Environmental Health & Safety Analyst II

Description

Primary Responsibilities :

• Ensures injured employees receive proper medical attention and maintains close liaison with preferred medical providers and Third-Party Administrator (TPA).
• Ensures that the company makes every effort to reasonably accommodate those employees with special physical challenges and authorizes the Modified Duty program as applicable.
• Educates employees who have been injured on the job or involved in an auto accident and works closely with HR / Employee Relations with regard to developing employees to prevent re-occurrence, if warranted.
• Compiles and accurate analyzes monthly auto accident and injury reports, identifying trends and areas of concern.
• Ensures all reported claims are investigated and reported to TPA in a timely manner.  Provides additional information as warranted in the event litigation occurs.
• Conducts ergonomic assessments, studies complaints, makes recommendations for new workstations / work environments and conducts ergonomic training sessions.
• Coordinates and conducts on-going EHS initiatives including on-going or new safety training programs.
• Researches various safety issues in response to internal customer needs and requests and provides recommended solutions.
• Assists in maintaining current and accurate records, including OSHA, Worker’s Compensation and DOT / driver files.  Participates in calls / meetings with Worker’s Compensation adjusters as they pertain to claim status and processing.
• Assists in communications / presentations for New Employee Orientation, Safety Committee, leadership and company communications to enhance the development of safety initiatives.
• Has access to confidential employee records including safety, risk, and employee information and maintains confidentiality, including HIPAA requirements.
• Works proactively to audit, assess and maintain safety and risk mitigation programs, oversight of contracted services, and expansion of enterprise risk management by serving on safety committees.
• Responsible for the successful creation and maintenance of new and existing injury reduction plans and interventions.
• Leads the design, development, and implementation of training programs, including train-the-trainer programs, for targeted workplace safety work groups.
• Oversees and completes projects that vary in scope and scale while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and financial allocations.
• Actively contributes to and participates in Business Continuity Plan (BCP) proceedings, as necessary.
• Prepares and disseminates injury rate data, risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and related information to workplace safety work groups and management.
• Uses a variety of software applications to research, compose reports, analyze data, and present information using written and multimedia strategies.
• Maintains the accident and fire prevention programs for an assigned geographic territory.
• Identifies unsafe conditions. Determines accident cause factors and facilitates appropriate remedial actions.
• Responsible for developing a quality program that supports continuous improvement in processes, procedures, and work standards.
• Manages a risk identification process for the organization’s operations, departments, and services. Educates and assists other managers in assessing their areas of responsibility for exposures to loss and unsafe processes and conditions.
• Maintains a risk management information system. Collects, evaluates, and reports on events, incidents, and claims. Performs statistical analysis and trending of events and claims to pinpoint high risk areas for management attention.
• Reviews and analyzes incident reports, rates by severity, and conducts all follow-up as identified from review.  Completes trending analysis to identify top priority areas for improvement.
• Investigates all significant events as deemed necessary.  Assists with communication and documentation of errors or serious events in accordance with legal requirements and / or accreditation standards.
• Coordinates risk and safety management orientation and continuing education programs for providers, management, and staff to enhance awareness of their role in employee safety, risk reduction, and event reporting.
• Acts as liaison to outside agencies such as local, state, federal, or voluntary accrediting agencies.
• Interfaces with local, state and federal regulatory agencies on complex permitting, reporting and related issues. Works with internal teams to provide technical expertise to health and safety procedures.

Qualifications

Minimum :

Preferred :

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