Environmental Health and Safety Manager

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The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

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Job Summary General Description Experienced environmental health and safety (EH&S) professional who works in close association with, and reports to, the Director of Environmental Health and Safety. Provides technical and management assistance in leading the implementation of the department’s operational portfolio and keeping it continually aligned with the hospital’s operational needs and priorities. Must possess and maintain a strong technical knowledge base and remain current regarding pertinent regulatory requirements.

Must develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with administrators, managers, engineers, consultants, technicians and other internal and external staff (including staff under this position’s management) to achieve organization-level and unit-specific EH&S goals and objectives. Makes independent decisions relative to implementing operational and practice options. Represents hospital interests with regulatory agencies. Is a key lead in the EH&S quality assurance and performance improvement efforts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Manages the daily operations of the physical environment of care program, fire & life safety program, hazardous chemical materials and waste collection and disposal program, employee injury & illness prevention program, incident management program, respiratory protection program, construction safety & infrastructure program, ambulatory safety and compliance program, research safety & environmental program, and any other programs covering all BWH facilities as instructed and at the discretion of the EH&S Department Director.

Develops policies and procedures for general and specific applications

Coordinates weekly work, pager, time off scheduling and timekeeping of all EH&S department staff in partnership with department administrative staff person and oversight approval from department director.

Promotes program visibility and effectiveness through activities that include department-specific and unit-specific training, safety auditing and program planning

Acts as primary interface with local fire departments for all BWH locations and accompanies fire officials during facility inspections; manages the satisfactory resolution of all findings and deficiencies

Ensures investigations are completed for all safety, health and compliance events within the scope of department responsibilities and conducts appropriate follow up Serves as a lead in achieving and maintaining compliance with Joint Commission Physical Environment of Care standards; is a lead interface with the Joint Commission during hospital accreditation surveys and preparation/planning

Prepares/presents annual reports to BWH Safety Committee in partnership with Director Maintains professional competency in fire protection management and relevant EH&S codes and standards

Maintains experience-based data tracking and provides current and high-quality informational input into safety, compliance assurance and quality improvement activities

Files regulatory reports and maintains permits as instructed by department Director Ensures EH&S is a primary consideration at the design stage of all facilities projects

Qualifications

Certification Requirements-Professional…