Environmental Health & Safety Specialist - Northbrook, IL
About The Position
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage. Advancing our mission of working for a safer world starts with our people. We have over 15,000 team members around the world, each making a valuable and essential contribution to creating a safer future. Whether it’s hiring top talent, empowering our people to learn new skills or providing critical hands-on support, we are always finding new ways to deliver a better employee experience. We’re looking for people to share their ideas and help us create a diverse, engaged culture that’s united by a passion for safety and sustainability. Join our team, shape our culture and support our global community of experts.
Requirements
- Under general supervision, develops, documents and maintains environmental health and safety (EHS) programs (e.g. hazardous materials, emergency response plans) in compliance with Federal, State and Local legislation.
- Recording and maintaining data on safety-related incidents and responses including incident investigation and root cause analysis.
- Assists in conducting inspections and reports on tests and investigations to obtain data for use in determining sources of pollution and methods for controlling pollutants in air, soil and water.
- Assists in analysis, interpretation and validation of information on hazardous materials/chemicals and exposure monitoring results.
- Partner with other support services (Facilities and Laboratory) to ensure compliance with UL Solutions programs and Federal, State and local requirements.
- Assists in creating programs and instructing employees in matters pertaining to occupational health, prevention of accidents, safe operation of equipment and proper handling/cleanup of chemicals and hazardous materials.
- Ensures that all employees have and are trained in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as respirators, safety glasses and safety shoes.
- Consult as needed on site wide continuous improvement and 5S activities.
- Act as a remote EHS representative for other UL Solutions locations as directed.
- Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
Nice To Haves
- Available to work flexible shifts including days, nights and/or weekends if needed.
Responsibilities
- Develops, documents and maintains environmental health and safety (EHS) programs (e.g. hazardous materials, emergency response plans) in compliance with Federal, State and Local legislation.
- Records and maintains data on safety-related incidents and responses including incident investigation and root cause analysis.
- Assists in conducting inspections and reports on tests and investigations to obtain data for use in determining sources of pollution and methods for controlling pollutants in air, soil and water.
- Assists in analysis, interpretation and validation of information on hazardous materials/chemicals and exposure monitoring results.
- Partners with other support services (Facilities and Laboratory) to ensure compliance with UL Solutions programs and Federal, State and local requirements.
- Assists in creating programs and instructing employees in matters pertaining to occupational health, prevention of accidents, safe operation of equipment and proper handling/cleanup of chemicals and hazardous materials.
- Ensures that all employees have and are trained in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as respirators, safety glasses and safety shoes.
- Consults as needed on site wide continuous improvement and 5S activities.
- Acts as a remote EHS representative for other UL Solutions locations as directed.
- Reads and follows the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follows all physical and digital security practices.
- Performs other duties as directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
