Job Title: Safety Manager
Location: LaGrange, IL
Reports to: Sr. Vice President
FLSA Status: 40 Hours/Full-time/Exempt
Prepared By: Human Resources
Prepared Date: October 2025
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Lyons & Pinner is a subsidiary of publicly traded EMCOR Group Inc. EMCOR is the world’s leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services, including planning, consulting, operations and maintenance. Since 1947, we have been providing full service electrical construction, maintenance, and design-build construction on thousands of projects in Illinois and throughout the Midwest.
SUMMARY
The Safety Manager serves as the specialist in safety by developing and implementing best practices and procedures within the company that effectively control accident and health exposures and minimize OSHA citations. BSc/BA in safety management or relevant field is preferred. Minimum 5-10 yrs of experience in a professional safety role; proven successful experience as a safety manager preferred. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Preferred. OSHA 500 certification required. This position will work 40 hours a week full-time.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Manage Company safety policies/procedures/safety manual
Revises, updates/maintains safety manual (review OSHA, make changes to manual, update change log)
- Develops/approves policies for specific work activities, tools/equipment (write policy/procedure for new equipment in accordance with OSHA/applicable standards)
- Develops/approves letters of variance for site specific issues (reviews policy, tools/equipment for options)
- Attend joint safety committee meetings (Work with NECA/IBEW in development of NFPA70E compliant energized electrical work policy & other policies and procedures)
- Create training and roll out programs for new policies/procedures (select training materials, review OSHA/Company/industry standards, draft/review training)
Manage injury/incident reporting/investigation/claim management
Approves/develops/manage injury/investigation reports (create report forms, complete first report/cause map/incident investigation report/supplemental information documents)
- Track/report/record injuries requiring medical treatment (maintain injury/incident log, OSHA 300 & 300a, monthly CFO reporting, individual incident reporting, determine recordability)
- Report major incidents per OSHA requirements (contact OSHA within 24hrs for specialized incidents)
- Report/track/manage report for work related injuries (report to workman’s comp, track workers comp cases, maintain reports from claims management)
- Track/report company labor hours/incident rates (receive data from payroll and process data for reporting to OSHA, CEO, CFO, department heads, prequalification for construction bidding)
- Manage/Track claims within insurance guidelines (OCIP’s/L&I)
- Manage EMCOR ACTS system (weekly employee counts, monthly labor hours, reporting and tracking of injuries/near misses/ environmental releases/ property damage/vehicle incidents/regulatory agency visits/subcontractor incident)
- Manage Return to work/modified duty claims (Document/process/coordinate return to work and modified duty work, as well as manage claim support for such cases
Develop/approve/document/revise/provide training about safety measures/equipment/ processes
- Develop/approve/select safety training programs (determine need/create/locate training materials on specific safety subject matter)
- Develop/revise/provide/manage safety orientation program
- Track maintenance of training records for Company workforce (electronically track/maintain/archive safety training records)
- Source 3rd party training courses as needed (locate trainers for specialized subject matter)
- Manage scheduling/documentation of health exams and fit-testing
- Update safety training management systems for clients third party verification systems (ISNET & Veriforce)
Develop/approve/revise/audit safety hazard assessment documentation completion processes
- Modify/develop JSA forms (build forms specific to task/site)
- Develop/revise/maintain project/site safety plans (create safety plans based on scope, update as required by GC/owner)
- Create/modify/revise/approve job health risk assessments (create/submit to client or GC)
- Create silica work plans (Site specific plan for the control of silica hazards)
- Reviews/audits site job hazard analysis programs (periodic reviews using Iauditor without notice)
- Reviews/revises safety hazard assessments plans/documentation per client requirements (based on individual job requirements)
Work with Clients/GC’s/Site managers to correct site issues
- Perform/assign Job walks (periodically done with clients/GC , inspecting overall or specific criteria)
- Attend meetings (weekly safety meetings, client incident review, root cause analysis, “lessons learned”, project kick-off, safety stand-downs, division manager, various other work process meetings)
- Develop best practices/protocols with clients/GC & local unions (using technical data/resources/industry experience/”tribal knowledge”/legal standards/consensus standards)
Other duties as required
- Assist in business continuity planning (perform risk-assessments, hazard evaluations, develop mitigation plans)
- Safety committee (co-chair)
- Manage/issue confined space equipment/plans/training
- Manage/issue high voltage/NFPA70E safety equipment (provide training, maintain equipment/consumable parts, track equipment locations and calibrations/certifications)
- Manage/issue 4-gas meters and calibration equipment (provide training, maintain equipment/consumable parts, track equipment locations and calibrations/certifications)
- Assist in supply ordering for all company safety equipment (collaborate with purchasing/site personnel to obtain best product for positive safety outcome)
- Evaluate/test/standardiz
