Environmental Health and Safety Analyst

Department: Facilities

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Reporting To: Stephen Cherepany

Compensation: $65,000 - $70,000 / year

Description

Overview
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a free provider of education and information for the people of New York and beyond. With 92 locations—including research and branch libraries—throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, NYPL offers free materials, computer access, classes, exhibitions, programming, and more to everyone from toddlers to scholars, and has seen record numbers of attendance and circulation in recent years. NYPL serves more than 18 million patrons who come through its doors annually and millions more around the globe who use its resources at www.nypl.org.
The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Analyst will have overall responsibility for assisting the Environmental Health and Safety Director with protecting the health and safety of all NYPL staff, patrons, and visitors. The primary focus of the EHS Analyst will be to ensure the upkeep of equipment related to the Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECCP) program and perform management and inventory for our PPE distribution program. This position will require frequent travel throughout New York City, including the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The position also requires diligent recordkeeping and other administrative duties related to maintaining the NYPL Health and Safety Program.
We are looking for someone we can count on to:

Own:

• On-site equipment inspections of NYPL’s Automated External Defibrillator (AED) inventory and first aid kits and administrative support
• Onsite EHS inspections, documentation, communication, and presentation of inspection data to the EHS Director  and other team members in a timely manner
• Assist OEHS in performing annual roof and parapet site inspections

Teach:

• Staff to identify potential health and safety hazards, how to report them, and how we can help them mitigate those hazards

Learn:

• How the Office of Environmental Health and Safety interacts with other divisions and departments
• How to mitigate identified and potential hazards
• The unique operations and potential hazards that exist within the library system

Improve:

• The ability of NYPL to provide Library Patrons and Staff a safe and healthful environment

Some expectations for this role are that within:
1 month, this person will:

• Understand how the library is organized and physically laid out
• Understand the specific goals and role of the Facilities and Environmental Health and Safety team in relation to other departments
• Learn how we perform inspections and assessments of Library branches and other sites

3 months, this person will:

• Perform fundamental inspections and assessments independently
• Have a firm understanding of our Emergency Cardiovascular Care Program and assist in managing it
• Understand the health and safety training matrix

6 months and beyond, this person will:

• Perform in-person health and safety training sessions for staff
• Perform advanced inspections and assessments independently
• Manage assigned projects independently

Responsibilities

• Assist with the administrative functions of the AED program such as working with NYPL’s training vendor, scheduling staff training sessions and coordinating room bookings 
• Perform site safety, annual roof and parapet and other required site inspections
• Conduct ergonomic assessments and other assignments as needed in support of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety
• Respond to employee Environmental Health and Safety related complaints
• Assist with investigating employee injuries and incidents
• Perform chemical Safety Data Sheet (SDS) reviews and database management 
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience & Skills

Required Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, environmental science, engineering, or a related field or 4+ years of additional related experience

Required Experience

• 2+ years of experience in an environmental science, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene or a related field

Required Skills

• Strong ability to handle multip