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Description:

About The Role

Coordinates, implement, administer, and evaluates Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs that ensure regulatory compliance with federal, state and local requirements to support the EHS Department.

What You’ll Do Here

• Assist EHS Manager with Health & Safety programs including but not limited to: employee occupational health, respiratory protection control, hazard communication, first aid, personal protective equipment safety, hazardous waste and wastewater.

• Participate in the development and administration of EH&S training program(s) that increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety and environmental awareness throughout the organization.

• Assist in occupational exposure and safety assessments (including process safety analysis) reporting the results and making recommendations for changes as directed.

• Maintains knowledge of, applies, and adheres to all federal, state & local regulations as pertaining to EH&S

• Coordinates the activities of site safety committees.

• Administer simple to moderately complex occupational health programs for accident prevention, injury reporting, post-accident follow-up and investigation, medical surveillance, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, formaldehyde exposure, lock-out/tag-out and others as required.

• Coordinate environmental programs for hazardous waste, biomedical waste, wastewater monitoring, and pollution prevention.

• Serve as a resource and support for EH&S Programs at nonclinical sites as directed

• Track, investigate, and follow up on workplace injuries and illnesses as directed

• Track status and compliance with occupational health requirements for employees.

• Recognize, investigate and recommend mitigation of environmental and occupational health and safety hazards.

• Coordinate arrange for in-service occupational health and safety training classes and maintain training records required for regulatory compliance.

• Conduct respirator fit tests and training.

• Participate in submitting applicable reports to adhere to all federal, state and local reporting guidelines.  File annual reports where required by regulatory agencies

• Submit purchase order requisitions for health & safety equipment, materials and literature.

• Assists in Conducting facility inspections, monitor safety supplies and equipment, and restock first aid and other emergency kits as needed.

• Assists in conducting ergonomic assessments and job hazard analyses as directed

• Perform sample collection for formaldehyde monitoring, noise monitoring, and other exposure monitoring as required.

• Maintain written and database records with knowledge of computer software and web based data storage.

• Conducts other routine EH&S functions as needed.

• May assist with workers compensation claim management as needed.

• May assist employees with response to work-related injuries (e.g. first aid, transportation, etc.) as needed

• May assist Security Department with emergency planning, drills and employee training.

• Facilitate EHS onboarding training, as directed.

Skills/Eligibility:

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• BA or BS degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, public health, environmental health or related 4-year degree or education and experience to fulfill essential duties of position.

• 3+ years of experience working in Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety or related field.  Prefer experience in a biomedical research/pre-clinical environment. 

• MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Well developed interpersonal skills are required.

• Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.

• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.

• Capable of managing multiple conflicting priorities.

• Must be self-directed, motivated, and have a willingness to take the initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation.

• Relevant industry experience a plus.

• Ability to successfully operate independently with minimal guidelines.