Safety Manager/Officer

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This position is eligible for up to $8,000 Relocation

 

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit: The Occupational and Environmental Safety Office (OESO) provides the focus for the administration of all safety and environmental programs to Duke University, Duke University Medical Center, and Duke University Health System.  OESO has the responsibility for developing institutional safety and environmental plans and policies; providing information and training to meet all regulatory requirements; providing technical consultation and guidance; conducting exposure and risk assessments; conducting safety and environmental audits; monitoring compliance with all safety and environmental policies; and investigating accidents, injuries, spills, environmental releases, and reported unsafe conditions.

 

Specific to the Community Hospital and Clinic Safety Division (CHCS): The Community Hospital and Clinic Safety Division is responsible for developing, organizing, directing, and monitoring activities that minimize occupational health and safety risks and assure compliance with applicable regulations and accreditation bodies for Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, and associated clinics.  The Division accomplishes these objectives through the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of safety and health hazards and through coordination with the other specialized Divisions within OESO.

 

Primary Purpose of Position:  We are looking for someone with an occupational and environmental health and safety background with experience in a hospital setting to support Duke Health Lake Norman hospital.

 

This person will have a deep understanding of local, state and federal occupational and environmental health and safety regulations to ensure compliance, as well as accreditation requirements for The Joint Commission. They will provide oversight for the day-to-day operations of the safety program. They will conduct environmental audits and inspections, identify potential hazards, lead incident investigations, conduct safety training, perform sampling to evaluate personnel exposures, manage hazardous materials and chemical waste, ensure employee safety by devising and executing safety protocols, and develop work practice changes and preventative procedures.

 

This position will primarily be located at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, NC. This position reports directly to the Director of the OESO Community Hospital and Clinic Safety Division in Raleigh-Durham, NC.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities

In addition to the primary duties, the Safety Manager/Officer will:

 

• Plan and direct the occupational safety and health functions of assigned program under the direction of the CHCS Division Director. Assist the Division Director in developing, monitoring and implementing the overall strategic plan.
• Develop, organize, direct, support, and monitor activities that minimize occupational health and safety risks and maintain compliance with applicable regulations. This includes surveillance, reports of the results of the surveys, data collection, assurance of compliance, training as needed, development of site-specific safety plans, and review of employee exposures, injuries, and accidents.
• Ensure the organization is compliant with all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations and standards such as OSHA, EPA, DOE, DOT, NRC, RCRA, FIFRA, TOSCA, CERCLA, TJC, CAP, and CMS. Maintain up-to-date knowledge and understanding of new or anticipated regulations or compliance interpretations that may affect or impact the program.  Prepare analyses and strategies for review by OESO Management.
• Perform tasks related to various environmental management functions, such as on-site management of hazardous wastes, spill response, hazardous materials treatment or recycling, and environmental compliance program support.
• Perform sampling to evaluate personnel exposures and engineering controls.
• Perform accident investigations and work with departments to correct safety hazards and develop preventative procedures.
• Perform Job Hazard Assessments and recommend measures to control exposures, including substitution of less hazardous materials, personal protective equipment (PPE), work practice changes, and engineering controls.
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