What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Specialist position at NEPHRON SC, LLC?
Description
Job Purpose:
- Responsible for all safety compliance within the facility.
- Collaborate with managers to monitor compliance and identify safety issues.
- Proactive and creative in finding and implementing new ideas to improve safety and reduce risk to our people.
- Keep records of safety-related incidents and propose corrective actions.
- Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
- Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and implement safety plans while ensuring that they are being followed daily.
- Act as a liaison between management and external safety agencies, such as fire and insurance personnel.
- Responsible for overall compliance pertaining to safety including employee safety, equipment safety and any compliance to outside regulatory agencies, i.e. OSHA and DEP.
- Responsible for coordination and completion of all safety incident and accident reports to include but not limited to OSHA Logs and OSHA Reports.
- Reviews Safety SOP’s for accuracy and compliance. Updates said SOP’s as necessary.
- Responsible to ensure that all Safety related certifications are up to date for necessary employees (CPR, First Aid, Forklift, respirator, etc.)
- Coordinates all Safety related inspections for facilities.
- Perform route/ monthly inspections of all life safety equipment e.g. fire extinguisher, eye wash, Narcan etc. Replace as necessary. and completes safety presentations for all current or new employees.
- Provides guidance for programs and techniques to enhance safety awareness and maintain employee motivation in regards to safety.
- Investigate accidents that occur onsite and identify possible causes of the accident
Supplemental Functions:
- Assists with organizing and documenting Safety Committee meetings quarterly.
- Calibrate with both internal and external departments resolve safety issues.
- All other necessary duties required of the position or requested by Management.
Knowledge & Skills:
- All other necessary duties required of the position or requested by Management.
Education/Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:
- This position requires bending, typing, lifting, standing, talking, hearing, sitting and walking throughout the facility.