OCCUPATIONAL HEALTY & SAFETY TECHNICIAN (Endwell, NY)
Provide HSE Consulting Services with leadership and technical expertise in occupational health, safety and related fields as Health and Safety Representative on construction, environmental remediation projects, and industrial sites. Conduct site safety training programs (e.g. General OSHA compliance, Confined Space Entry, Lockout/Tagout, Fall Protection, etc.). Conduct and/or manage health and safety oversight for construction and environmental remediation projects, mock OSHA audits, and employee exposure monitoring. This position is responsible for providing a focused disciplined approach to Occupational Health and Safety in order to provide the highest standard of quality in the industry. Services provided shall meet or exceed client expectations and be completed within budget and on time as defined by the project proposal and client needs.
Essential Duties / Responsibilities:
Project Management:
* Correspond with clients for all project administration details.
* Coordinate Safety and Training services with the client as required. Monitor projects through completion.
* Maintain complete and accurate project information / files through close-out. Project files shall be neat, orderly, and contain essential information with no non-essential redundancy.
* Conduct audits of client’s occupational safety and health programs.
* Assess and inspect facilities to evaluate compliance with existing occupational safety and health regulations, interpret governmental safety and health regulations, and recommend changes to policies and procedures in reports which show in-depth understanding and technical expertise.
* Observe field operations and evaluate effectiveness for compliance with accepted health and safety work practices in accordance with audit and safety observation guidance procedures. Identify job hazards and conduct job hazard analysis surveys.
* Analyze and evaluate data from safety audits, monitoring, and hazard assessments. Formulate recommendations consistent with regulatory requirements, good occupational health and safety principles and the needs of the client. Present well written technical reports showing in-depth understanding and technical expertise and identification of client actions needed to control employee health risks and hazards.
* Develop workplace health and safety programs including respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, substance specific exposure control plans, temperature extremes, ergonomics, asbestos, lead, and hearing conservation, etc. Revise and update same.
* Select and evaluate effectiveness of personal protective equipment such as respirators, hearing protection, FR and arc-resistant clothing, etc.
* Maintain and recommend for purchase industrial hygiene and safety instrumentation and equipment.
* Work with clients and co-workers to identify, evaluate and control occupational health exposures in the work place (includes evaluating chemical processes/products).
* Evaluate operating experiences and collaborate with the President and HSE personnel to implement corrective measures as appropriate.
* May perform other duties as assigned.
Technical / Administration:
* Be a leader for HSE on occupational health and safety related issues.
* Develop (mentor, coach) technical level staff in both safety (construction & general industry) and occupational health (i.e. industrial hygiene) as needed.
* Conduct or supervise, OSHA compliance monitoring, hazard assessments, environmental sampling, health and safety plan preparation, mold assessment and remediation support, and provide support for asbestos, lead, and training.
* Check accuracy of work related to industrial hygiene completed by others at HSE.
Provide quality assurance and control of project tasks and deliverables:
* Apply strong organization and project management skills to ensure the highest level of service to HSE’s clients and to maintain/modify HSE’s direction, focus and purpose.
* Be able to describe the basic services provided by HSE to potential clients.
Basic Requirements:
* Associates Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science or related degree.
* Minimum 1+ years of experience performing and managing IH/Safety services in the Consulting Field.
* Sound and diversified knowledge of occupational safety with ability to practice in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
* Carry out complex or unusual assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures.
* Must demonstrate ability to operate with minimal technical supervision.
* Must be a self-starter and show initiative and have the ability to work independently.
* Make decisions independently on problems and methods.
* Demonstrate flexibility, a team oriented focus, and strong problem solving/analytical skills.
* Excellent technical writing, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
* In-depth knowledge of MS Word, MS Outlook/Outlook Express.
* Basic understanding of MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Windows, MS Windows, Explorer, electronic file creation and organization and computer search functions.
* Thorough understanding of OSHA regulations focused on occupational health and safety in industrial and construction environments.
Professional Development and Training:
* Must stay abreast of federal, state and local occupational safety and health regulations, current trends, changes, new ideas, equipment, growth opportunities via information assimilated from trade journals, technical literature, research papers and other sources.
