Environmental Health & Safety Associate

Triumvirate Environmental•San Leandro, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Triumvirate Environmental provides leading organizations in the higher education, life sciences, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing sectors with diverse services and expertise to assist them with compliance management. At Triumvirate Environmental, we strive to WOW both our employees and our customers. Our unique culture fosters growth, development, education, and creativity. This position reports to a Regional EHS Manager. This role offers a hybrid work model and will be supporting clients in the Bay area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health, Safety, or a related scientific field, such as Biology, Chemistry or Engineering.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated
Willingness to work in a variety of industry settings, client cultures, and work locations
Must be eligible to work in the United States without future sponsorship
Must have a reliable form of transportation
Ability to work overtime as needed

Nice To Haves

Prior relevant industry experience
Active HAZWOPER 24- or 40-hour certification

Responsibilities

Conduct workplace safety inspections according to a defined procedure, evaluating the use of personal protective equipment, such as respirators, respirators, protective eyewear, or hardhats, according to applicable regulations. These inspections will engage workers and observe their work.
Participate in the safety inspections and examinations of machinery and equipment, such as lifting devices, machine guards, or scaffolding.
Identify and measure potential accident and health hazards, such as toxic vapors, mold, mildew, and explosive gas-air mixture, using calibrated scientific equipment and/or collecting samples according to a defined operating procedure. Then help implement appropriate control measures while updating standard operating procedures, such as adjustments to ventilation systems. As an example; measuring the effectiveness of engineered control systems such as fume hoods.
Help investigate accidents and injuries, identifying causes and recommending remedial action.
Write reports, including accident or ergonomic reports, and enter information on required Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordkeeping forms.
Communicate with client personnel regarding workplace environmental health and safety issues, communicating and implementing corrective actions.
Conduct routine EH&S safety trainings such as new employee orientation, hazard communication, and fork truck operation.
Assist in the development of specific areas of environmental and occupational health and safety systems, including drafting or updating policies, procedures, and manuals.
Support the hazardous waste and regulated medical waste programs.