
Safety Intern | Spring 2027 | Cincinnati/Kentucky
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The Safety Intern assists with safety and loss-control activities on construction projects or in an office under supervisor direction. The role supports safety programs, inspections, meetings, training, records, and worker orientations. Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or a related field, with at least one year of completed education or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
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Division: Cincinnati Main Project Location(s): Cincinnati, OH 45202 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: Seasonal Job Classification: Intern Education: Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety Compensation: Intern Non-Exempt Position Description: Assist in activities associated with safety and loss control while working on construction project or office location. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities: * Assist with implementing Building L.I.F.E. (Living Injury Free Everyday) and project safety program while working on construction project or office location and under direction by supervisor. * Assist with identifying and reporting safety violations or unsafe practices, with emphasis on situations of imminent danger to life or property. * Assist with coordination of safety duties for safety committees, preplanning meetings, and tool box meetings. * Assist with coordination of training at safety meetings, tool box meetings, and orientations. * Assist with reviewing subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company policies, * Assist with promoting safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company, Federal, State and Local regulations, and owner/contractual requirements. * Assist with administration of drug screening program (e.g., pre-employment, post-accident, random, cause) aligned with company and/or client requirements. * Assist with preconstruction meetings and conducting research. Document meetings under direction of supervisor. * Assist with conducting jobsite and work area inspections and assist with developing inspection summary. * Assist with maintaining safety records (e.g., pre-task plans, Job Hazard Analyses, training records, tool box meetings, maintenance of the OSHA 300 log, maintenance of MSDS and chemical inventory sheets, incident investigations and metrics). * Assist with conducting effective worker orientation program for new employees and administer and record participation. * Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned and under direction of supervisor. Qualifications: * Enrolled and actively pursuing college or university accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 1 year of completed education, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience * Basic knowledge of safety and environmental principles and techniques * Desire to work in construction management and to learn about construction industry * Flexible to work standard business hours and overtime as determined by assignment * Demonstrate interpersonal skills including student leadership, volunteerism, or other community involvement * Professional and clear verbal and written communication skills * Assume personal and professional accountability for own actions and activities * Proactive, curious, and eager to learn and participate * Able to work independently with direction and supervision, and in team environment * High attention to detail and organizational skills * Able to take direction, learn and process information quickly, and follow tasks through to completion * Proficient computer and data entry skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaboration tools * Limited travel may be required, access to reliable transportation required Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
How this job compares
Set against the 1,150 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$94–129K/yr26 salary ranges
- US median$26–31/hr165 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 92 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs in Ohio and 1,150 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Turner Construction Company (this employer)14 open
- Shimmick8 open
- Bechtel Corporation6 open
- Experience
- Environmental Health and Safety postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (880 postings).
- Education
- 363 of the 1,150 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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