Safety Technician
Job Details
Description
Schedule:
Monday - Friday (40 hrs/wk)
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Department: Safety - 161
Primary Purpose:
Works as part of the Safety team to monitor and enforce all aspects of safety and environmental compliance. Responsible to oversee and assist with environmental compliance duties and proper management of regulated wastes, including collection, packaging, shipment and documentation in compliance with EPA and DOT/IATA regulations. Responsible for developing and conducting training sessions in the areas of life safety, emergency planning, hazardous materials handling and security. Performs inspections and audits, prepares and conducts drills/exercises and educational events, conducts ergonomic assessments, and distributes information and safety equipment. Maintains first aid kits, AEDs, C.E.R.T. and HAZMAT response supplies and equipment, and performs emergency response training.
About ARUP:
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.
We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.
Physical and Other Requirements:
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Mobility: The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Communicate: Frequently and effectively communicates with others.
PPE: Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.
ARUP Policies and Procedures: To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Qualifications
Education
Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent or better.
Preferred
Associates Degree or better in Chemistry or related field.
Experience
Required
Two years of hazardous materials handling experience or equivalent academic environmental, chemistry or biology course work
Associate’s degree in Chemistry, Math, Life Science, Occupational Safety & Health or similar college or technical coursework
Intermediate word processing and spreadsheet proficiency, preferably in MS Word and Excel
Preferred
Certification in Hazardous Materials Management or Spill Response
Documented coursework in industrial hygiene or occupational safety
40-hour HazMat responder training
Previous RCRA recordkeeping experience
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
Applic Professional Cert
Applicable Coursework
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)