Hazardous Materials Officer

Hazardous Materials Officer

Job : 294665

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real‑world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia https:// is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://.

Augusta University - Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

The Division of Environmental Health & Safety ({EHS}) partners with Augusta University to promote safety services that support the clinical, teaching, and research missions on campus. We are responsible for a campus‑wide effort to ensure Augusta University complies with local, state, and federal health and safety rules and regulations to provide a safe environment for work, study, research, and patient care.

Hazardous Materials Officer plans and supervises staging, collection, management, and disposal of hazardous wastes and controlled substances; develops and provides chemical safety training to faculty, staff, and students; prepares reports; develops or revises chemical safety policies and procedures; provides training and technical guidance to Occupational Health and Safety Technicians; and responds to emergencies involving hazardous materials.

• Plan and supervise collection of chemical wastes from laboratories, clinics, shops, and maintenance facilities; supervise segregation and safe storage of hazardous wastes at Material Safety Storage Facility; coordinate with hazardous waste vendors for shipping and disposal; maintain hazardous waste management and all disposal documentation, including inventories, certificates of disposal and recycling, and waste manifests.
• Develop, schedule, and present chemical safety training materials commensurate with needs of intended facility, staff, or students; maintain training documentation.
• Prepare internal and external reports associated with chemical safety program, including reports to regulatory agencies; develop or revise chemical safety policies and procedures; provide technical guidance, consultation, and oversight to Occupational Health and Safety Technicians; coordinate initial laboratory opening visits, clearance and closure operations with Principal Investigators and laboratory staff; perform quarterly silver…