EHS Specialist - Edmonton, Canada - GFL Environmental Inc.

GFL Environmental Inc.

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

GFL is looking to hire an EHS Specialist in Canada The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist will administer and coordinate various loss control and risk management duties primarily focused on the areas of workers compensation, controlled substance and alcohol testing.

Act as liaison between outside health care resources, insurance carriers and claims management

Key Responsibilities:

Analyze Issues - Gathers relevant information systematically; considers a broad range of issues or factors; grasps complexities and perceives relationships among problems or issues; seeks input from others; uses accurate logic in analyses.

Control of Hazardous Substances - Control of Hazardous Substances requires knowledge of HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response) basics, Global Harmonization, SDS (Safety Data Sheets), chemical labeling requirements, spill reporting, control methods, spill prevention, and chemical exposure.

Incident Investigation - The method of reporting the occurrence of an occupational injury/illness, near hit, or property damage. Incident investigations determine how and why these failures occur.

Employees should be able to perform a thorough, effective incident investigation including root cause analysis, 5-why analysis and development of effective corrective actions.

Health and Safety Management Systems - An Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management system provides a framework for managing OHS responsibilities so they become more efficient and more integrated into overall business operations.

OHS management systems are based on standards that specify a process of achieving continuously improved OHS performance and compliance with legislation.

Health & Safety Professional Knowledge (Including Regulatory Compliance) - Health & Safety Professional Knowledge relates to having comprehensive knowledge of occupational safety and health compliance.

Regulatory compliance deals with the regulatory requirements imposed on industry by local, state, provincial, national, and international organizations.

Detailed understanding of how the provisions of the regulations, as applicable may be implemented in the workplace, rights and responsibilities under the various acts/ regulations/ rules, the appeals process, record keeping (OSHA), and Voluntary Protection Programs (OSHA).

Understanding of general industry standards and the requirements of the more frequently referenced standards.

Assist with Environmental Auditing - Environmental auditing is the process of evaluating conformance/compliance with established regulatory, ISO 14001, and internal requirements.

The effectiveness of an internal audit program is almost entirely dependent upon the skills, training, and experience of the Audit Team Leader and Audit Team members.

Auditors should be functionally aware of all areas of environmental management and possess an expert level understanding of the criteria to which they are auditing.

Where applicable, the audit program should be structured in a manner that will facilitate the integration of safety management system audits.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong computer, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent safety and health track record in programs and processes.
Experience in training and education
Basic chemistry knowledge for SDS requirements and interpretation
Ability to work independently and capable of forming strong working relationships/partnerships with Site Leadership teams, clients and hourly work force
Knowledge of health and safety legislation
Experience with TDG, both handling and transportation is considered an asset
Exceptional organizational and time management skills
Professional and positive attitude, excellent work ethic, strong desire to learn and succeed
Calm demeanor in emergency situations

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.

We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

GFL will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.