Environmental Health and Safety Specialist - Biddeford, United States - University of New England

University of New England
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Biddeford, United States

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The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist manages the University's hazardous material, hazardous waste, and laboratory safety initiatives while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies.

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About the University of New England

UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings.

In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges.

We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an eight percent match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time; and educational benefits.

Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site for additional information regarding UNE's benefits package.
Responsibilities

Hazardous Waste Management

  • Conduct inspections of all laboratories and other waste generating facilities on campus.
  • Identify containment, segregation, storage, and labeling issues and implement corrective action (i.e., trays, complete labels).
  • Maintain an inspection program for all Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAA) and Main Accumulation Area (MAA) on campus.
  • Post emergency response information and NFPA signage at appropriate areas. Inspect and place spill response equipment in each SAA and MAA.
  • Classify routine hazardous waste streams (i.e., oil, organic solvents) for profiling.

Universal Waste Management

  • Establish and oversee management of universal waste, electronic waste and associated waste storage areas and shipments.
  • Keep universal waste management plan current with most recent State regulations.
  • Develop and conduct Universal Waste training for personnel involved in handling universal waste materials.
  • Maintain inspection program for Universal Waste Storage Areas.

Bio-Medical Waste Management

  • Manage contract for the transport and disposal of biomedical waste from University facilities.
  • Develop and conduct training for UNE employees for the proper packaging, handling and emergency protocols for biomedical waste.
  • Perform annual review and update, if necessary, of the UNE Exposure Control Plan, which addresses the biomedical waste generated at the University.

Hazardous Materials Handling

  • Implement a chemical purchasing and inventory program to comply with inventory requirements of the National Fire Protection Association, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection and the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
  • Maintain current database of all chemicals stored, used and disposed on the Biddeford and Portland campuses.
  • Administer Chemical Inventory Management Software and train new system users.
  • Assist in developing hazardous waste minimization goals and objectives and take lead in implementation of them.
  • Keep a record of hazardous waste generated by departments and summarize on a semiannual basis for purposes of hazardous waste minimization planning.
  • Provide assistance to hazardous waste generators in identifying ways to eliminate or reduce waste.
  • Conduct training programs for employees to meet awareness of functionspecific work hazards and safety training requirements.
  • Manage Surplus Materials storage, redistribution, and/or disposal including identification of most beneficial use and/or destinations.

Recycling Program Management

  • Manage, in conjunction with Facilities Management, the Universitywide recycling program. This recycling program is expected to be continually improved upon wherever economically and logístically feasible. It currently includes office paper, cardboard, batteries, redeemable bottles and cans.
  • Work with students and student organizations as well as faculty organizations to maintain and improve the Universitywide recycling program in residence halls and academic spaces.

Environmental Management System Coordination

  • Provide support and coordinate activities of Environmental Management System Development Committee (titled UNE Schoolwide Environmental Awareness System).
  • Coordinate and/or chair meetings, take minutes, document progress.

Documentation/Record Keeping

  • Maintain an organized system for accessing manifests, waste profiles and Land Disposal Restriction forms, certificates of recycling and other required documents.
  • Complete timely annual reports for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection:
  • Tier II reports, due annually in March, record annual hazardous waste shipments
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