Safety Partner

Arizona State University • Tempe, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

ASU's Environmental Health and Safety is looking to hire an experienced Safety Partner to monitor the workplace environment and investigate safety concerns and/or accidents. This position provides assistance in monitoring activities to ensure the health and safety of the university community. The Safety Partner will participate in site visits to audit, provide consultation, and conduct inspections of university facilities to ensure compliance with federal, state, local regulations, codes, and university requirements. They will also consult with faculty, staff, students, and others to provide technical and problem-solving systems for hazardous materials, participate in project teams conducting special studies, and interpret EHS data and regulatory standards. The role involves preparing data and drafting reports, communicating with customers on safety-related matters, and assisting with reviewing, interpreting, and evaluating compliance activities and policies. The Safety Partner will also train others, operate specialized equipment for environmental assessments, maintain inventory and storage management systems for hazardous materials, and coordinate safety education, outreach, and workshops. Additionally, they will assist with accident and incident investigations, develop high-impact training materials, support environmental programs, work with FDM and Contractors on safety concerns, and may serve as a member of the department emergency response team. The position also supports pollution prevention and sustainability education programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Experience with developing, implementing and managing safety programs with hot work, control of hazardous energy, confined space, aerial lifts, forklifts, fall protection, and hearing conservation.
• Proven ability to interpret EHS data and regulatory standards.
• Ability to accomplish tasks in a fast-paced environment while meeting strict deadlines.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Possesses a valid US Driver’s license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment.
• Participate in respiratory protection program; assists with respiratory fit testing and training.
• Participate in ASU medical surveillance programs, which may include vaccinations.

Nice To Haves

• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification.
• Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST) certification.
• Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) certification.
• Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT) or similar certification.
• Experience leading or contributing to safety initiatives that improved efficiency or reduced risk.
• Effective communication skills with experience providing safety guidance, training, and mentoring to lab personnel in compliance with environmental health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Participates in site visits to audit, provide consultation and/or conduct inspections of university facilities to ensure compliance with federal, state, local regulations, codes, and university requirements.
• Consults with faculty, staff, students and others to provide technical and problem solving systems for hazardous materials.
• Participates in project teams conducting special studies and recommends solutions or alternatives.
• Prepares data and drafts reports required for tracking, decision-making and/or to satisfy compliance requirements.
• May communicate with customers on safety related matters.
• Assists with reviewing, interpreting and evaluating compliance activities and policies supporting safety and environmental compliance programs and assists with implementing changes as required to address deficiencies or carry out improvements.
• Communicate successfully to train others and modify standard regulatory training courses.
• Operates specialized equipment to assess and measure gas/vapor levels, noise levels, IAQ paraments, mercury vapor levels and RF fields.
• Maintains inventory and storage management systems for hazardous materials.
• Coordinates, participates in and facilitates safety education, outreach, and workshops for faculty, staff and students in the use of department data management and processing tools.
• Trains staff to calibrate and maintain monitoring equipment and serves as a primary to ensure calibration and/or maintenance occurs as scheduled.
• May assist with creating and maintaining safety databases using various information systems or user-specific software.
• Assists in conducting accident and incident investigations and recommends corrective action or preventative measures.
• Works on a project team(s) to assist with the development or facilitation of high impact training materials and participates in logistics planning, communication and marketing.
• Assists with environmental programs to ensure federal, state and local regulatory requirements are met.
• Work with FDM and Contractors to address safety concerns.
• May serve as a member of the department emergency response team and participates in emergency drills and actual emergencies.
• Supports pollution prevention program and sustainability education programs.
• Drives a university vehicle and possesses a valid AZ driver's license.

Benefits

• AZ state school tuition reduction for employees and their dependents and spouse
• Competitive wages
• Employee assistance for confidential and free behavioral health services
• Generous accrual of paid sick and vacation time
• Low cost dental, health, life and vision Insurance benefits
• Paid adoption and fertility subsidies
• Paid time for professional development and volunteering
• Retirement programs with employer match
• Wide variety of employee discounts through ASU partnerships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees