Environmental Safety & Health Representative

PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Exempt Position Developing or implementing project specific Accident Prevention Plans, Health and Safety (HS) Plans, Industrial Safety (IS) procedures, and Industrial Hygiene (IH) procedures; developing and implementing job hazards analyses (JHA) or activity hazards analyses (AHA); ensuring work is executed in accordance with safety procedures and practices; operating and maintaining monitoring instrumentation in a manner that confirms operations is being performed safely and data generated is defensible; responsible for conducting daily safety topics and ensuring project staff is qualified and trained to perform the assigned scope of work; conducting site safety inspections and assessments in accordance with HS Plans; ensuring operators of power equipment and industrial powered trucks are qualified and properly trained; ensuring employees are empowered to stop work when unsafe conditions exist; collecting and managing all HS records generated during project execution. This position requires traveling to support short- and long-term projects located throughout the United States with minimum notification. Candidates must be very comfortable with public speaking, presenting instructional or HS information, and capable of preparing technical documents including all HS related documents.

Requirements

Associate degree (or equivalent) in safety engineering, construction, industrial hygiene or an equivalent technical field, or bachelor’s degree in any field. Experience will be considered as an exception to a degree.
Must have OSHA 30-hour construction or general industry certification and 40-hour HAZWOPER training.
Must hold current certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
Must have general working knowledge of implementing ES&H Programs, Accident Prevention Plans, work-specific HS Plans (HSP), Hazard Communication Programs, Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS), and AHA/JHA programs.
Must have experience in conducting incident/accident investigation, determining causal factors, and developing corrective and preventative actions.

Nice To Haves

Should have a minimum of 40 hours of formal environmental training in erosion control, waste management, or other environmental discipline, or pre-approved equivalent job experience.
Should have competent knowledge in excavations, asbestos abatement, fall protection, hoisting & rigging, confined space, load handling equipment, demolition, and scaffolding.
Should have at least 5 years of documented field experience in the areas of occupational safety or industrial hygiene for remediation/demolition of radiological and hazardous waste contaminated sites
Should have experience in deploying, operating and maintaining IH instrumentation and making safety decisions based on documented information
Should have experience in training a mobilized workforce within short period of time
Should have experience in providing rigorous, safety oversight of field activities and giving sound direction for safety related matters in a timely manner.
Should have case management experience for first aid or injuries as they occur.
Experience with DOE, DOD and USACE projects is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Developing or implementing project specific Accident Prevention Plans
Developing or implementing Health and Safety (HS) Plans
Developing or implementing Industrial Safety (IS) procedures
Developing or implementing Industrial Hygiene (IH) procedures
Developing and implementing job hazards analyses (JHA) or activity hazards analyses (AHA)
Ensuring work is executed in accordance with safety procedures and practices
Operating and maintaining monitoring instrumentation
Conducting daily safety topics
Ensuring project staff is qualified and trained
Conducting site safety inspections and assessments in accordance with HS Plans
Ensuring operators of power equipment and industrial powered trucks are qualified and properly trained
Ensuring employees are empowered to stop work when unsafe conditions exist
Collecting and managing all HS records generated during project execution