Occupational Safety Specialist

Ineos Oligomers-posted about 1 month ago

$102,000 - $152,000/Yr

Full-time • Mid Level

Onsite • Alvin, TX

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Occupational safety specialist will analyze many types of work environments and work procedures. The Specialist will inspect workplaces for adherence to regulations on safety, health, and the environment. In addition, the incumbent will design programs to prevent disease or injury to workers and damage to the environment. Program Development and Implementation: Develop, implement and oversee execution of written programs to ensure site compliance and sustainability. Interpretation and implementation of Federal OSHA and industry recognized safety regulations and standards. Developing and maintaining management information systems which identify potential hazards in all facilities. Interaction with Federal, State and Local regulatory authorities regarding all Environmental and Sustainability matters, including inspections, audits, recordkeeping, NOV (Notice Of Violation) resolution, normal reporting obligations, surveys and other issues

Monitor and analyse EH&S Data and calculate metrics and key performance indicators.
Monitor and maintain databases to ensure data is accurate and current
Provide quality assurance and oversight on safety programs and systems including, OSHA compliance, Safety Committees, Audit Reports etc.
Problem solving including anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause workers' injury or illness through chemical, physical, ergonomic, or biological exposures.
Lead internal partners to develop and maintain EH&S Scorecards
Collect data and participate in annual OSHA Reporting
Support EH&S communications to include safety meeting development and distribution, Risk Alerts, etc.
Provide administrative support for web based safety systems
Use problem solving skills to detect hazardous working conditions and safety problems; check equipment and/or work area regularly. Report or correct unsafe working conditions; make a wide range of recommendations and/or improves safety procedures; enforce safety regulations and procedures as appropriate to role.
Monitor safety issues after taking corrective action and ensure continued compliance.
Develop corrective action plans to respond to internal/external audits, inspections and incidents.
Lead environmental, health and safety audits.
Review and or author work plans and Job Hazard Analysis daily as part of the operational work team support.
Maintain and analyze basic records and provide reports on compliance performance to internal customers.
Recognize a wide range of potentially difficult issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and occasionally with external customers. Use problem solving skills to determine whether action is needed.
Identify the need for and collect information to better understand difficult issues, problems, and opportunities.
Integrate information from a wide variety of sources; detect trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships; create relevant options for addressing difficult problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes.
Formulate and/or make recommendations for decision criteria based on issue complexity; evaluate options by considering implications and consequences; choose an effective option.
Implement decisions or initiate action within a reasonable time.
Include fellow work group members, employees across the organization, and occasionally external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
Identify hazards in the workplace.
Collect samples of potentially toxic materials for analysis.
Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment, and practices for compliance with corporate and government health and safety standards and regulations (OSHA)
Design and implement workplace processes and procedures that help protect workers from potentially hazardous work conditions.
Investigate accidents and incidents to identify their causes and to determine how they might be prevented in the future.
Conduct training on a variety of topics such as safety, health, security and emergency preparedness.
Examine lighting, equipment, ventilation, and other conditions and materials in the workplace that could affect employee health, safety, comfort, and performance.
Seek to save money by lowering insurance premiums and workers' compensation payments and by preventing government fines.
Develop and conduct employee safety and training programs.
In addition to protecting workers, work to prevent harm to property, the environment, and the public by inspecting workplaces for chemical, physical, radiological, and biological hazards.
Work with engineers and physicians to control or fix potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
Collect and analyze data in the workplace.

Bachelor's degree in occupational health, safety, or a related scientific or technical field (engineering, biology, or chemistry) with minimum 10 years' experience in the petrochemical, chemical or refinery industries or High School Diploma with 15+ years' experience in the petrochemical, chemical, or refinery industries.
Strong knowledge of OSHA, NIOSH, ACGIH and EHS legislation, regulations and standards in general.
Technical expertise must include all of the following: Hazardous Energy Control, Electrical Safety, Line Break, Confined Space Entry, Elevated Work, etc.
Strong computer skills
Communication skills - written and verbal
Planning and organizing
Prioritizing
Problem assessment and problem solving
Information gathering and information monitoring
Attention to detail and accuracy
Flexibility
Adaptability
Customer service orientation
Teamwork
Must be able to acquire a TWIC card
ADA Physical requirements, visual acuity requirements and environmental conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and perform tasks requiring repetitive use of hands. The employee must occasionally walk, stand, and travel by car, airplane or other means. Exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens and to adjust focus.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound.

CSP (Certified Safety Professional) Preferred.
Ergonomists
Evaluate the relationship between people, environment and equipment, use findings to improve human interaction with processes and systems in order to maximize workers' comfort, safety, and productivity.
Health advocate
Work to protect people and the environment from hazardous radiation or chemical exposures.
Managing and enforcing compliance with heat stress OSHA guidelines
Industrial or occupational hygienist
Identify and monitor exposure to health hazards, including but not limited to lead, asbestos, noise, poisons, communicable diseases, etc.

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