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The construction safety professional plays an important role in helping protect employees from work-related injuries and fatalities. This article considers key aspects of the construction safety professional career: typical job responsibilities, how to become one, pay and benefits, and job outlook. Additionally, interviews with two current construction safety professionals are included to help provide real-world details on the career such as daily routines, technology used, and challenges.  \nKeywords: safety professional, construction safety, occupational safety, occupational safety and health professional  \nIntroduction  \nThere are a variety of job titles used in this field of construction safety such as safety director, safety manager, occupational health and safety specialist, safety consultant, and others. For simplicity, this article uses the term construction safety professional. The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to the construction safety professional career. Key aspects of the career of construction safety professional (typical job responsibilities, how to become one, pay and benefits, and job outlook) are discussed below.  \nThe job responsibilities of the construction safety professional are similar to other safety professionals who work in industries like manufacturing and mining. However, construction work presents special circumstances in that workplace conditions change dramatically over the course of a project, the work requires a group of subcontractors working in the same location, and often involves the use of heavy equipment. To help illustrate the career of construction safety professional, questions and answers produced by interviews with two construction safety professionals are provided. It is possible that the information given here will help the reader make an informed career choice.  \nResponsibilities of Construction Safety Professional  \nThe construction industry is one of the largest industrial sectors in the United States, with about 680,000 employers and over 7 million employees (Association of General Contractors, 2021) . Construction projects range from simple home repair jobs to very complex high-rise buildings and include infrastructure projects like highways, dams, and bridges. Unfortunately, construction work can be very hazardous and involve accidents leading to serious injuries and fatalities among employees. Such accidents are not only tragic but can be very expensive to a  \nconstruction company due to the medical expenses, lost productivity, lawsuits, government fines, and other costs that occur as a result. The total costs of injuries and fatalities in the construction industry in 2002 were estimated at $11.5 billion (Waehrer et al., 2007) . Many construction companies have found it cost effective to employ one or more construction safety professionals tasked with preventing workplace accidents.  \nThe construction safety professional’s job duties fall into four main categories: conducting safety audits, providing training to employees, conducting accident investigations, administering the employer’s safety program. These duties will be discussed in detail next.  \n1. Conducting safety audits  \nConstruction safety professionals conduct safety audits (also called inspections) of the construction projects that their company is working on. Safety audits involve walking the entire construction site to make sure that hazardous conditions are not present and that employees are following the company’s safety rules. If hazards are discovered (such as unguarded live electrical equipment) the construction safety professional will make sure that the problems are corrected so that no one gets hurt. 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