Technician: Environmental Health & Safety

The Technician: Environmental Health & Safety position at Anne Arundel County Public Schools involves asbestos inspection, maintenance, and abatement projects, ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Responsibilities include inspecting and repairing asbestos materials, maintaining records, and assisting in safety training. The role may require flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and emergencies. This is a full-time position based in Pasadena, MD, and is not remote.
JOB SUMMARY
Holds primary responsibilities in asbestos inspection, maintenance, and abatement projects. Work involves responsibility for ensuring that all assigned work is done in compliance and adherence to applicable A.H.E.R.A. (Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act), State and local laws, Federal regulations, and industry safety procedures. Work may involve occasional exposure to hazardous elements and injury risks. Based on the needs of the Environment Health & Safety Office, the work hours for this position can be either day, mid, or night shift.

Additional Work Days/Hours
Based on the assignment, the following additional work days and/or hours may be required as needed:

Ability to work flexible schedules
Emergencies
Evenings/Nights
Holidays
Overtime as needed
Summer hours
Weekends

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs duties relating to inspection, repair, and removal of asbestos that include wearing proper safety/protective clothing, respirator, and adhering to proper industry and regulatory procedures to repair and/or replace damaged asbestos containing building materials.
Communicates on a daily basis with the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Asbestos Specialist to ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations and offers suggestions and recommendations to the EHS Asbestos Specialist and Manager.
Ensures quick response to control any potential fiber release and/or health danger in the event of damage to asbestos containing materials.
Keeps records and reports. Submits reports as assigned. Notifies EHS Asbestos Specialist and Manager of any problem situations.
Ensures quality control/assurance of contracted projects, periodic inspections and triennial inspection of asbestos containing materials in buildings.
Provides information necessary to staff pertaining to the progress of projects.
Assists in asbestos and safety training information for staff and school-based personnel as required.
Assists in other environmental health and safety inspections and work, such as indoor air quality monitoring, lead in water, emergency response, and removal of hazardous materials as needed.
Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.