Occupational Health and Safety Intern - Port of San Francisco

The Port of San Francisco is seeking a college student intern to support its Occupational Health and Safety programs. The intern will assist with fieldwork, maintain safety supplies and equipment, and conduct site visits.

The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to:

• Meetswith employees to follow-up on safety concerns.
• Maintains various databases such as hearing conservation, medical monitoring appointments, and safety data sheets.
• Assists with the coordination of safety and health training programs.
• Reviews and update straining content and employee training files.
• Participates in ergonomic assessments.
• Conducts basic safety inspections.
• Assistsin the ordering and tracking of safety purchases.
• Assists with industrial hygiene monitoring.
• Develops draft Codes of Safe Practices for maintenance operations.
• Performs other duties as required.

Duties may include sustained physical effort including but not limited to continuous walking, bending and climbing ladders in performing work in the field and from vessels with potential exposure to health and safety hazards. Ability to travel to various locations throughout San Francisco.

Applicants must be enrolled in a program at an accredited community college or university leading to a degree in biology, biochemistry, environmental science, kinesiology, ergonomics, nursing or related fields.

• Applicants must have completed at least 48 semester units or 72 quarter units by the application filing deadline.

Interns must maintain enrollment at an accredited community college or university for continued employment as an Occupational Health and Safety Intern.

The ideal candidate for this position has an interest or knowledge of occupational safety and health, ability to work with a variety of people in a team setting and work independently with appropriate supervision.

Applications will be reviewed for relevant qualifying experience. Only those applicants who most closely meet the requirements for this position will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed an invitation to interview. Qualified applicants who are selected for an interview will be notified of the exact date and time.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please send your inquiries to Tiaka Hyatt-Geter at

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and ).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

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All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity,…