Risk and Safety Manager
Empress Emergency Medical Services · Yonkers, NY · 4 days ago
Management$90k–$100k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and review Local Risk and Safety policies, procedures and programs; OSHA and state plans
- Identify risk and loss trends, make recommendations to management on ways to control, reduce and/or eliminate health and safety risks
- Foster a positive health and safety culture to achieve goals and reduce risk across the organization
- Conduct site visits, evaluations, and inspections to determine compliance with all applicable health and safety guidance
- Develop and promote organizational health and safety risk reduction goals, strategies, and initiatives
- Act as the Local point of contact for our insurance carriers, brokers, and third party claims administrators
- Review claims analysis for trends and make recommendations for risk reduction
- Stay abreast of new and emerging health and safety programs and technology within the ambulance services industry
- Handles confidential information with sensitivity and discretion
Position Qualifications
- 5+ years progressive experience in Safety / Occupational Health
- Two years experience in the EMS industry (preferred)
- Broad knowledge in multiple Health, Safety and Environmental disciplines (EMS, OSHA, EPA, Insurance, NFPA Life Safety) as it applies to analyzing work processes and conditions to eliminate occupational health and safety hazards
- Experience with unions (preferred)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Safety, Business, or related field (preferred)
- Valid state driver’s license and license record which is in good standing with the company’s driver license record requirements
- Certified Safety Professional designation (preferred)