Health & Safety Specialist - HyCO

Health and Safety Specialist – Edmonton, Alberta  At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
We are seeking a  Health and Safety Specialist  for our sites in  Edmonton, Alberta . This newly created role will support Air Products hydrogen assets located in Alberta that fall under the America’s HyCO Organization. The Health & Safety Specialist provides direct field support on activities specific to Worker Health and Safety. This position reports to the newly created position NA (North America) HyCO H&S Manager located in the US.
What's In It for You   Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (on day 1 of employment)
Paid vacation and holidays
Life Insurance (Basic Life - Paid for by Air Products) & Optional Life Insurance
Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) at 4% of base pay
Company matched RRSP plan
Healthcare Spending Account
Many more supplemental benefits available
What You Will do   Support plant leaders on health and safety topics such as high risk, confined space, hot work, and complex safety activities.
Develop and support site improvement plans stemming from Corporate Assurance and Critical Systems Audits or other H&S assessments.
Plant start-up support (e.g., initial training, standard implementation).
Participate in company safety program coaching and assessments, incident investigation and facilitation, and facility maintenance outages and/or repair projects.
Ensure compliance requirements as it pertains to federal, provincial and territorial regulations.
Assist in injury management.
Lead interpretation of Global H&S Standards.
Conduct routine review of Incident Tracking Systems (including trend analysis and remedial action validation).
Provide support during announced and unannounced regulatory inspections (e.g., Alberta Labour department) and participation in post incident activities.
Drive consistency in the implementation of Global Standards.
Provide direct support to teams on identifying and solving worker health and safety challenges.
Ensure compliance with our global H&S policies including emergency response procedures and training.
Monitor and ensure best practices during emergency response drills.
Qualifications   Minimum 5 years’ experience in a safety-related role within a petrochemical manufacturing facility.
Bachelor's degree in Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety(BOHS), Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Health and Safety (BASc), or a Master of Occupational Health and Safety (MOHS) or a technical field (equivalent experience may be considered).
Experience in hydrogen and/or industrial gas production is beneficial.
Strong knowledge in understanding and interpreting Canadian regulatory policies which include the

Canada Labour Codeand Canada Occupational Healthand Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304),the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) requirements, and the Alberta Labour department’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Actrequirements.
Proven experience and commitment in applying corporate safety policies and procedures.
Proven experience in site auditing, assessment, and coaching.
Emergency response knowledge specific to on-site team coordination, command, and control.
Primary skillsets for success include:  Ability to influence within a matrixed organization.
Ability to deliver classroom training to small and larger groups (up to 50).
Ability to communicate complex material in a concise manner.
Self-directed and self-motivated.
Good organization and project management skills.

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Training and experience in incident investigation (Cause and Effects Analysis, preferably Sologic).
Experience in using and training on the use of an electronic Environmental, Safety and Health (EHS) management system.
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