Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Job Scope

Responsible for evaluating applicable regulations and the Group standards, determining applicability to company operations. Implement procedures and policies that result in conformance with environmental, health and safety and dangerous goods regulations, and the protection of employees and the environment and the Group Standards. Assure health, safety and environmental concepts are considered into business, operations planning and decision-making processes. Support applicable regulations including ISO, Local, State, and/or Federal requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate the workplace, equipment and processes to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations and industry standards.
• Evaluate applicable environmental, safety, occupational health, disease control and dangerous goods transportation regulations to determine applicability to company
• Identify hazards and conditions that may result in personal injury or company loss, and develop methods and procedures to eliminate these hazards.
• Develop, implement and maintain EHS programs, procedures and policies to meet regulatory requirements/compliance and minimize loss.
• Maintain internal and regulatory reporting, including data collection and reporting including, but not limited to air, storm water, industrial discharge, and waste disposal.
• Serve as primary contact for all regulatory agencies, for inspections, permitting, and reporting.
• Conduct routine safety observations to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies, company environmental, health and safety policies, procedures and practices.
• Keep abreast of any safety, environmental or dangerous goods transportation regulations that impact the facility.
• Manage incident reporting, worker compensation, OSHA Occupational Illness and Injury, and CDC exposure reporting programs to minimize worker injury or disease and lower worker’s compensation costs.
• Participate in the investigation of incidents, near misses and property damage incidents. Assist with incident investigations to identify root causes, make recommendations, and implement corrective/preventative actions. Ensure follow up is done to minimize future exposure and proper documents are maintained.
• Manage administrative functions to include submission of first report of injury, medical statements, and medical records to insurance carrier or administrator.
• Work with the insurance company, employee, and local health care providers to assure employee receives appropriate care and expedient return to work.
• Review research and develop manufacturing, and labeling (SDS, IFU) documents and processes to assure facility and corporate procedures and policies, and EHS regulatory requirements are met.
• Manage waste handling and disposal, including but not limited to hazardous waste and bio-waste, to assure proper collection, storage, transportation and final disposal of waste is in compliance with local, state and federal environmental regulations.
• Evaluate environmental regulations, determine applicability, and develop and implement procedures and policies to meet requirements.
• Evaluate waste and determine appropriate waste classification.
• As needed, manage analysis and method of disposal for waste to include transportation and final disposition.
• Manage emergency response programs to result in increased loss control in the event of an emergency.
• Monitor, update and improve emergency response procedures.
• Organize and execute emergency drills including, but not limited to medical, spill and fire.
• Participate in training processes that inform employees of EHS requirements and safety procedures and policies, and foster the improvement of safety understanding, lower exposure and incident rates.
• Manage development and delivery of safety training programs, including demonstrating the importance of conforming to EHS policies and procedures, and consequences of failing to comply.
• Assist in maintaining documentation of EHS training.
• Formally and informally encourage safe behaviors in others.
• Participate in formal and informal training required to increase skills to meet work expectations.
• Practice safe working techniques and re-enforce EHS policies and procedures.
• Practice leadership competencies that fosters open communication.
• Perform work in a safe manner consistent with health, safety and environmental policies and assume responsibility for personal safety and that of co-workers to result in a safe work environment for all employees and the protection of the environment and the community at large.
• Promote open channels of communication throughout the organization through continual thoughtful and open communications.
• Actively participate in team meetings and act as a resource to the group.
• Actively facilitate in sharing of information across , the organization in a way that results in good coordination of actions and decisions, and continuous improvement of results and performance.
• Promote through interactions an environment that supports trusting relationships and ethical…