Chemical Safety Specialist

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

UT Southwestern is actively seeking a Chemistry Safety Specialist to work under minimal supervision to provide knowledge and expertise in operation and support of chemical safety programs and compliance with regulatory agencies and national guidelines. This position responds to emergencies and/or handles hazardous materials that may necessitate the ability to wear a respirator. This position is designated as essential. Individuals may be on call for emergency situations and may require individuals to report to work outside of set work schedule in order to sustain institutional services or protect assets.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences, Physics, Biology, or Chemistry.
• Bachelor's Degree in safety related field.
• No experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous paid full-time work experience.
• ASP, CSP, CHMM, or CIH certification(s).

Responsibilities

• Perform regular surveys (inspections) all over the Institution on both the health systems and academic side.
• Perform consultations on chemical safety-related matters.
• Conduct industrial hygiene activities.
• Review hazardous materials permits.
• Assist in maintaining hazardous materials storage areas.
• Identify hazardous conditions and take action to correct deficiencies.
• Liaise with project managers to review plans for chemical safety-related matters.
• Maintain records and documentation.
• Assist with chemical emergency response.
• Assist other Specialists/Manager with other duties related to the Chemical Safety program.
• Perform surveys of laboratories and facilities to ensure adherence to safe practices and procedures.
• Responsible for monthly laboratory and follow-up surveys.
• Responsible for annual validation of chemical fume hoods.
• Review research projects submitted for hazardous materials permitting on behalf of chemical safety.
• Denotes safety deficiencies and assists with monthly Chemical Safety Committee (CSC) meeting planning.
• Ensures employee health and safety standards with a focus on chemical safety are met in all areas of the organization.
• Identifies potential chemical safety hazards, prepares reports on conditions, and takes action to mitigate identified deficiencies.
• Delivers safety training with a focus on chemical and lab safety content to all departments on campus.
• Aids in creating safety training and updates safety training content.
• Performs chemical sampling, industrial hygiene monitoring, and air quality checks.
• Creates reports to communicate results and any needed remediation or safety improvements.
• Investigates chemical safety-related and environmental incidents.
• Responds to emergencies involving hazards that are chemical in nature; identifies causes and how to prevent their recurrence.
• Develops safety guidance, assists with SOPs, and other educational documents in response to identification of areas of deficiency with departments.
• Ensures proper hazardous materials management for both the research enterprise and health system to include inventory management, use, security, and disposal.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level