What are the responsibilities and job description for the OSHA Compliance Coordinator position at Lane Community College?
The Human Resources Department at Lane Community College is seeking to hire a full-time OSHA Compliance Coordinator. This position ensures college compliance with state and federal occupational safety and health regulations.
Responsibilities
- Understand, interpret, implement, and monitor federal, state, and local regulations regarding the protection of faculty, staff, students, and visitors (OSHA, OR OSHA, US EPA, DEQ, ASHRAE, NFPA).
- Plan, organize, develop, and assist with the implementation of Occupational Safety and Health Programs.
- Formulate and implement a plan for the continual evaluation of Occupational Safety and Health policies, programs, and procedures.
- Develop and conduct safety training.
- Perform hazard assessments and building safety inspections to promote compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and campus policies, programs, and procedures.
- Report assessment and inspection findings, including risk and options for corrective actions, to department heads, deans, and campus officers.
- Provide ongoing support during the corrective actions phase, including re-evaluations, industrial hygiene monitoring, selection of appropriate control measures, liaison with appropriate vendors for product research, engineering design consultation and review, standard operating procedure development assistance and review, training, and other programmatic activities as necessary.
- Maintain liaison with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with applicable occupational safety and health codes, standards, or regulations.
- Assist with the assessment and prioritization of needs for the Occupational Safety and Health function at the college.
- Assist with the development of goals, vision, and strategic plans for the Occupational Safety and Health function.
- Serve on campus safety committees to provide consultation to the committee and individuals as an Occupational Safety and Health subject matter expert
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, environmental engineering, environmental health, safety engineering, industrial hygiene, or a related field.
Equivalencies:
- Two (2) years of additional experience shall replace one (1) year of missing education; this can replace up to two (2) years of education.
or
- A person with seven (7) years of experience and with a GED or high school education would be equivalent.
Experience: Three (3) years of relevant experience in occupational safety and health. One year of the required experience must be in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Equivalency: One (1) year of additional education above the required shall replace two (2) years of missing experience.