EHS Technician (TPT)

Total Safety Careers • Deer Park, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Total Safety is looking for an EHS Technician to join their safety-conscious team. The EHS Technician will be responsible for completing industrial hygiene field investigations, identifying monitoring methods and media, performing exposure monitoring for hydrocarbons, particulates, and other airborne contaminants, conducting noise dosimetry sampling, and completing area noise surveys. They will also assist with indoor air quality investigations and operate and maintain field testing equipment, compiling data from field investigations. Total Safety is a premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and products, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED plus ARSC (Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils) Basic Orientation Plus and client-site specific safety orientation.
• Proficiency in the care and use of all sites specific, facility and customer required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
• Trained in Respiratory Protection and fully certified to wear respiratory breathing equipment (Fit Tested).
• PC skills with ability to learn new software.
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations, ACGIH, ANSI, CGA, and other applicable EHS guidelines and consensus standards.

Nice To Haves

• Training in asbestos, lead, or mold.
• Additional training may be required depending on client- or project-specific requirements and/or company policies.
• An associate degree in a science or technology-related field such as industrial hygiene, engineering, industrial technology, environmental sciences, safety, biology, physics, or chemistry.

Responsibilities

• Conduct industrial hygiene surveys including air and noise sampling, area noise, illumination, ventilation surveys, IAQ, ergonomic studies, and other studies as appropriate to level of expertise.
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain instruments including sampling pumps, calibrators, noise dosimeters, sound level meters, and direct reading gas meters.
• Conduct safety inspections at client sites.
• Collect notes on activities performed by workers being monitored and/or maintain daily log of activities related to project work.
• Complete data sheets, IH calculations, chain of custody forms, and prepare samples for shipment to laboratory.
• Create data tables and drawings for reports.
• Enter field data into MedGate.
• Conduct respirator fit testing.
• Submit administrative paperwork including timesheets, expense reports, and field reports on a timely basis in an accurate and neat format.

What This Job Offers

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