Cultivating Our Culture of Safety
Prioritizing safety goes back more than 70 years, when Gerry Rauenhorst started a construction business that would evolve into The Opus Group of today.
Read moreResponsibilities
- Coordinates all safety operations, including the development, implementation and administration of safety programs, practices and procedures
- Works closely with safety field leadership, construction operations leadership, risk management and legal team members to integrate safe work practices through all phases of a project
- Visits all jobsites on a regular basis to perform workplace safety audits, develop safety-training programs for supervisory personnel and diligently promote safety accountability for all associates, workers and visitors
- Manages third-party safety consultants in all markets, who help support safety efforts onsite by performing safety audits, provide independent incident investigations and assist with OSHA inspections
Experience
Josh joined us in 2000 with several years of experience in the areas of soil inspection, foundation design and environmental analysis. He initially performed project management duties, but his passion and acumen for safety led him to transition into construction safety management.
Josh is very active in the safety and loss prevention community, and he serves as a member of our internal management team responsible for establishing and executing best safety practices and quality control on all of our projects.
We committed to the safety of all those in our workspaces. We lead with a safety-first approach in support of all our teammates going home to their families and friends safe and uninjured every night. The efforts of Josh and all members of our team are reflected in the Experience Modification Rating significantly better than the national industry average.
Education
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Bachelor of Science
Civil Engineering
Marquette University
Certifications
- OSHA Training Institute Authorized Trainer
- OSHA 510
- National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators
- Certified Rigger and Signal Person
- Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Competent Person in Excavation Safety
- Scaffold & Access Industry Association Competent Person in Scaffold Systems
- Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure U.S. DOT HAZMAT Certificate
