James Sallows

Safety Manager @Poole Anderson Construction

State College, PA, US

Leads development of and clearly articulates Company’s safety vision, objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures in order to build a safety culture dedicated to behaviors which lead to best in class results. • Provides proactive leadership and assumes ownership of building a best in class safety culture by 1) anticipating problems & providing solutions, 2) sharing knowledge with, and providing training, to all levels of management, field staff, preconstruction, and project teams, 3) through interactions with clients, subcontractors, and inspectors, and 4) creating an environment of learning, mentoring, and empowerment in order to promote employee engagement. • Ensures safety & health training meet the needs of internal and external (client & regulating entities) requirements, so staff has the safety training to safely perform tasks and jobs. • Leads incident investigations incident investigation process including near misses, unsafe acts or unsafe conditions. • Manages hazard assessment activities by 1) conducting and/or supervising safety inspections, and 2) analyzing inspection and incident data to identify opportunities to develop preventive and corrective practices. • Leads and manages the safety staff: develops a high performance, customer-oriented work team, through hiring, motivating, coaching, appraising, rewarding & disciplining, and addressing complaints and resolving issues related to staff. • Facilitate monthly safety committee meetings • Identifies legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting safety management and ensures that company policies, procedures and reporting are in compliance • Keeps OSHA 300 log in order and up to date as well as perform required posting • Manage workers compensation claims

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Minor Bachelor's Degree in Science, Criminology

Slippery Rock University

Bachelor's degree in Science, Environmental Health and Safety