Agency Health And Safety Specialist II

State of Maryland•Howard, MD

15d

About The Position

The main purpose of this position is to provide assistance to the Director of Environment of Care by assuming responsibility for the development and management of the Safety, Fire Safety, Hazardous Materials and Waste, and Emergency Operations Plans of the hospital. This includes assessing safety and health risks and assisting in the coordination of the initiation and implementation of hospital-wide risk reduction strategies. This position provides ongoing, organization-wide processes to collect information about deficiencies, degree of compliance with standards, and opportunities for improvement in the Hospital's Environment of Care Management Program, as well as Federal, State, and Local fire and safety regulations.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a State high school equivalency certificate.
Two years of experience in safety inspection, safety investigation, or fire prevention.
Employees in this classification must provide a telephone number where they can be reached.
Employees in this classification are subject to call-in twenty-four hours a day.

Nice To Haves

Experience in fire safety
Experience in code compliance

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to the Director of Environment of Care
Assume responsibility for the development and management of the Safety, Fire Safety, Hazardous Materials and Waste, and Emergency Operations Plans of the hospital.
Assess safety and health risks
Assist in the coordination of the initiation and implementation of hospital-wide risk reduction strategies.
Provide ongoing, organization-wide processes to collect information about deficiencies, degree of compliance with standards, and opportunities for improvement in the Hospital's Environment of Care Management Program, as well as Federal, State, and Local fire and safety regulations.