| Description: | Plan, implement, and coordinate safety and environmental programs to prevent or correct unsafe working conditions. Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors.
• Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and manufacturing safety processes.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Install safety devices on machinery, or direct device installation.
• Investigate accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
• File regulatory reports; work compensation, OSHA, BLS-DOL, Air Permit, Storm Water Drainage, other environmental reports, etc.
• Review plans and specifications for construction of facilities, new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
• Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
• Interview supervisors and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
• Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health, safety, and environmental inspection violations.
• Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.
• Strong organizational skills for efficient management mandatory.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; self-confident and organized team player.
• Problem analysis and critical problem resolution skills; with ability to recommend stop of production when critical safety problems are found, implementing corrective action to gain desired safety level.
• Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.
• Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
• Inspect or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
• Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or other specific monitoring / management plans.
• Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, or other potentially toxic materials for analysis.
• Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, or other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.
• Conduct safety training or education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
• Investigate health-related complaints and inspect facilities to ensure that they comply with public health legislation and regulations.
• Collaborate with maintenance or physicians to institute control or remedial measures for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
• Collaborate with insurance providers to implement cost control measures.
• Design, develop and implement safety training programs.
• Comply with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics.
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