SAFETY SPECIALIST

About the role

The ASU Safety Specialist applies general safety and environmental knowledge to monitor the workplace environment and investigates safety concerns and/or accidents. Provides assistance in monitoring activities to ensure the health and safety of the university community.

Responsibilities

• Participates in site visits to audit, provide consultation and/or conduct inspections of university facilities using hazardous materials and processes including: biological, chemical, lasers, and radiological materials, to ensure compliance with federal, state, local regulations, codes, and university requirements.
• Consults with faculty, staff, students and others to provide technical and problem-solving assistance and answer questions related to safety.
• Performs pollution prevention and sustainability field activities.
• Develops checklists and identifies and informs the team of problems with the safe, legal and environmentally responsible handling of hazardous materials.
• Takes measurements or ensures measurements have been taken to satisfy regulatory requirements, standard best practices and in accordance with department training.
• Prepares data and drafts reports required for tracking, decision-making and/or to satisfy compliance requirements.
• May communicate with customers on safety-related matters.
• Aids in reviewing, interpreting and evaluating compliance activities and policies supporting safety and environmental compliance programs and assists with implementing changes as required to address deficiencies or carry out improvements.
• Investigates and alerts management of any regulatory changes to ensure facility and personnel safety.
• May assist with incoming and outgoing hazardous materials shipments to ensure proper processing.
• Aids in the development and guidance for safe and effective management of hazardous processes and the safe handling of hazardous materials, including biologicals, chemicals, and radioactive materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of chemistry, hazardous materials inventory management, monitoring equipment, and response procedures to investigate incidents, monitor a variety of situations, maintain records and generate reports.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and best practices.
• Ability to lead by example in facilitating, participating in and supporting outreach and safety education programs.
• Ability to understand and use enterprise systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing to effectively discuss and resolve technical issues with less-technical people.
• Ability to perform evaluation and analysis in the identification of environmental hazards, solving environmental problems and assessing health risks.
• Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institutions sustainability programs.
• Ability to stimulate changes in individual, institutional and corporate behaviors to create a more sustainable environment.

Skills

• Knowledge of safety regulations and best practices.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing to effectively discuss and resolve technical issues with less-technical people.
• Ability to perform evaluation and analysis in the identification of environmental hazards, solving environmental problems and assessing health risks.
• Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institutions sustainability programs.
• Ability to stimulate changes in individual, institutional and corporate behaviors to create a more sustainable environment.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$57,000 - $62,000 annually; DOE

Schedule

N/A