Washington Area

* This position may be filled at Industrial Hygienist level 2 in-training to Industrial Hygienist level 3, or directly into Industrial Hygienist level 3 based on skills, abilities and experience of the successful candidate.

As an L&I Industrial Hygienist you will perform routine and complex work place inspections and investigations for all types of occupational health hazards. Inspections are conducted in all industries to determine compliance with the Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) worker safety and health standards to prevent occupational illness and disease. You will be primarily responsible for standards that address health hazards as may be presented by noise and chemical exposure.

Bachelor's degree involving major study in: occupational safety and/or health, industrial hygiene, sciences, nursing, medicine, or related field

A Master's degree involving major study in industrial hygiene or related field will substitute for one year of industrial hygiene experience.

Bachelor's degree involving major study in: occupational safety and/or health, industrial hygiene, sciences, nursing, medicine, or related field

One year of experience as an Industrial Hygienist, Safety & Health Officer, Safety & Health Consultant or other related scientific or safety and health work.

A Master's degree involving major study in industrial hygiene or related field will substitute for one year of industrial hygiene experience.

We are looking for evidence that you have the skills and abilities required for this job. The information you provide will be used to decide who will be selected for the next step in the process.

2. Include a letter of interest describing how you meet the qualification, skills and abilities for this position.

Email your application materials to: Jobs@LNI.wa.gov. Please indicate on subject line: 08.306

Position: Industrial Hygienist (two positions, one Spanish bilingual preference)

Location: Moses Lake, Kennewick, E. Wenatchee or Yakima depending on successful candidate.

As an Industrial Hygienist you will identify, and enforce correction of, safety and health hazards to which employees are exposed in workplaces in the State of Washington. You will perform inspections and investigations in any industry within Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Region 5, to determine compliance with Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) workplace health standards. Those standards focus on preventing occupational illness and disease caused by exposure to noise, chemicals, physical agents or biological agents.

Bachelor's degree involving major study in occupational safety and/or health; industrial hygiene; chemistry; physics; chemical, mechanical or sanitary engineering; environmental science; nursing; medicine; biology or related field.

A master's degree involving major study in industrial hygiene or related field will substitute for one year of experience.

We are looking for evidence that you have the skills and abilities required for this job. The information you provide will be used to decide who will be selected for the next step in the process.

2. Include a letter of interest describing how you meet the qualification, skills and abilities for this position.

Email your application materials to: Jobs@LNI.wa.gov. Please indicate on subject line: 08.309

Oregon Area

ON Semiconductor has a Safety Engineer position open at our wafer manufacturing facility in Gresham, Oregon, about 12 miles from downtown Portland.

Sr. Safety Engineer

Establishes and implements safety compliance programs, promoting state-of-the-art safe and healthful work practices for the protection of personnel, physical assets, and production operations. Examines semiconductor work operations to recognize and evaluate occupational exposure to chemical and physical agents. Recommends and coordinates engineering and administrative controls to limit occupational exposure. Interfaces with personnel regarding health hazard evaluations and control methods. Develops, implements and evaluates education, training and awareness programs in occupational health recognition, evaluation and control. Effectively communicates with site operations management on all risk management issues. Manage ergonomics program and conduct evaluations.

Bachelors Degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related physical and health sciences. Five plus years experience implementing EHS systems at the factory level. Industrial Hygiene experiences is a plus.

If you are interested please apply on-line at www.onsemi.com/jobs to job #282GR

ON offers a comprehensive benefits package and relocation support.

Job Posted 09-10-08

Oregon Health Sciences University

Description

The Healthcare Safety Officer is the top operational oversight position for the Healthcare Systems Environment of Care (EC) Program. This program ensures compliance with EC Standards prescribed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JC) and is accountable to Healthcare Administration and the Safety Executive Committee. Duties include; creating/revising/implementing Healthcare policies; coordinating a team of EC members who have matrixed reporting relationships, including the departments of Clinical Technology Services, Public Safety, and Facilities and Real Estate and Risk Management; representing the EC program in many cross-functional committees; providing consultative services to OHSU departments; and coordinating education development and implementation. The EHS Manager provides leadership, coordination of efforts, and direct supervision to 5 core Environmental Health and Radiation Safety employees at OHSUs Marquam Hill Campus. Activities focus on adherence to OHSUs Mission, regulatory compliance, safety excellence, and customer service for healthcare, research, education and support missions. Programs emphasize occupational safety, resource efficiency, and environmental and community responsibilities. Key roles include compliance accountability; program and policy development and implementation; hazard and risk assessment, including critical thinking and use of basic industrial hygiene instrumentation; incident investigation; leadership advisement; participation in the OHSU Emergency Management Program; cooperative cross-functional committee and work group participation; education development and implementation; internal marketing and program promotion; and role modeling of OHSU Core Competencies.

Qualifications

Required: A masters degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, or similar, with an emphasis on chemistry, biology, and/or physics. A Masters degree in a field not shown above with five years experience in JC EC compliance may be substituted. Five years of management-level experience with direct responsibility for regulatory programs. Three years of experience in a healthcare organization. Extensive knowledge of professional safety practice, as applied to the hazards of an academic medical institution, and applicable state, federal, and accreditation organization standards/regulations, including JC. Drivers License with an acceptable driving history.

Apply! Apply online at www.ohsu.edu/hr/irc

Arizona Area

California Area

Idaho Area

Multiple Locations

ConocoPhillips (Texas)

ConocoPhillips is seeking a Safety Manager in Texas. They are targeting safety professionals in the chemical industry. Below is more information about the position.

Safety Manager, U.S. Refining

Company Overview

ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company with operations in nearly 40 countries. As the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States and fifth-largest refiner in the world, ConocoPhillips' goal is to deliver energy in a safe, environmentally and socially responsible manner. Approximately 32,600 ConocoPhillips employees work worldwide to consistently deliver top performance and value to maintain the company's global market position. Employees' individual talents and strengths combine to create a diverse and energized workforce within ConocoPhillips. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company had $178 billion of assets as of December 31, 2007.

Responsibilities

The Safety Manager, U.S. Refining reports to the Manager, HS&E, U.S. Refining. The purpose of this position is to coordinate Safety, Occupational Health and Loss Prevention programs throughout U.S.

Refining. U. S. Refining consists of the 12 U. S. based refineries, employs approximately 8,000 employees. The Safety Manager's responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

Lead the implementation of the S&OH elements of the HSE Management System within Refining
Overall ownership of Safety, Occupational Health and Loss Prevention programs for refineries
Interface with refinery management, S&OH staff and union representatives in the development of programs
Coordinate professional and career development for staff through leadership of the Refining S&OH Network
Utilizing HSEMS to monitor S&OH performance, identify areas of improvement and implement improvement strategies
Maintain key performance indicators and report to senior management
Coordinate the capturing of cost synergies and best practice development where appropriate
Provide oversight for risk reduction programs and report progress to senior management
Make recommendations for S&OH long range plan inclusions so as to address strategic improvements
Lead the Refining S&OH and Contractor Safety Networks and sub-networks
Interface with Corporate staff on programs, reviews and assessments, incident reports and injury statistics
Participate in external trade organizations (NPRA, API) representing ConocoPhillips as necessary

Basic/Required

Legally authorized to work in the United States on a regular full- time basis without restrictions

B.S. in Safety and Occupational Health or related discipline
10 or more years of experience working in refining or petrochemical operations in an HS&E role

Preferred

Prior experience in an operations role in a refinery or manufacturing facility

Prior supervisory position at refinery or manufacturing facility

CSP certification

Ability to work with refinery staff groups to lead effective network teams

Strong communication and influencing skills

If you are interested, contact: Phil Stephenson, Associate Partner, Executive Search, pstephenson@lucasgroup.com

Lucas Group In Partnership With The Wall Street Journal

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Los Angeles, CA 90067

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Job Posted 9-11-08

Department of Environment, Health & Safety

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biological Safety Officer Opening, Dept of Environment, Health & Safety, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biological Safety Officer

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill wishes to hire a Manager of Biological Safety. UNC is a leading research university with rapidly growing research programs in infectious disease, public health, emerging pathogens and vaccine development. Over 200 principal investigators at Carolina use biological hazards, including research with animals. They collaborate with many other investigators worldwide.

UNC's Manger of Biological Safety will lead the biosafety staff and work within the EHS team to plan and implement a comprehensive biosafety program to support the University's mission of research and teaching. Challenges include risk assessment for infectious agents and biological toxins; review of research proposals to protect employee safety, public health and the environment; training of laboratory personnel in biosafety principles; coordinating activities of the Institutional Biosafety Committee; addressing the risks of new research in select agents and biotechnology; and the broad responsibility to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations pertaining to biological hazards. UNC's well-established biological safety program is supported by an occupational health clinic, a comprehensive laboratory inspection program, and on-line training and recordkeeping.

An applicant could be successful with a strong background in one of a number of related areas, such as microbiology, infectious disease or molecular biology (recombinant DNA). Knowledge of containment standards and engineering is highly desirable, as is biological safety professional certification. Minimum requirements include Master's degree in industrial hygiene, biological science, microbiology, public health or a related field and at least 5 years of progressively responsible and closely related experience. The selected candidate should have good verbal and written communication skills, and good interpersonal skills.

Interested candidates should apply on-line at http://hr.unc.edu/jobseekers/. Please attach resume with cover letter and reference contacts.

Department website: www.ehs.unc.edu.

UNC at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer.

For more information, contact: Mary Beth Koza Director of EHS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Phone: (919) 843-5913

Fax: (919) 962-0227. MBKoza@ehs.unc.edu=