Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

The University of New Hampshire is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to support laboratory and radiation safety programs on-site in Durham, NH. Responsibilities include coordinating fume hood tests, training students, managing chemical inventory, performing safety inspections, assisting with radioactive waste, and maintaining compliance with safety regulations. The role involves data entry, report generation, and supervision of student workers in various safety-related tasks.
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Under direction of the Laboratory Safety Officer, supports the Laboratory Safety Program, Radiation Safety Program, and administration of UNHCEMS. Tasks are in the area of laboratory safety, chemical safety, chemical environmental management, chemical inventory management, environmental compliance, radiation safety, and safety training.

This role requires working on-site at the Durham campus.

Job Duties/Responsibilities
• Coordinates chemical fume hood tests according to the UNH Laboratory Ventilation Management Program or corresponding UNH policy.
• Trains hourly students to perform fume hood tests and perform data entry.
• Communicates test results to affected parties as necessary.
• Performs data entry to record test results.
• Reports maintenance issues as necessary and follows up to confirm work is complete.
• Generates reports to determine reliability of chemical fume hood operation and face velocity monitors.
• Ensures chemical fume hood test equipment is properly maintained and calibrated on a regular basis.
• Coordinates daily operation of the UNH Chemical Transfer Station (CTS).
• Trains and supervises students and others others working in the CTS.
• When student staff is not available, or as necessary, receives and barcodes incoming chemical packages.
• Manages the receipt and barcoding of incoming chemicals, as well as their delivery to users on campus.
• Coordinates daily operation of the UNH Chemical Transfer Station (CTS) where chemicals are received.
• Inputs inventory details into UNHCEMS and saves the corresponding SDS.
• With limited oversight from the Laboratory Safety Officer, performs safety inspections of UNH facilities, especially research laboratories and teaching laboratories, for compliance with UNH safety policies, RCRA hazardous waste regulations, OSHA regulations, and NFPA standards.
• Prepares reports to be distributed to responsible parties, and follows up as necessary.
• With limited oversight from the Laboratory Safety Officer, performs safety training related to use of chemical fume hoods and chemical safety for laboratory workers.
• Assists the Radiation Safety Officer with radioactive waste pickups and associated data entry, delivery of new radioactive materials, laboratory surveys and other contamination surveys, and dosimetry distribution.
• Perform survey meter calibration pickup and delivery.
• Assists the UNHCEMS Coordinator with chemical inventory verification projects including leading teams of scanners, performing data entry, communicating with building contacts, and preparing door caution signs.
• Performs administrative functions in UNHCEMS to assist in maintaining accurate chemical inventories, training records, user accounts, door caution signs, fume hood test records and others as necessary.
• Assists the Laboratory Safety Officer with the Hazardous Materials Shipping Program.
• Assists with updating guidance documents, preparing shipping protocols, and preparing packages for shipment.
• Selects, trains, and supervises hourly students to perform tasks related to the Chemical Transfer Station, chemical fume hood testing, and other laboratory safety related projects and programs.
• Serves on safety committees/councils as requested such as the Chemical Safety Committee.
• Participates in institutional professional development and training such as NH DES Hazardous Waste Coordinator Training, DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping Training, and Dangerous Goods by Air Shipping Training.
• Performs other laboratory safety related tasks as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications
• Valid Driver's License
• Sufficient manual dexterity to perform duties of position.
• Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment, such as lab coat, safety glasses and disposable gloves, as necessary
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in person with campus stakeholders.
• Degree in safety studies or equivalent academic safety program.
• Experience performing safety inspections and safety training.
• Experience testing chemical fume hoods
• Experience working in a research laboratory environment.
• Experience performing tasks related to radiation safety principles and practices.
• Current DOT/IATA hazardous materials shipping training.

Upon Hiring, The Individual Must Successfully Complete The Following
• Defensive Driving Course
• DOT and IATA Hazardous Materials Transportation Training
• UNH EHS safety training courses
• New Hampshire Hazardous Waste Coordinator Certification Training.

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:
• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Durham

Salary Grade

Exempt Staff 20