Safety and Environmental Compliance Officer (SECO)

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Safety and Environmental Compliance Officer (SECO)

Job Type : Full Time.

Location : Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Requirements :

Undergraduate and Graduate Education :

• Major study safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, environmental science or engineering), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines : safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.
• Candidates must have at least three (3) full years of experience as a Safety, Environmental, Occupational Specialist or related field.

Duties :

The task includes the following :

a. Responsible for overseeing the NEFSC comprehensive safety, occupationally, and environmentally responsible program plans.

b. Shall apply a broad technical knowledge for safe operations in a marine laboratory environment in order to determine safety and environmental concerns.

c. Assist as a technical advisor and analyst; recommends technical advice on standards, practices and policies.

d. Assist with the Continuing of Operation Plan, facility, evacuation, and shelter in place drills. Tracks,

renews, and applies for all required environmental facility permitting and deliverables. Reports on environmental, and safety requirements.

e. Assist with managing compliance programs in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. Interface with regulatory agencies, including Occupational Safety Health Assessment (OSHA) and EPA.

f. Coordinates training such as Hazardous Communication, Lock- Out-Tag-Out, Forklift Certification, Personnel Protective Equipment, confined space, etc.

g. Coordinate and undertake environmental monitoring.

h. Assist with developing and recommending written procedures and conduct safety, and environmental assessments.

i. Conduct safety inspections, environmental audits, and recommend corrective action. Lead incident investigations as necessary.

j. Maintain files and records in compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

k. Promulgate NOAA Fisheries Environmental Health and Safety Action Plan and Safety Action Plan.

l. Collection and analyze research and information development necessary to execute and disseminate environmental compliance reports as required.

m. Review NMFS-wide compliance procedures, evaluates, regulations, recommends training programs; identifies and ensures that environmental / occupational operations including hazardous control activities are in place.

n. Assist with evaluating the effectiveness of occupational safety requirements in the work environment.

o. Tracks, reports, schedules, and recommends required training for all safety related personnel, new employees, supervisor and managers. This includes Hazardous shipping / receiving, CPR and first aid, Personnel Protective Equipment, electrical safety, ladder safety, OSHA required training, NOAA training and the like.

p. Serve as a technical advisor and makes recommendations in the development, interpretation or application of the principal NMFS environmental, safety and occupational health policies. Monitors storage of hazardous material and hazardous waste.

q. Assist with overseeing the disposal of hazardous waste via a private contractor.

r. Assist with conducting facility safety assessments / investigations of reportable mishaps involving personal injury accidents, property damage, and occupational illnesses.

s. Analyzes and conducts risk assessments, operating practices to minimize risk, identifies and makes risk mitigation strategies.

t. Recognizes hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions, develops, recommends solutions and or control measures; provides advice for maintenance and safety equipment.

u. Provides safety training and education, evaluates problem areas, documents concerns, and develop plans and adjustments to establish compliance and adherence to all OSHA and NOAA Safety regulations, policies and procedures.

v. Utilizes administrative knowledge and abilities to perform analytical evaluations for safety and environmental concerns, develop reports, and produce documentation in support of tasks.

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