R10055481 Area Safety Manager (Open)

Location:

Atlanta, GA (South Division) - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Primary Objectives
● Ensure compliance to both internal and external regulations to include (OSHA, EPA, DOT, DHS,
FDA and State requirements)
● Take ownership of improving safety and compliance at each location within the assigned area
o Monitor Intelex to ensure appropriate progress
▪ Ensure reports (unsafe delivery, good catch) are closed in timely manner
▪ Monitor and support local manager in ensuring all corrective actions are closed
in timely manner
o Coach local manager on key topics
o Develop annual schedule for area to achieve objectives
o Target 3 -4 visits per year, per facility in assigned area to provide improve repetitiveness
of message
o Assist location in compliance activities where possible (forklift training, conduct safety
meetings, conduct inspection while on site, etc)
o Spot check compliance activity during every location visit (DOT paperwork process,
forklift training, haz-com training, OSHA logs, Postings: expiration dates)
o Maintain regular communication with all locations in area as well as AVP/DMs as
requested/necessary

● Conduct specific training at each location and cover each associate as the training is applicable
● Conduct assigned audits, primarily: SMS, Medical, Flam Gas, DOT, Food, IMS, PSM/RMP, LPG
visual inspection, Hydro-testing, requalification
● Support specific division initiatives
o Promote critical keys to operating safety
▪ Use of GOAL/Cones or don’t back up
▪ Follow Smith Keys
▪ Wear proper PPE at all times, including metatarsal gloves when delivering LPG
cylinders to storage racks; including face shield when filling liquid, cryogenic
gloves when filling cryogenics, safety glasses with side shields
▪ Use 3 point stance when entering/exiting cab or forklift
▪ Use Cylinder Carts
▪ Use Proper lifting techniques

▪ Use unsafe delivery reporting process, use good catch reporting process

Coaching
● Corrective action follow up, completion and closure
● Conduct physical walkthroughs during all visits and coach location manager on issues found. Pay
particular attention to:
o Cylinder securement: Properly nested, chained or strapped on pallets
o Use of cylinder carts. Cylinder cars available to move cylinders in branch/plant. Carts on
trucks for both liquids and high pressure.
o Cylinder segregation (proper storage of flammables, separate flammables and oxidizers,
toxics with secondary security, inventory for nitrous oxide or toxic gases
o Regulatory thresholds (especially for toxic and flammable gases) to include Tier 2, DHS,
PSM/RMP and verify all are consistently reported

● Conduct monthly safety meetings at facilities
● Assist facility in completion of safety and regulatory requirement
o Inspections
o Risk Assessments
o Safety meetings
o Safety Committee meetings
o Forklift training
● Provide guidance/support for all area facilities as issues arise
Training
● GOAL/Cones, Annual
● Cylinder Handling, Annual
● Pallets/Straps, Annual
● Back Safety/Proper Lifting, annual
● Delivery Approach/Unsafe Delivery Reporting, approaching every delivery as if it’s the first time
every time
● Lift Gate Operation
Auditing
● SMS
● DOT
● Medical
● Food
● PSM/RMP
● LPG/Flam Gas
● IMS
● LPG Visual/UE/Hydro/Requal

Primary Objectives
● Ensure compliance to both internal and external regulations to include (OSHA, EPA, DOT, DHS,
FDA and State requirements)
● Take ownership of improving safety and compliance at each location within the assigned area
o Monitor Intelex to ensure appropriate progress
▪ Ensure reports (unsafe delivery, good catch) are closed in timely manner
▪ Monitor and support local manager in ensuring all corrective actions are closed
in timely manner
o Coach local manager on key topics
o Develop annual schedule for area to achieve objectives
o Target 3 -4 visits per year, per facility in assigned area to provide improve repetitiveness
of message
o Assist location in compliance activities where possible (forklift training, conduct safety
meetings, conduct inspection while on site, etc)
o Spot check compliance activity during every location visit (DOT paperwork process,
forklift training, haz-com training, OSHA logs, Postings: expiration dates)
o Maintain regular communication with all locations in area as well as AVP/DMs as
requested/necessary

● Conduct specific training at each location and cover each associate as the training is applicable
● Conduct assigned audits, primarily: SMS, Medical, Flam Gas, DOT, Food, IMS, PSM/RMP, LPG
visual inspection, Hydro-testing, requalification
● Support specific division initiatives
o Promote critical keys to operating safety
▪ Use of GOAL/Cones or don’t back up
▪ Follow Smith Keys
▪ Wear proper PPE at all times, including metatarsal gloves when delivering LPG
cylinders to storage racks; including face shield when filling liquid, cryogenic
gloves when filling cryogenics, safety glasses with side shields
▪ Use 3 point stance when entering/exiting cab or forklift
▪ Use Cylinder Carts
▪ Use Proper lifting techniques

▪ Use unsafe delivery reporting process, use good catch reporting process

Coaching
● Corrective action follow up, completion and closure
● Conduct physical walkthroughs during all visits and coach location manager on issues found. Pay
particular attention to:
o Cylinder securement: Properly nested, chained or strapped on pallets
o Use of cylinder carts. Cylinder cars available to move cylinders in branch/plant. Carts on
trucks for both liquids and high pressure.
o Cylinder segregation (proper storage of flammables, separate flammables and oxidizers,
toxics with secondary security, inventory for nitrous oxide or toxic gases
o Regulatory thresholds (especially for toxic and flammable gases) to include Tier 2, DHS,
PSM/RMP and verify all are consistently reported

● Conduct monthly safety meetings at facilities
● Assist facility in completion of safety and regulatory requirement
o Inspections
o Risk Assessments
o Safety meetings
o Safety Committee meetings
o Forklift training
● Provide guidance/support for all area facilities as issues arise
Training
● GOAL/Cones, Annual
● Cylinder Handling, Annual
● Pallets/Straps, Annual
● Back Safety/Proper Lifting, annual
● Delivery Approach/Unsafe Delivery Reporting, approaching every delivery as if it’s the first time
every time
● Lift Gate Operation
Auditing
● SMS
● DOT
● Medical
● Food
● PSM/RMP
● LPG/Flam Gas
● IMS
● LPG Visual/UE/Hydro/Requal

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Are you a MATCH?

Corrective action monitoring and closure
● Incident Investigation
● ILX closures/follow up
● Tier 2 Reporting
● Permits (LPG, Environmental)

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees. 

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children,  including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates. 

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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