Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

Who We Are:

Join the team at Fairmont Banff Springs. Set in one of Western Canada’s most spectacular alpine destinations, Banff offers a unique community of hospitality enthusiasts, outdoor adventure seekers, artists, entertainers, and families alike. It’s the perfect work/life combination.

This role will be responsible for supporting the Health & Wellness Manager in driving our Safety and Wellness programs forward, administering WCB claims, and directing Health & Safety activities and programs for an employee base of up to 1,400.

The successful candidate will possess training and previous experience in a Health & Safety role, excellent organizational skills and outstanding attention to detail.  This role is highly administrative; this person must enjoy working independently, taking initiative and building strong relationships with Colleagues & Leaders alike.

Competitive Salary: $63,000 – $65,000 gross annually, based on previous experience & education

Job Duties Include:

Reporting to the Health & Wellness Manager, responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Worker’s Compensation Board:

• Responsible for Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) program, including submission and follow up on claims with WCB Case Managers, Departmental Leaders and employees; as well as facilitating return to work meetings and programs.
• Liaise with third party providers as required for complex claims management cases.
• Responsible for maintaining WCB reporting programs and providing support and training throughout the hotel as needed.
• Maintains and reports monthly WCB statistics.
• Support the Health & Wellness Manager in preparing for semi-monthly Lost-Time Claim meetings with executive committee.
• Monitor claims trending costs, communicate projected cost information with the Health & Wellness Manager.
• Provide back up support to the Health & Wellness Manager for required executive committee reporting.

Health & Safety (H&S):

• Act as Employer Representative Committee Co-Chair for the Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC).
• Communication of deliverables to leaders, H&S representatives and colleagues.
• Ensure completion of all H&S deliverables outlined as part of the H&S Critical path.
• Provide training to JHSC representatives in compliance with OHSA.
• Provide H&S development and maintenance opportunities to leaders and colleagues.
• Ensure all incidents, accidents, near misses and occupational diseases are reported through internal communication channels for appropriate follow up.
• Review all internal incident reporting to ensure appropriate action to prevent recurrence is scheduled and completed in a timely manner.
• Provide training and coaching on incident reporting and investigation to new and current leaders in the hotel, as well as JHSC members.
• Comply with requests from legislative OH&S representatives including site visits, reporting and ensuring follow up as needed.
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