Nicole C. Thompson, Director

The function of the Jefferson Parish Safety and Occupational Health Division is to provide safe working conditions that are free from any recognized mechanical/health hazards that would threaten a safe environment for Parish employees and the citizens of Jefferson Parish.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Safety Division is to manage and/or administer a Parish-wide employee/public safety program. This program is committed to the prevention of injury, illness, and property damage throughout Jefferson Parish. To accomplish our mission, the Safety/Occupational Health Division performs the following functions:

• Provides safety leadership to all departments through safety programs, initiatives, training, accident prevention, and safety communications.
• Serves as "in-house" safety consultants to Parish Administration and officials and to outside safety-related agencies.
• Develops long-term goals and strategies toward an accident-free workplace.
• Produces safety-related policies, procedures, and updates in the Employee Safety Manual.
• Responds and assists in resolving safety-related disputes, grievances, or complaints.
• Performs safety and health related inspections and job site observations of Parish operations to identify unsafe employee acts and/or unsafe physical conditions, recommends corrective action, and does follow-up.
• Administers management of Return to Work Program.
• Conducts accident investigations and safety-related data gathering, as necessary.
• Evaluates driving reports and follows up as necessary.
• Monitors Tailgate Safety Meetings and departmental accident review meetings.
• Facilitates Departmental Accident Review Committee Meetings

The Safety Division offers training classes in the following areas:

• Accident Investigation
• Annual (SYETP) Safety Orientation
• Backhoe Training
• Chainsaw Safety/Heat Stress class
• Commercial Drivers License Preparation
• CPR/Automated External Defibrillator
• Defensive Driving
• Emergency Procedure Plans
• Introduction to Safe Forklift Operation
• New Employee Safety Orientation/Safety Training for High Risk Jobs
• Parish-wide A/L, G/L, & W/C Claim Evaluations/Reductions
• Poison Ivy Protection Class
• Rheem Bldg. Traffic/ Speeding Recommendations
• Safety Seminars for Head Start Centers (Yearly Certification)
• Screen Cleaning classes for Drainage and Streets
• Supervisor Safety Leadership - ongoing safety training for all supervisors

For the Employee Safety Manual click HERE.