Health And Safety Coordinator

Health and Safety Coordinator

Location: Toronto, ON

Position Summary

The Health & Safety Coordinator is responsible for supporting and coordinating health and safety initiatives across field and office operations. This role works closely with employees, supervisors, foremen, superintendents and management to promote a strong safety culture, maintain compliance and ensure health and safety programs are effectively implemented across active construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct project-specific safety orientations for new employees, subcontractors and site visitors.

• Coordinate, assist with and deliver health and safety training.

• Conduct documented daily project and site inspections, identify hazards and work with site leadership to correct deficiencies.

• Assist with equipment inspections and ensure identified deficiencies are addressed.

• Monitor tool and equipment maintenance programs to ensure requirements are being followed.

• Identify and address unsafe working conditions and escalate concerns where required.

• Support supervisors and field personnel with job hazard assessments and field-level hazard assessments.

• Assist during government health and safety inspections and help coordinate any required corrective actions.

• Maintain WHMIS and SDS documentation and ensure controlled products meet regulatory requirements.

• Prepare and distribute safety alerts, bulletins, notices, reports and meeting minutes.

• Assist with the development and communication of project-specific emergency response plans.

• Support supervisors and foremen with incident investigations, root-cause analysis, reporting and corrective actions.

• Track incident data and maintain monthly safety statistics to identify trends and areas requiring improvement.

• Maintain accurate health and safety documentation and records.

• Provide a visible health and safety presence across active construction sites.

• Build strong working relationships with field employees, trades, supervisors and management.

• Support continuous improvement of health and safety policies, procedures and programs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Post-secondary education and/or certification in Health & Safety, Human Resources or a related discipline.

• Previous health and safety experience within construction, electrical contracting, industrial services or a similar field environment.

• Experience working within a COR-certified environment is considered an asset.

• Knowledge of CVOR practices, inspections and regulations is an asset.

• Working knowledge of applicable federal and provincial health and safety legislation.

• Strong understanding of workplace safety practices, hazard identification and regulatory compliance.

• Experience conducting site inspections, incident investigations and safety orientations.

• Comfortable working in an active construction environment and interacting directly with trades and site leadership.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong relationship-building skills with both field and office employees.

• Able to confidently address unsafe practices and have difficult conversations when required.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Ability to manage health and safety requirements across multiple projects and competing priorities.

• Strong attention to detail and documentation.

• Analytical with the ability to identify trends and recurring safety issues.

• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and general business software.

• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently while remaining part of a broader project team.