Safety & Health Specialist

Broward County • Fort Lauderdale, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Safety & Health Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing programs that ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. This role conducts training, performs workplace evaluations, ensures regulatory compliance, and recommends measures to eliminate or reduce risks. The specialist also investigates workplace incidents, performs ergonomic assessments, and supports the County’s occupational health and safety initiatives through data analysis and policy development.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in biology, chemistry, health sciences, engineering or closely related field.
• Requires two (2) years anticipating, identifying, evaluating chemical, physical and biological hazards and performing instructional design and adult learning delivery related to environmental health and safety and/or criminal background & investigative services experience including one (1) year of lead work/supervisory experience, depending on area of assignment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License for duration of appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by BCSP Board
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)by ABIH Board
• Florida Certified Mold Assessor
• Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultant
• Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
• First Aid CPR/AED/Blood Borne Pathogen Instructor and/or Basic and/or Advanced Life Support
• Fork Lift/Aerial Lift Instructor
• OSHA Hazardous Materials Coursework
• Building Inspections
• Security and/or Loss Control
• NFPA 70E ARC Flash Authorized Trainer/Instructor
• Defense Driving Instructor
• Lockout/Tagout Authorized Trainer/Instructor
• Confined Space Authorized Trainer/Instructor

Responsibilities

• Develops and conducts safety and occupational health training and education programs.
• Inspects and evaluates workplace environments to ensure they comply with local and federal regulations.
• Recommends measures to protect workers and the general public from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
• Assesses County facilities, processes, and statistical data to identify trends, evaluate conditions and recommend appropriate corrective action.
• Prepares written reports of findings and discusses recommendations to ensure mitigation of unsafe conditions.
• Notifies building managers when deficiencies and/or violations are found; coordinates re-inspections to ensure compliance.
• Investigates and analyzes accidents to identify root cause and recommend corrective actions by utilizing occupational safety and health standards and regulations for guidance and reference and while using the County's current safety manual.
• Assesses County claim and loss information, processes, incident and statistical data to identify trends.
• Evaluates conditions and recommends appropriate corrective action to ensure prevention practices are in place.
• Identifies hazards, risks, and/or safety issues and recommends steps to eliminate or reduce hazards to an acceptable risk level.
• Coordinates and consults with employees to ensure implementation of safe practices and precautions.
• Facilitates certified training courses for County employees including but not limited to general safety practices, CPR, defensive driving, and operation of forklifts, aerial manlifts, and other heavy equipment.
• Develops various safety training materials including toolbox talks, bulletins, and presentations to raise awareness of potential hazardous environments, unsafe conditions and work-related incidents.
• Reviews and collects data for inclusion into the County's Risk Management Information System (RMIS) for statistical analysis and study in order to compile and form proactive actions, plans or programs.
• Attends staff meetings and committee meetings as needed.
• Prepares and assists with agendas, meeting minutes, and reports of inspection findings and divisional training trends.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Benefits

• High Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums: Single $10.90 / Family $80.79 Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually
• Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums: Single $82.58 / Family $286.79
• Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan
• 457 Deferred Compensation employee match
• Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
• Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
• Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
• Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level