Top Environmental, Health and Safety Executive oversees organizational compliance with local, state and federal environment, health and safety regulations. Represents the organization in external affairs related to the environment or environmental legislation. Being a Top Environmental, Health and Safety Executive ensures compliance with all environmental, health and safety regulations, and keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization. Requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Top Environmental, Health and Safety Executive typically reports to top management. The Top Environmental, Health and Safety Executive manages a departmental function within a broader corporate function. Develops major goals to support broad functional objectives. Approves policies developed within various sub-functions and departments. Comprehensive knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Top Environmental, Health and Safety Executive typically requires 8+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Identifies, evaluates, and controls ergonomic stressors at all Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) locations.
• Develops, implements, and coordinates ergonomic and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) reduction programs and projects to ensure compliance with State, Federal, Joint Commission, and D-H standards, policies, guidelines and directives.
• Identifies and investigates ergonomic concerns in a variety of activities including patient handling, manual material handling and repetitive motion.
• Reviews employee reports of injury and unsafe condition reports related to ergonomics. Assists with investigations for required incidents and development of corrective actions.
• Performs ergonomics assessments, assessing risk factors and developing control strategies for jobs throughout the system.
• Develops and provides orientation and ongoing departmental training programs pertaining to ergonomics and MSD injury prevention.
• Works with facilities engineering, contractors and purchasing to develop and design facilities and work systems, and to review the purchase of equipment and products.
• Coordinates and collaborates with other services and departments that have responsibilities that affect ergonomics and MSD injury prevention including other Live Well Work Well departments, Rehab Medicine, Nursing, Engineering Services and Facilities.
• Helps support the SEP office with Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or other regulatory activities.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.
• Bachelor’s degree in required in Ergonomics, Safety, Engineering, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Industrial Hygiene or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Professional certification associated with ergonomics is highly desired.
• Five years of experience in ergonomics.
• Background in health care and knowledge of ergonomic related hazards in health care is preferred.
• Excellent communications skills and previous experience developing and providing training.
• Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and The Joint Commission standards and guidelines is desirable.
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