Environmental Health Safety Specialist Job Hermiston area,Oregon USA,Healthcare

Overview

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Professional reviews, evaluates, and analyzes work environments and is responsible for designing policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulations on safety, health, and the environment. They also design programs to prevent disease or injury to workers and damage to the environment. The incumbent analyzes regulatory required compliance and technical issues, and communicates those analyses with clients, peers, and with regulatory agencies when needed.

Responsibilities

Participates in achieving the goals of the safety organization.

Plans, implements and coordinates safety programs and procedures.

Keeps current with any changes in regulations and implements changes accordingly. Ensures manuals, policies and procedures are in place and clarifies intent to support adherence to regulations and company expectations.

Collaborates with other facility/site safety staff to support consistency and knowledge sharing across all sites as appropriate.

Supports and mentors the development of technical safety skills for employees and leaders in the facility.

Executes the safety vision and plan for the facility and mentors the staff in achieving that vision.

Conducts or coordinates employee training in areas of safety, regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.

Maintains training matrix for site specific required training.

Investigates incidents (near miss, injury) including

a. Follows notification protocol internal to EC and EHS for each specific site

b. Aids in initial care and follow up care with injured employees and case management

c. Investigates incident

d. Ensures incident report has been completed by and distributed to the appropriate parties within established timelines

Leads and documents appropriate risk/hazard assessments. Conducts corresponding follow-ups and implementation of corrective action items to support minimization and/or elimination of incidents that have the potential to cause harm to one of EHS's employees, contractors, or visitors

Other duties as assigned

Required experience and skills

Bachelors (BA/BS) degree in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, or related subject from an accredited school; or
Associates (AA/AS) degree in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, or related subject from an accredited school; and at least two or more years related experience and/or training in professional safety in the field; or
Successful completion of an accredited EHS Apprentice program.
Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position will be considered.

Desired experience and skills

Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid Oregon driver license.
OSHA 30 in construction required or equivalent certification.
Current First Aid, CPR and AED certification preferred.
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) or Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) certification preferred.
Pass background check and drug screening test.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range for this position is $80,000-$100,000 annually.

Opportunity for a discretionary year-end bonus.

401k with a 40% employer match (up to federal limit.)

Please find more information on our compensation package here.

In addition to significant career growth opportunities, full-time employees enjoy a competitive pay rate, paid holidays and PTO;
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k plan and Employee Assistance Program.

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