Manager of Workplace Safety & Risk Management

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct college building fire and life safety surveys of college buildings.
• Manage the established Notice of Violation process for correcting violations/issues.
• Conduct job safety and workplace safety analysis as required, and prescribe administrative, environmental, and/or personal protection controls.
• Conduct college project safety inspections with the contractors’ representative.
• Work with Facilities Planning & Construction and Purchasing Departments to ensure liability and safety concerns are addressed promptly with suitable solutions.
• Conduct Fire Drills in various college buildings throughout the year.
• Conduct OSHA-required training as required. (Powered Industrial Lift Trucks, Bloodborne Pathogens, Heat Stress, Lifts, and others as may be required)
• Ergonomic review of work Areas to support ADA Accommodation.
• Constantly reviews all OSHA, Life Safety Codes to maintain a knowledge of federal and state health safety laws by having a plan for professional development in the Occupational Safety & Health field.
• Oversee Workers’ Compensation insured/self-insured program and acts as liaison for Anne Arundel County Risk Management.
• Investigate workplace injuries to determine cause and effect. Maintain required workers’ compensation required records. Make policy recommendations as required.
• Investigate all vehicular accidents involving college personnel and equipment to determine cause and effect. Where necessary, recommend training and/or disciplinary actions for unsafe vehicle practices.
• Work with the facilities director to ensure all vehicles comply with federal and state standards.
• Establish/Develop an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) system at the college.
• Develop the RFP for Insurance Broker in conjunction with Purchasing. Chair the selection committee during the review process.
• Interact with the college insurance broker, college attorney, and Vice President of Administrative Services on matters of policy development and interpretation, certificates of insurance, limitations of liability, and indemnification.
• Develop insurance recommendations, coordinate the insurance procurement with the insurance broker, maintain underwriting data, complete policy renewal applications, and maintain underwriting data.
• Act as liaison with commercial insurers for any required on-site inspections or surveys.
• Procure a stand-alone Workers’ compensation for employees not working in Maryland (more than 51%). Procure Athletic medical policy as required by the NJCAA.
• Review non-teaching/employment contracts for risk management-related concerns. Work with departments/purchasing to rectify any contract deficiencies.
• Responsible for the recovery of funds from college insurance policies or third-party insurance due to claims.
• Review and recommend risk and insurance requirements necessary for college events and trips.
• Hazardous Waste
• Cook twice a year the pickup and removal of hazardous waste from the college campuses.
• Select vendor for these services based on proper hazardous waste hauling regulations. This includes the actual end disposal facility.
• Liaise with the Maryland Department of the Environment as to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) required Biennial Report (Completed in even year for the previous odd year).
• Complete the Biennial report which includes the amount of hazardous waste shipped and the disposal method used.
• Schedule Hazardous waste pick with various college departments so material can be picked up for manifesting by the vendor for transport.
• Complete annual EPA training/recertification.
• Coordinate bio-hazardous waste pick for every four weeks as required by Biology and Health Professions programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration
• Minimum of 2 – 5 years of employment experience in any or all of the following areas: Risk Management, Insurance, Hazardous waste, and workplace safety.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience handling risk management and insurance related issues in a higher education environment.
• Extensive coursework or concentration in risk management and/or insurance.
• Experience With OSHA Workplace Safety Requirements.
• Experience with hazardous material pick-up and removal in a higher education setting.