Purpose:
Provide Environmental Health & Safety services to designated area.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate pickup with facility's selected removal vendor.
• Identify any waste handling problems and generate recommendations on remediation.
• Conduct employee training sessions for users, generators and handles as needed.
• Coordinate wastewater sampling and manage wastewater discharge and monitoring reports.
• Maintain understanding and knowledge base to assist in development of required programs, policies and procedures, reports and preparation for regulatory agency reviews, including employee training.
• Evaluate complaints through interaction with affected staff and others.
• Complete IAQ sampling and interpret results.
• Analyze potential causative factors and develop testing methods to evaluate.
• Develop written report on results and recommendations for corrective measures.
• Coordinate approved corrective measures with hospital personnel as necessary.
• Evaluate regulatory and other requirements for IH sampling.
• Identify locations/department within facilities requiring initial, follow-up, routine and adhoc monitoring.
• Select appropriate sampling methodology and design studies for efficacious sampling.
• Coordinate sample collection with involved departments/individuals.
• Collect samples.
• Coordinate sample analysis.
• Conduct initial evaluation of sampling results.
• Develop written reports on all sampling.
• Assist in procurement of MSDS for all inventoried materials.
• Designate hazardous waste collection, aggregation and storage procedures in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Coordinate waste removal with generator departments.
• Maintain required manifests.
• Maintain computerized hazardous waste tracking system.
• Respond to emergency situations as needed on a routine and on-call basis (Fire response, Hazardous Material spill - management and coordination of response, Flood. Internal/External disasters, Workplace injuries).
• Complete safety inspections of facilities in accord with all applicable regulations.
• Conduct initial orientation and on-going education for employees and fire response team members.
• Evaluate, update and re-draft fire response plans. Conduct required safety drills.
• Maintain basic familiarity with NFPA Life Safety Code and the BOCA code.
• Coordinate completion of fire pump tests.
• Assist Environmental Support Services department as needed in completion fo fire suppression, detection and annunciation system testing.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2 years of Environmental Health and Safety related required.
• Prior experience in environmental health and safety in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to operation with minimal supervision and at all time directs the work of others.
• Interact effectively and professionally with all levels of the organization.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred.


UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran