Safety Specialist

Job Summary

The ASU Safety Specialist applies general safety and environmental knowledge to monitor the workplace environment and investigate safety concerns and/or accidents, providing assistance in monitoring activities to ensure the health and safety of the university community.

$57,000 - $62,000 annually; DOE

• Participates in site visits to audit, provide consultation and/or conduct inspections of university facilities using hazardous materials and processes including biological, chemical, lasers, and radiological materials, to ensure compliance with federal, state, local regulations, codes, and university requirements.
• Consults with faculty, staff, students and others to provide technical and problem-solving assistance and answer questions related to safety.
• Performs pollution prevention and sustainability field activities.
• Develops checklists and identifies and informs the team of problems with the safe, legal and environmentally responsible handling of hazardous materials.
• In collaboration with the Safety Partners, takes measurements or ensures measurements have been taken to satisfy regulatory requirements, standard best practices and in accordance with department training.
• Prepares data and drafts reports required for tracking, decision-making and/or to satisfy compliance requirements.
• May communicate with customers on safety‑related matters.
• Assists with reviewing, interpreting and evaluating compliance activities and policies supporting safety and environmental compliance programs and assists with implementing changes as required to address deficiencies or carry out improvements.
• Investigates and alerts management of any regulatory changes to ensure facility and personnel safety.
• May assist with incoming and outgoing hazardous materials shipments to ensure proper processing.
• Assists with the development and guidance for safe and effective management of hazardous processes and the safe handling of hazardous materials, including biologicals, chemicals, and radioactive materials.

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Knowledge of chemistry, hazardous materials inventory management, monitoring equipment, and response procedures to investigate incidents, monitor a variety of situations, maintain records and generate reports.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and best practices.
• Ability to lead by example in facilitating, participating in and supporting outreach and safety education programs.
• Ability to understand and use enterprise systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing to effectively discuss and resolve technical issues with less‑technical people.
• Ability to perform evaluation and analysis in the identification of environmental hazards, solving environmental problems and assessing health risks.
• Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institution's sustainability programs.
• Ability to stimulate changes in individual, institutional and corporate behaviors to create a more sustainable environment.

• Experience leading or contributing to safety initiatives that improved efficiency or reduced risk.
• Effective communication skills with experience providing safety guidance, training, and mentoring to lab personnel in compliance with environmental health and safety regulations.
• Activities performed in an environmentally controlled office setting, subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse 75%, required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work 10%.
• Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions.
• Experience working in laboratories, shops, waste facilities and other hazardous locations.
• Comfortable working in indoor and outdoor environments that may include extreme weather conditions; hot in summer and cold in winter.

This position may require driving. Employee must possess a valid US Driver’s license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.