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Health, Environment, and Safety Administrator

Job Title:                    Health, Environment, and Safety Administrator

Grade:                        5

Reports to:                 Human Resources Manager

Subordinates:            None

Revision History:      10 June 2010 (created)

General Description:

To provide professional knowledge and expertise in the development, administration and support of environmental health and safety programs. Responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of environmental health and safety programs to assure compliance with

company policies and regulatory agency guidelines.

Knowledge and Skills:

1. HSE: Very good knowledge of Safety, Employee Health, and Environment (SEH) issues, safety regulations and compliance methodologies. 
2. Government relations: Use to working with regulatory agencies in the HSE area.
3. Communications: Excellent Communications skill both written and verbal.
4. Writing and Presentations: Able to write reports and design and develop presenatons.
5. Equipment Use: Familiar with the use of equipment designed to inspect, test, monitor, and measure safe environmental levels. Use of standard office equipment. Work conditions are typically Laboratory, research, clinical facilities, construction projects, and field conditions in or adjacent to radiation, biological and/or hazardous material work areas. May require working after hours, occasional weekend to respond to emergency or non-emergency situations.
6. Education:  University degree in a related field.  At least 2 years of relevant experience.
7. Certifications:  Appropriate Safety certifications.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Compliance Assurance: Ensures compliance with all applicable national, provincial and local legislation and codes governing environmental, health and safety issues.
2. Policy and Procedure Development: Develops policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.  These policies and procedures can be in the HSE and other areas.
3. Government Relations: Interfaces with regulatory agencies, committee members and institutional staff to formulate corrective actions.
4. Training: Designs training for all levels of employees, principal investigators and researchers. Either gives training themselves or arranges for other, both inside and outside of the company to give the training.  This training can be both in HSE and other non-technical areas.
5. Risk Assessment: Assesses risk potential of hazardous in the workplace
6. Accident Investigations: Develops and implements accident investigation, data analysis, and recurrence prevention programs and procedures.
7. Audits: Conducts on-site reviews and audits of operations and facilities.
8. Current Knowledge: Monitors all current information on regulations and requirements related to hazardous materials and agents. Informs management of any changes in the regulations which will affect the company.
9. Safety Programs: Directs industrial hygiene, occupational, and general safety programs to ensure a safe environment and comply with safety
   standards.
10. Equipment Evaluation: Investigates and evaluates new safety equipment for appropriateness.
11. Emergency Assistance: Responds and provides assistance to all emergency situations.
12. General HR Assistance:  Assist the HR Manager in all training, procedure development and other matters as may be required.

Standard Job Duties

1.    Other Duties as Required: Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

2.    Good Relationship with Fellow Workers: Maintain a good working relationship with fellow employees.

3.    Good Relationship with Customers: Maintain a good working relationship with customers.

4.    Core Values: Follow all Company Core Values.

5.    Safety: Perform all work in a safe manner and in accordance with Company safety policies.

6.    Safety: Insure that all work is done is a safe manner and in accordance with all Company safety rules and procedures.

7.    Suggestions: Make a suggestions and recommendations to improve customer satisfaction and operating performance.

8.    Reporting: Provide reports to management and supervisors as requested.