EH&S Specialist I - Occupational Safety & Environment of Care (OSEC)

Position Summary For this position, the incumbents primary assignment will be with the EH&S Occupational Safety & Environment of Care Team. This Team is responsible for compliance with occupational safety regulations, such as OSHA, as well as hospital specific standards, such as the Joint Commission. The incumbent must have a basic knowledge or experience of occupational safety and OSHA standards. Programs under the Occupational Safety & Environment of Care Team include responding to and conducting indoor air quality investigations, conducting industrial hygiene exposure monitoring, performing respiratory fit testing, conducting accident/incident/occurrence investigations, performing ergonomic seated workstation evaluations, performing risk assessments, conducting hazard surveillance inspections and surveys, and participating in the hospitals hazard communication and hazardous materials and waste management program, including handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials and waste, conducting daily/weekly chemical waste pick-ups, apprising hospital staff of proper disposal procedures, conducting Satellite Accumulation Area inspections, ensuring proper container labeling, marking, handling and shipping, and overseeing lab packing and removal operations. The EH&S Specialist will work independently and as part of a team to prioritize multiple projects. These tasks will require the employee to work at multiple locations serviced by the UMass Chan Medical School (UMass Chan) EH&S Department, including UMass Chan and UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC). Essential Functions Assist with inspections, evaluations, surveillance surveys & audits of labs, patient care areas & construction areasAssist with risk assessments, incident, and injury investigationsAssist with collecting airborne, surface and personal exposure samples using monitoring equipment or badgesAssist with performing accident, incident and injury investigationsMay assist with industrial hygiene exposure monitoringMay assist with maintaining chemical inventories and safety data sheets as part of the medical centers hazard communication programMay collect and handle hazardous and non-hazardous chemical and pharmaceutical wastes from designated collection areas, assist with proper segregation and labeling of chemical waste, transport hazardous waste to main storage rooms, and assist with preparing hazardous waste for disposalAssist with conducting drills and exercisesSupport the creation and preparation of checklists for compliance inspectionsConduct inventory of safety supplies and par levelsAssist with response to urgent/emergent calls, questions or requests of lower acuity incidentsAssist with triaging issues & concerns, report back to supervisor, provide suggested response/follow-up to supervisor, and apply appropriate follow-upAssist with data collection, research, and investigation of regulatory concernFile and maintain records and documentation (i.e. training records, waste manifests, SDS, safety, equipment, certifications, inspection reports)Enter data or information into EH&S software applications, databases or filingsConduct respiratory fit testingAssist with conducting EH&S trainingAssist with drafting or revising programmatic standard operating proceduresMay participate on the EH&S Emergency Response Team (will require wearing full face respirator)Participate in the EH&S nights, weekends, holiday and off-hours on-call programPerform other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications Education Bachelors Level Degree, or equivalent, in: safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field Experience Zero to two years of working experience in safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field Certifications Ability to become certified as OSHA 40-hour Hazwoper Emergency Responder and wear a full-face respiratorAbility to become certified by DOT for manifest signing Drivers License Must have a valid drivers license and a vehicle or the ability to travel to off-site locations and respond to matters of urgency Preferred Qualifications Internship in safety environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School welcomes all qualified applicants and complies with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws.