Life Health

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**Job Title**:
**Life Health & Safety and Security Specialist**
- Administration_

**Position Status**:
Permanent, Full-time (35 hours/week)

Non-Union

**Department**:
Facilities

**Supervision Received**:
Manager, Life Health & Safety and Security

**Location**:
Greater Toronto Area, ON

**# of Positions**:
1

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
A. Health & Safety Program Support 40%

B. Hazard Assessment, Workplace Inspections and Investigations 40%

C. EHS Management & Emergency Preparedness 15%

D. Other Duties 5%

**TOTAL**

**100%**

The Life Health & Safety and Security Specialist will report to the Manager, Life Safety and Security, to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines. The department aims to establish a workplace that meets legislative, regulatory, and University standards and fosters a culture of prioritizing health, safety and well-being. The Specialist role is crucial in creating and endorsing a safe and progressive work environment across assigned campuses.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- **Health & Safety Program Support (40%)**:

- Provide analytical, learning and organizational support for the development, implementation and evaluation of new and existing Environment/Health & Safety (EHS) programs such as, but not limited to, Chemical Safety, Designated Substances, Noise and Hearing Conservation, Respirator Protection, and Confined and Restricted Spaces, Lab Safety, Lockout Tag out, Machinery & Hand tools.
- In conjunction with the Manager, Life Safety and Security, review the University’s EHS-related policies, procedures and programs and update them according to the latest applicable legislation and best practices.
- Contribute to developing and delivering e-learning and in-class workplace training, maintaining records of training profiles of completion and competency and preparing statistical information.
- Support the management of the Health and Safety Onboarding program.
- Provide inputs on EHS hazard control programs and best practices.
- Coordinate the first aid program, including scheduling and facilitating training courses, and maintain first aid stations, kits and supplies.
- Maintain & manage the emergency defibrillator program.
- Participates in relevant equipment and system testing, committees, programs, initiatives, etc.
- Maintain the Health and Safety boards across assigned campuses.
- Maintain current records, ensure compliance, and produce reports, where necessary.
- Support the University’s hazardous waste program as per relevant internal policies, procedures, and applicable legislation.
- Provide support to ensure compliance with the transportation of dangerous and controlled substances, as required.
- Participate in the Joint Health & Safety Committees for assigned Campuses, including scheduling of meetings, minute taking, inspection schedules, etc.
- Manage and maintain contractor compliance.
- Undertake EHS initiatives and projects and take the lead as required.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and any additional program partners.
- **Hazard Assessment, Workplace Inspections and Investigations (40%)**:

- Act as a community resource and a technical partner, providing specialized knowledge-based guidance, advice and explanation to help protect stakeholders from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials and support the university’s scholarly, research and creative endeavors.
- Under the direction of the Manager, Life Safety and Security, conduct EHS workplace inspections, safety audits & gap analyses, and risk and hazard assessments of spaces on campus to ensure that equipment, materials, and processes do not present a safety or health hazard to Stakeholders and are in compliance with the safety standards and government regulations
- Investigate indoor air quality concerns and coordinate any required industrial hygiene sampling.
- Respond to, investigate, and track all H&S-related complaints, concerns and on-campus incidents, injuries and accidents that may result in lost work time and work refusals or stoppages, and recommend corrective actions.
- Provides trend analyses of deficiencies found, using compliance only as a minimum standard, with a focus on excellence and continuous improvement.
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