Summer Environmental Health and Safety Intern - Golden, United States - TDA Research

    TDA Research
    TDA Research Golden, United States

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    Job DescriptionTDA Research is located outside Denver, Colorado with offices in Wheat Ridge and Golden. We have a staff of 100+ mainly engineers and scientists who develop cutting edge chemical processes, materials, and hardware for customers in the defense, aerospace, energy and chemical industries.

    TDA is seeking an eager and curious student to contribute and learn during an internship with the Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) department. They will receive guidance, training, and mentoring from EH&S staff in planning and carrying out activities and assignments.

    Roles and Responsibilities:
    • Complete tasks to support day-to-day EH&S activities in TDA labs and shops
    • Perform safety inspections, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses
    • Assist with Hazard Communication (HazCom) compliance including performing chemical inventories and auditing for GHS-compliant labeling
    • Develop and update documentation, including EH&S procedures and programs
    • Under the direction of HazWaste Specialist, assist in waste determinations and laboratory waste disposal. Training will be provided
    • Test and calibrate a wide variety of safety equipment. Update and maintain records of all tests and calibrations
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and noise typical of lab and shop environments
    Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
    • Students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate program majoring in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a Physical Science (chemistry, physics, biology)
    • Proficiency with standard software applications; Microsoft 365
    • Ability to learn and enter data into EH&S-related software
    • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
    • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
    • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
    • The employee will need to use a personal vehicle to go between sites which are ~ 3 miles apart
    Physical Demands:
    • Sit for prolonged periods
    • Work with hands
    • Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach above shoulder height, climb stairs and ladders, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
    • Sense of smell
    • Lift up to 35 pounds
    No sponsorship, relocation, or housing stipend available for this internship.

    Pay rate is $20.00 per hour, without benefits as this is a Summer Internship and temporary.

    40 hours per week, Monday-Friday on-site. No remote or hybrid option.

    In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors as education, experience, skill-set, and/or location.

    All Colorado part-time employees are entitled to Paid Sick Leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Ace (HFWA). Full details are available on the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment website.

    If you would like to request assistance with the application or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact

    TDA Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Females / Minority / Veterans / Disabled / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Religion / National Origin

    To view our Equal Opportunity Statement, please visit the TDA Careers Page.

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