Industrial Hygienist (Asbestos & Lead)

Health and Safety Specialist- Environment, Safety, and Health Division

We are seeking a highly motivated Industrial Hygienist with extensive experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining a broad range of industrial hygiene and safety programs. In this position, you will be joining our Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Division. Members of this team support industrial hygiene and safety services, chemical /hazardous materials management, and waste management functions critical to SLAC’s scientific research and operational mission.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Manage several ES&H programs. This includes administering, assessing, and improving programs, and serving as a subject matter expert in support of operations at the Laboratory. Programs may include asbestos, beryllium, lead, silica, cryogens/cryogenic equipment, chemical exposure assessments, fume hoods, compressed/hazardous/toxic gases, noise/hearing conservation, non-ionizing radiation, respiratory protection, etc.
• Support projects (project planning documentation and specifications) to ensure that they meet requirements; work with stakeholders to find the best solution to safety problems while enabling the team to meet the project schedule and budget.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver safety training for programs that they manage. Examples include asbestos, lead, or other subjects of industrial hygiene.
• Perform assessments, monitor workplace hazards, and develop appropriate hazard mitigations; support the investigation of incidents; provide technical advice and interpretation of regulations.
• Effectively interface and collaborate with all levels of staff including technicians, principal investigators, and operational support teams.
• Under limited supervision, perform moderately complex technical work in a wide range of environmental, health, and safety disciplines to ensure a safe work environment and to achieve compliance with SLAC’s Environment, Safety and Health Program and governmental regulatory requirements.
• Identify, assess, and monitor workplace hazards (including but not limited to chemical, physical, biological, and radiological) that could be present in the work area; remediate hazards, and/or recommend improvements to minimize hazard potential.
• Recommend improvements in processes, design, procedures, and operating equipment to minimize hazard potential.
• Provide technical advice and interpretation of various government regulations and SLAC policies; maintain working knowledge of specific government regulations.
• Manage the transfer of an existing asbestos database to a new platform.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years progressively responsible experience in industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, emergency response/management, environmental science, and/or allied/scientific field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Practical knowledge of Cal/OSHA laws, regulations, and policies
• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• Management, leadership, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to conduct effective health and safety surveys, quantitative and qualitative exposure/risk assessments, and data analyses; ability to provide recommendations for exposure/risk control via technical reports.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with diverse audiences; ability to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely. Author professional reports to share results, provide guidance, and add to SLAC’s historic body of industrial hygiene sampling reports.
• Ability to maintain current knowledge of and interpret specific government agency requirements (statutes, regulations, licenses, and permits) and university policies.
• Working knowledge of the scientific and technical aspects of various regulatory requirements and potential impact on assigned work area(s).
• Successfully interface and collaborate with all levels of staff including technicians, principal investigators, and operational support teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work both as part of a team and independently.

A background in one or more of the following is strongly preferred:

• Industrial hygiene, asbestos program management, lead program management, IH sampling, familiarity with the ASTM E2356-18 Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys.
• Experience in an academic or laboratory research environment.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Holds or is actively working to obtain initial professional certifications, for example:
  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
  • Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
  • AHERA certifications (Asbestos)
  • CADPH Lead inspector/Assessor Project Monitor

Certifications and Licenses:

• Holds or is actively working to obtain initial professional certifications, for example:
  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
  • Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
  • AHERA certifications (Asbestos)
  • CADPH Lead inspector/Assessor Project Monitor

Core Duties:

• Develop, implement, and maintain programs, systems, and procedures necessary to ensure the overall safety and health of employees and the community.

• May develop and conduct employee and student training, education, and awareness of environmental, safety and health activities, and/or programs.

• Identify, assess, and monitor workplace hazards (including but not limited to, chemical, physical, biological, and radiological) that could be present in the work area; remediate hazards, and/or recommend improvements to minimize hazard potential.

• Investigate accidents, incidents, injuries, and complaints concerning potential hazards or unsafe conditions in the work place.

• Recommend improvements in processes, design, procedures, and operating equipment to minimize hazard potential.

• Provide technical advice and university interpretation of various government regulations and university policies; maintain working knowledge of specific government regulations.

• May act as a lead or technical expert, and provide direction to less experienced personnel working on health/safety programs.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in arts/science in related allied/scientific field

Minimum Experience:

Three years progressively responsible experience in occupational safety and health, emergency response/management, environmental science, and/or allied/scientific field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to conduct effective health and safety surveys, quantitative and qualitative exposure/risk assessments, and data analyses; ability to provide recommendations for exposure/risk control.

• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with diverse audiences; ability to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely.

• Ability to maintain current knowledge of and interpret specific government agency requirements (statutes, regulations, licenses, and permits) and university policies.

• Working knowledge of the scientific and technical aspects of various regulatory requirements and potential impact on assigned work area(s).

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Drivers License Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class C Driver's License.
• Ability to drive day and night.
• When conducting university business, must comply with the California Vehicle Code and Stanford University driving requirements.