The main purpose of an Environmental Health & Safety Officer is to develops, implement and monitor the companies EHS Policies, Programs and Procedures.
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
· To develop, implement and monitor the companies EHS Policy, Programs and Procedures.
· Collaborate with planners, hazardous waste technicians, Boiler responsible engineers, local environmental inspectors and other specialists, and experts in law and business to address environmental problems.
· Obtain, update, and maintain plans, permits, and standard operating procedures.
· Provide technical-level support for environmental remediation and litigation projects, including remediation system design and determination of regulatory applicability.
· Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
· To assist the company in complying with current environmental, health and safety legislation.
· Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, and performing other general administrative duties.
·Develop proposed project objectives and targets, and report to management on progress in attaining them.
· Advise corporations and government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites in order to protect people and the environment.
· Inform company employees and other interested parties of environmental issues.
· Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans and methods for loading and transporting waste.
· Coordinate and manage environmental protection programs and projects, assigning and evaluating work.
· Serve as liaison with federal, state, and local agencies and officials on issues pertaining to solid and hazardous waste program requirements.
· Prepare hazardous waste manifests and land disposal restriction notifications.
· Serve on teams conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities, providing assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, and sampling.
· Develop and present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
· Maintain, write, and revise quality-assurance documentation and procedures.
· Prepare, review, and update environmental investigation and recommendation reports.
· To increase environmental, health and safety awareness at all levels of the organization.
· To investigate and report on all serious/critical personal injury accidents occurring to employees and to assist in the investigation of all accidents/incidents that result in substantial damage to the company’s property.
· To investigate and report on complaints of hazardous working conditions to the GM and/or his representative.
· To respond to employees’ safety concerns & to respond to fires and other emergencies.
· To coordinate registration and removal of hazardous waste.
· To act as liaison with all related governmental bodies and regulating agencies.
· To provide or coordinate training on OHS issues to employees, especially new recruitees or potential supervisors.
· Will attend any other specific jobs entrusted by factory manager/General Manager/Director/Chief Executive
· Achieving the targets set on parameters as per the company requirements.
Perform other tasks which are assigned by the immediate supervisor