Manager, EHS TV Production

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The Manager, Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) is responsible for working with assigned television productions to ensure compliance with all applicable company, federal, state, local, and/or international environmental, occupational safety and health policies, rules and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities (essential functions):

• Implement and maintain appropriate safety programs, e.g., Injury and Illness Prevention Program, policies, and procedures as necessary to ensure a safe and healthful work environment for all employees and guests of the productions.
• Establish, administer, and enforce a program of safe practices for all production personnel.
• Ensure appropriate pre-lease inspections are conducted for all potential production spaces and resolve any identified EHS issues.
• Conduct a review/breakdown of each script to identify potential EHS issues, e.g., special effects, stunts, unusual activities, and hazardous locations.
• Participate in each production's tech scout and production meeting, as necessary, to understand scheduled production activities and provide guidance for any safety issues.
• Prepare a location safety memo, as required, to inform the production of general location safety issues as well as specific location safety items.
• Establish and implement procedures for proper hazardous waste accumulation and disposal following company policies.
• Facilitate and/or conduct EHS testing of any location that presents potential EHS hazards, e.g., testing water quality, air quality, coordinating abatement and/or encapsulation of areas/materials. 
• Attend stunt rehearsals and special effects tests to provide input from the EHS perspective and be on set during the shooting of these stunts & effects, as necessary.
• Provide education & safety training to production crew, supervisors and management in safety awareness, safe work practices, documentation requirements, and general regulatory compliance, as necessary.
• Establish a safety committee on productions as required, or when Government regulations require that a committee be formed.
• Provide EHS equipment or instruments, when applicable, to assist in compliance of EHS laws and programs.  If equipment or instruments are not available, provide contacts where equipment can be procured.
• Discuss the injury and illness paperwork process with the designated production contact and production medic(s) to ensure paperwork is completed properly.
• Conduct investigations of all accidents, incidents, significant events, and emergencies promptly in accordance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Travel to and inspect production work sites, locations, sets, warehouse space, and any other such related facilities on an ongoing basis with the intent to assess safety issues, identify and resolve safety hazards, and potential exposures.
• Track, review and analyze all injuries/illnesses and accident investigations for each production to determine trends, root cause, regulatory compliance, and follow-up actions.
• Act as a liaison on EHS issues between the production’s