EHS/Asbestos Tech
About The Position
Total Safety is seeking an EHS Technician to join its safety-conscious team. The role supports industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety work through field investigations, exposure and noise monitoring, safety inspections, equipment operation and maintenance, data collection, and preparation of field information and reports. The technician learns to conduct surveys and operate instruments appropriate to their level of expertise, and may perform respirator fit testing and enter field data into MedGate. The role may involve visiting operational sites and exposure to dust, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals, rotating machinery, high pressure, extreme temperatures, slippery surfaces, water, electrical hazards, and noise. Work may involve outdoor conditions, long periods between breaks and meals, and extended overnight travel on short notice. Total Safety describes itself as a provider of integrated safety and compliance services and related products, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment and paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. The company lists its core values as People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- ARSC (Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils) Basic Orientation Plus and client-site-specific safety orientation.
- Proficiency in the care and use of site-specific, facility-required, and customer-required personal protective equipment.
- Training in respiratory protection and full certification to wear respiratory breathing equipment, including fit testing.
- PC skills and the ability to learn new software.
- Familiarity with OSHA regulations, ACGIH, ANSI, CGA, and other applicable EHS guidelines and consensus standards.
- Ability to travel for extended overnight periods on short notice.
- Ability to work long hours between breaks and meals may be required.
Nice To Haves
- Training in asbestos, lead, or mold.
- Associate degree in a science- or technology-related field, such as industrial hygiene, engineering, industrial technology, environmental sciences, safety, biology, physics, or chemistry.
Responsibilities
- Learn to conduct industrial hygiene surveys, including air and noise sampling, area noise, illumination, ventilation, indoor air quality, ergonomic studies, and other studies appropriate to the technician's level of expertise.
- Learn to operate, calibrate, and maintain sampling pumps, calibrators, noise dosimeters, sound level meters, and direct-reading gas meters.
- Learn to conduct safety inspections at client sites.
- Record activities performed by monitored workers and/or maintain daily logs of activities related to project work.
- Complete data sheets, industrial hygiene calculations, and chain-of-custody forms, and prepare samples for shipment to laboratories.
- Learn to create data tables and drawings for reports.
- Enter field data into MedGate.
- Conduct respirator fit testing.
- Submit timesheets, expense reports, field reports, and other administrative paperwork accurately, neatly, and on time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
