessons-learned communication as assigned.
4. Support emergency response, evacuation, accountability, and work-area control in accordance with approved project procedures.

1. Participate in pre-job briefings, toolbox talks, daily coordination discussions, and weekly safety reviews as required.
2. Communicate recurring hazards, negative trends, positive observations, training needs, and unresolved corrective actions to the Certified Safety Professional.
3. Support orientation, refresher, and task-specific safety communication when assigned and qualified.
4. Coordinate with Project Superintendent, field supervision, industrial hygiene, QA/QC, Project Controls, and Project Administration to ensure safety records are complete and routed correctly.

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Construction, industrial, maintenance, or field-safety experience appropriate to the assigned work. DOE, nuclear, coating, blasting, confined space, crane, rigging, or specialty-construction experience is preferred.
3. Working knowledge of hazard recognition, JSAs, PPE, housekeeping, line-of-fire controls, incident reporting, and corrective-action follow-through.
4. Ability to complete clear, factual paper and electronic safety records and communicate concerns promptly to workers and leadership.
5. Ability to satisfy Savannah River Site access requirements and complete required site-specific training, medical evaluations, fit testing, and task qualifications applicable to the assignment.
6. Valid driver’s license when required for project duties.

1. OSHA 30-Hour Construction or equivalent project-accepted safety training.
2. Confined space, fall-protection, respiratory-protection, hazard-communication, silica/blasting-hazard, rigging, forklift or aerial-lift awareness as applicable to assigned duties.
3. Field hazard recognition and intervention; respectful stop-work communication; incident and near-miss documentation; corrective-action tracking; record traceability; and cross-functional coordination.
4. Working familiarity with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Lists, Planner, Outlook, and electronic safety logs is beneficial.

PALA Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.