Regional Environmental Health & Safety Specialist at Certified Laboratories Inc – San Antonio, Texas

Job Summary:

Responsible for supporting environmental, health and safety related initiatives, training, continuous improvement, incident response and investigations, reporting, and worker's compensation throughout Certified Group (CG) Corporations Eastern Region.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Creation, revision, and implementation of CG Corporate EHS Policies, Procedures and Forms
• Oversight management of all EHS processes within the Eastern Region including Canada with direct responsibility for the Greensboro, NC facility.
• Agenda and Minutes of the Safety/Management Meetings
• Maintain regular correspondence with the Corporate EHS Director
• Maintain EHS related documentation
• Prepare for, participate in and follow up on Corporate EHS Audits, as needed
• Preparing Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Safety Review Reports, as needed
• Contribute to pollution reduction, recycling and sustainability efforts
• Develop regional EHS communications
• Online database and Sharepoint management where needed.
• Identify and administer programs and training to reinforce a culture of safety
• Maintain applicable EHS scorecards
• Review fleet telematics data for trends and develop action plans for improvement
• Chemical safety and compliance- ensuring chemical inventories for all labs and inventory rooms are being conducted, tracked, analyzed, with annual waste stream analysis and waste mgmt. plan reviews.
• Safe Driving Program – work with HR and facilities to maintain the driver’s safety program. Validate drivers, pull MVR’s, and coordinate Drivers Safety training.
• Workers Compensation, assistance with:
• Completion of incident investigation reports, database entry, and case management
• Incident tracking and trend analysis
• Annual 300A Summary reports
• Required OSHA incident filings, as needed
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) program including:
• Review and evaluate of all PPE programs / requirements / usage / etc
• Coordination of the Prescription Safety Eyewear process
• Schedule, Coordinate, and ensure Emergency Drills are being conducted, including:
• Semi-annual Fire Drills for all shifts and all buildings
• Annual Power Outage Drill
• Annual Severe Weather Drill
• Active Shooter
• Various other drills as needed.
• Attendance at various Committee meetings, such as:
• Health and Safety/Management Meetings (monthly)
• Safety and Facility Meetings (as needed)
• Executive call (weekly)
• Operations (monthly)
• Ensuring and possibly coordinating waste pick-ups, removal of chemicals, maintaining waste manifests, waste stream analysis, and annual waste summary reports, as needed.
• Health & Safety Training
• Ensure EHS training programs are being assigned, completed, and summary reports, as needed. This could include direct training administration, arranging for outside providers or managing online training portals.
• Promote safe work practices and safety awareness through all levels
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED recognized by the Council for Education Accreditation (CEA) Required
• College, technical institute diploma or University Degree (preferred)
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate (preferred)
• Standard First Aid Training (preferred)
• Familiar with the creation, administration and maintenance of EHS Programs within a laboratory environment
• Familiar with the identification and control of laboratory and EHS related hazard
• Experience in digital and physical recordkeeping
• Experience with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Hazardous Waste Classification/Management (preferred)
• HAZWOPER 40 Hour (preferred)

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and to handle other communications/computer components
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Corporate assignments / duties as assigned
• Day and/or night shifts
• Attending conferences / meetings / seminars
• Use of safety equipment / PPE.
• Must be able to drive a vehicle to and from inspections.
• Will require travel within the Region to include Canada (Ontario) 25 - 50% of time.
• Potential exposure to odors, fumes, airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, and microbiological pathogens