The Safety Lead manages the Radiation Safety, Chemical Safety, and Environmental Health & Safety programs and serves as the subject matter expert for safety regulations impacting the various departments.  Duties include developing policies and procedures in accordance with applicable regulatory entities.

Primary Job Duties: 

Radiation Safety

• Formulates, prepares, and implements the Radiation Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Implements the Radiation Worker Training program and provides Radiation protection oversight.
• Trains employees on radiation safety procedures.
• Reviews and maintains historical record of area surveys.
• Tracks, trends and reports radiation exposure of employees and area radiation surveys.
• Manages employee radiation exposure badges and electronic dosimeters
• Maintains inventory of radioactive materials (RAM), RAM receipt documentation, RAM shipping documentation and usage logs.
• Performs periodic equipment and sealed source checks to comply with applicable regulations.
• Regularly inspects facility and audits practices for radiation safety compliance, addressing any concerns promptly.
• Maintains DOT and Hazmat certification for compliance with radioactive material shipments – domestic and international.

Chemical Safety

• Formulates, prepares and implements the Chemical Hygiene Plan to ensure regulatory compliance as mandated by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Formulates, prepares and implements chemical safety policies / programs such as proper chemical inventory, labeling & storage procedures, chemical material disposal, and chemical implications for fire protection.
• Ensures proper chemical or hazmat spill preparedness & clean-up supplies are kept in stock.
• Conducts routine and follow-up chemical safety and hazard inspections throughout the facility ensuring adherence to established procedures and proper operation of chemical hoods, eyewashes, safety showers and other emergency equipment.
• Responds to emergency situations involving hazardous materials, or fire and smoke incidents; prepares reports of findings and submits recommendations.
• Analyzes chemical accident and incident reports for trends; makes recommendations for correcting unsafe conditions and actions.

Environmental Health & Safety

• Develop, manage & maintain the Environmental Protection, Safety, and Health plan.
• Perform process, jobs, and work site hazards analysis and reviews, and define the hazards controls to be integrated during planning activities, and implemented during process development, work instructions development, and work execution.
• Monitor and evaluate activities and work areas, and address safety issues and concerns with employees; provide feedback into the work processes of issues observed.
• Capture and report safety incident notifications, investigations, and the root cause.
• Track and report company Safety Key Performance Indicators.
• Maintain continuous improvement of the the Company's Safety Culture.