Occupational Safety and Environment Professional

2 weeks ago


Worcester, Massachusetts, United States UMass Med School Full time
Occupational Safety and Environment Professional

About the Job:

We are seeking a skilled Occupational Safety and Environment Professional to join our team at UMass Med School. As an Occupational Safety and Environment Professional, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with occupational safety regulations, including OSHA standards, as well as hospital-specific standards, such as those set by The Joint Commission.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Inspect, evaluate, and conduct surveillance surveys & audits of labs, patient care areas & construction areas
  2. Conduct risk assessments, incident, and injury investigations
  3. Collect airborne, surface and personal exposure samples using monitoring equipment or badges
  4. Perform accident, incident and injury investigations
  5. May assist with industrial hygiene exposure monitoring
  6. Maintain chemical inventories and safety data sheets as part of the medical center's hazard communication program
  7. Collect and handle hazardous and non-hazardous chemical and pharmaceutical wastes from designated collection areas, assist with proper segregation and labeling of chemical waste, transport hazardous waste to main storage rooms, and assist with preparing hazardous waste for disposal
  8. Support the creation and preparation of checklists for compliance inspections
  9. Conduct inventory of safety supplies and par levels
  10. Respond to urgent/emergent calls, questions or requests of lower acuity incidents
  11. Triage issues & concerns, report back to supervisor, provide suggested response/follow-up to supervisor, and apply appropriate follow-up
  12. Data collection, research, and investigation of regulatory concern
  13. Maintain records and documentation (i.e. training records, waste manifests, SDS, safety, equipment, certifications, inspection reports)
  14. Enter data or information into EH&S software applications, databases or filings
  15. Conduct respiratory fit testing
  16. Support EH&S training

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Level Degree in safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field
  • Zero to two years of working experience in safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field
  • Certifications - ability to become certified as OSHA 40-hour Hazwoper Emergency Responder and wear a full-face respirator, DOT manifest signing certification

Salary:

$60,000 - $75,000 per year, based on qualifications and experience



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