Health & Safety Coordinator

**What Are We About?**:
Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

**What This Position is About**:
Reporting to the Director, College Safety and Services, the Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator is responsible for the support, implementation, and promotion of a broad range of occupational health and safety programs at Fleming. The incumbent will: coordinate, seek approval, implement and maintain the College’s Occupational Health and Safety program and procedures in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, and other relevant health and safety related legislation. The incumbent will conduct health and safety risk assessments and support incident investigations, and make recommendations for controlling workplace hazards, including those related to chemical safety, biological safety, ergonomics and physical safety. The incumbent will develop, implement and coordinate procedures and activities related to the management and control of hazardous spills and wastes, in keeping with regulatory requirements, work collaboratively with Schools and departments, and act as a resource to provide advice and guidance to management, employees and joint occupational health and safety committees. The incumbent will also generate and communicate reports of workplace injury and incident data for the College and follow up with required ministry reporting. The incumbent will coordinate in-class and online employee workplace health and safety education and training programs, including promotional educational programs.

The incumbent will be responsible for providing employees with standard ergonomic assessments of their workstation and issuing associated instructions and recommendations to prevent repetitive strain injuries.

**Work Schedules**:
This position has been designated as on-campus and is expected on-site 100% of the time.

**For More Information**:
For a complete job description, please refer to the document found here: Health and Safety Coordinator Job Description

**What We Are Looking For**:

- Directly related experience in the field of OHS, including administering safety programs and policies and conducting simple accident/incident investigations (or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience).
- Knowledge of the OHS principles and familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Environmental Protection Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and the Fire and Building code is required.
- Coordinating and delivering training programs and workshops would be considered an asset.

**Additional Skills**:

- Excellent research and analytical skills are required in order to compile and analyze data.
- The ability to maintain employee and organizational confidentiality is required.
- Strong Microsoft office skills and experience with operating OHS sampling and measurement tools is required.
- CRSP designation considered to be an asset.

**Please Note: Support Staff**

**How to Apply**:
**Equity, Diversity & Inclusion**:
Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our Staff, our Faculty and our Administration including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply.