Regional Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Certified Laboratories Inc • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Responsible for supporting environmental, health and safety related initiatives, training, continuous improvement, incident response and investigations, reporting, and worker's compensation throughout Certified Group (CG) Corporations Eastern Region.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED recognized by the Council for Education Accreditation (CEA) Required
• Familiar with the creation, administration and maintenance of EHS Programs within a laboratory environment
• Familiar with the identification and control of laboratory and EHS related hazard
• Experience in digital and physical recordkeeping

Nice To Haves

• College, technical institute diploma or University Degree (preferred)
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate (preferred)
• Standard First Aid Training (preferred)
• Experience with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Hazardous Waste Classification/Management (preferred)
• HAZWOPER 40 Hour (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Creation, revision, and implementation of CG Corporate EHS Policies, Procedures and Forms
• Oversight management of all EHS processes within the Eastern Region including Canada with direct responsibility for the Greensboro, NC facility.
• Agenda and Minutes of the Safety/Management Meetings
• Maintain regular correspondence with the Corporate EHS Director
• Maintain EHS related documentation
• Prepare for, participate in and follow up on Corporate EHS Audits, as needed
• Preparing Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Safety Review Reports, as needed
• Contribute to pollution reduction, recycling and sustainability efforts
• Develop regional EHS communications
• Online database and Sharepoint management where needed.
• Identify and administer programs and training to reinforce a culture of safety
• Maintain applicable EHS scorecards
• Review fleet telematics data for trends and develop action plans for improvement
• Chemical safety and compliance- ensuring chemical inventories for all labs and inventory rooms are being conducted, tracked, analyzed, with annual waste stream analysis and waste mgmt. plan reviews.
• Safe Driving Program – work with HR and facilities to maintain the driver’s safety program. Validate drivers, pull MVR’s, and coordinate Drivers Safety training.
• Workers Compensation, assistance with:
• Completion of incident investigation reports, database entry, and case management
• Incident tracking and trend analysis
• Annual 300A Summary reports
• Required OSHA incident filings, as needed
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) program including:
• Review and evaluate of all PPE programs / requirements / usage / etc
• Coordination of the Prescription Safety Eyewear process
• Schedule, Coordinate, and ensure Emergency Drills are being conducted, including:
• Semi-annual Fire Drills for all shifts and all buildings
• Annual Power Outage Drill
• Annual Severe Weather Drill
• Active Shooter
• Various other drills as needed.
• Attendance at various Committee meetings, such as:
• Health and Safety/Management Meetings (monthly)
• Safety and Facility Meetings (as needed)
• Executive call (weekly)
• Operations (monthly)
• Ensuring and possibly coordinating waste pick-ups, removal of chemicals, maintaining waste manifests, waste stream analysis, and annual waste summary reports, as needed.
• Health & Safety Training
• Ensure EHS training programs are being assigned, completed, and summary reports, as needed. This could include direct training administration, arranging for outside providers or managing online training portals.
• Promote safe work practices and safety awareness through all levels
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED