Health and Safety Specialist
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Health, Safety and Environment Advisor to join our team at UNSW Australia. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the School of Chemistry complies with health, safety and environment legislation and regulations.
About the Role:- $100k - $119k plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
- Continuing
- Full-time (35 hours per week)
The role reports to the School of Chemistry Laboratory Manager (Research) and has a dotted reporting line to the Faculty HSE Business Partner. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Laboratory Manager (Teaching) and Technical Officers.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop a comprehensive School-wide health and safety action plan in conjunction with the Faculty Safety Coordinator.
- Implement UNSW HSE systems, facilitate the transition between systems, and maintain documentation and procedures.
- Coordinate a thorough audit and update of the School's chemical inventory, ensuring compliance with laboratory chemical storage volumes and reporting building manifest quantities.
- Lead and monitor the implementation of UNSW's Health, Safety and Environment policies, procedures, and guidelines within the School.
- Document and identify risks, requirements, and resources to address first aid provision in the School.
- Provide administrative management and support to users of electronic health, safety, and environment systems used within the School.
- Schedule and conduct regular laboratory and office inspections to ensure compliance with appropriate legislation, policies, and procedures.
- Work with stakeholders to ensure that health, safety, and environment issues are reported and corrective actions are addressed and closed off in a timely manner.
- Provide inductions, training, and presentations related to health, safety, and environment to staff and students, as required.
- Coordinate incident investigations in conjunction with supervisors, Health and Safety Representatives, and committee members.
- Identify and analyze health, safety, and environment incident trends and facilitate strategies to prevent reoccurrence.
- Contribute to improving and maintaining HSE culture as an appointed member of the School's HSE committee.
- Apply, interpret, and advise on relevant policies and procedures, and contribute to the development, continuous improvement, and implementation of administrative systems and guidelines.
- A tertiary qualification in Science, Engineering, Medicine, or a related discipline, or extensive relevant experience or an equivalent competency gained through any combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Experience in the safe use, handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous substances and dangerous goods, and the safe use and handling of laboratory plant and equipment.
- Experience in WHS in a scientific laboratory environment and demonstrated ability to implement health, safety, and environment management systems, programs, procedures, and guidelines in a Science/Engineering/Medical organization.
- Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation, Australian Standards, and Codes of Practice relevant to the School's activities.
- Demonstrated ability to research, advise on, and resolve a wide range of health and safety technical issues.
- Advanced IT skills, including ability to administer electronic health, safety, and environment software systems.
- Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and the ability to deliver training.
- Demonstrated ability to consult, influence, and build strong relationships to achieve high levels of compliance in health, safety, and environment.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW's aims, objectives, and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
UNSW is a leading research and teaching university committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We value and respect the diversity of our staff and students and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment.
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