Safety Officer

This position provides technical and operational support for the University’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs to minimize risks and ensure compliance with EHS laws and regulations. 

Primary responsibilities include serving as an EHS service liaison for schools/departments, providing technical support, conducting EHS inspections, investigating workplace injuries and illnesses, providing direct oversight to one or more EHS programs, and participating on EHS project teams. 

Work requires building and maintaining excellent customer relationships and maintaining technical expertise in technical disciplines, direct customer support and technical guidance, development and maintenance of University programs and other related technical documentation, development and delivery of training, collecting data and performing trending and other analysis, creating and maintaining school/department's specific Safety and Compliance Management Plans, report generation for internal and external customers, and serving as regulatory interface with local, state, and federal EHS agencies. 

• Designated as EHS Liaison for schools/departments to provide EHS services and assist schools/departments with their local implementation/maintenance of EHS programs.  Must maintain competence in variety of EHS programs to address multiple EHS issues at schools/departments. 

• Develops and implements school/department specific Safety and Compliance Management Plans to include operational calendars to identify internal and external compliance deadlines. Participates as part of the EHS core services team in the provision and support of University-wide EHS programs.

• Provides direct oversight to one or more EHS programs.  Routine tasks include:• Regulatory analysis for program applicability and tracking of regulatory changes 

• Development of written program materials including SOPs and technical guidance documents (fact sheets, Q&A, etc.), web materials, etc.

• Cross-training of fellow EHS staff members, as required

• Promotes the elements of a positive safety culture in all actions and communications.

• Field-related, non-routine support activities include emergency response, inspections/assessments, data gathering/verification, hazard assessments, field IH/safety/indoor air quality monitoring and ergonomic/job safety analysis including “walk-throughs” and piloting of new processes. Conducts investigations and evaluations of problem areas and develops corrective action plans for review.

• Conducts and/or coordinates periodic EHS inspections, provides summary reports to EHS management. 

• Develops compliance documentation, reports and EHS management system tools including computer-based tools, compliance calendars, roles/responsibility matrices, etc.

• Issues routine EHS service update reports to schools/departments contacts.  

• Serves as an active member of the Facilities Safety Committee providing presentations on EHS programs or other support, as needed. Assists designated schools/departments with committee projects/initiatives.

• Participates with various EHS projects and teams, as needed.

• Assists with implementation of accident prevention and medical surveillance programs.  Investigates accidents and near miss incidents and develops corrective action strategies and proposals.  Compiles accident records and statistics for management.

• Assists in the development, delivery and maintenance of training programs, records, databases, and other documentation.

• Participates in EHS emergency management program as responder. 

• Periodically inspects, calibrates, and maintains safety/environmental equipment and instrumentation.

Working Conditions:

• Participate in EH&S Emergency Response Team on a rotating basis.

• Will be required to carry a mobile phone and respond to emergencies during non-business hours with other EHS staff 

• Periodic participation on-site during off hours, holidays, and weekends may be required to support projects

Emergency Status Designation:

• Critical Operations Personnel

Physical Requirements:

• Must be capable of wearing University-supplied negative pressure respiratory protection equipment or equivalent. 

• Must be able to work in confined spaces, on ladders, and at heights, and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.