Safety Technician/Specialist

2 weeks ago


Boston, United States The British Standards Institution (BSI) Full time
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About the role:

BSI America Professional Services Inc. (BSI) is hiring a Health, Safety and Environmental Technician/Specialist to support the EHS department at a client site in the Boston, MA area. This is a full-time position with benefits, located at a biopharmaceutical laboratory and research facility.

Safety Technician/Specialist Responsibilities:
  • Assist with laboratory inspections; observe, document, and investigate unsafe work conditions. Work with laboratory personnel to develop JHAs and determine project-specific hazards and risks.
  • Identify and manage occupational hazards and environmental risks, lead incident investigations, conduct risk assessments, and create/document corrective and preventative actions to ensure a safe workplace. This includes initiating and leading regularly scheduled safety meetings with senior management to move beyond safety compliance to proactive identification of hazards and risks.
  • Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc. In addition, conduct periodic review of hazardous chemical inventories for permit compliance
  • Occasionally conduct lab safety training for newly hired employees and scientists needing yearly recertification (new employee orientation, bloodborne pathogen, Safe Start, etc.).
  • Assist with Large Quantity Generator requirements and contingency plan if site waste limits continue to grow or exceed SQG threshold
  • Assistance / consulting on spill response and clean up, and local reporting to outside agencies (if necessary).
  • Implementing biosafety/hazard communication/chemical safety programs
  • Developing or maintaining management systems
  • Assist with site compliance and monitor ongoing mitigation strategies for worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic (monitor population density, social distancing, face mask use, cleaning, and sanitizing practices, etc.)
  • Expertise and experience in EHS regulatory compliance. Local experience with City of Cambridge a plus.
  • Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.

Education/Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in scientific or EHS related field
  • Prior consulting or EHS experience. Preferred 1-3 years' experience with lab safety, biosafety, hazardous materials/waste management
  • Prior experience with risk assessment and accident investigations
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong computer skills
  • Professional certifications (such as CIH, ASP, CSP, or CHMM) desired, but not required
  • Understanding of health and safety regulatory requirements, specifically Fed-OSHA standards, and conducting regulatory compliance audits

What we offer:

BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.

The salary for this position can range from $70,000 to $81,000 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons.

Our Excellence Behaviours: Client-centric, Agile, Collaborative. These three behaviours represent how we do things at BSI. They help us ensure that BSI is a great place to work and a highly successful business.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to diversity.

BSI is conducting face-to-face interviews where appropriate and possible. If you are invited to a face-to-face interview but feel more comfortable with conducting the interview virtually, please speak to a member of our recruitment team.

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