Manager Environmental Health & Safety

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Department:
Safety

The Environmental Health and Safety Manager (EHSM) reports to the Vice President of Emergency Management, Safety, and Security (VPEMSS), and is responsible for development and enforcement of policies and procedures that establish and promote safety within the physical environment of care for both the Medical Center and associated facilities for the benefit of patients, visitors, employees, and all other occupants.

The EHSM develops safety standards and practices and coordinates implementation and enforcement, and maintains interface with federal, state, and municipal agencies pertaining to personnel and facilities.

Coordinating all related inspections and maintaining documentation, as well as responsibility for tracking, compiling and managing Federal and State regulatory licenses/ programs pertaining to the Physical Environment and Fire/Life/Safety are core elements of the EHSM's scope of work.

This includes but is not limited to regulations in the Federal Register (Cal-OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, CDPH, and CMS), the California Code of Regulations (Title 5/8/17/19/22/24) and local agencies having jurisdiction.

Primary Job Duties:

1.

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHSM) Manager is the Safety Officer for Salinas Valley Health, and serves as Chair of the Physical Environment Committee (PE) and Work Place Safety Committee.

The EHSM conducts safety, environmental health related programs as requested by the committee.

Also
participates as a member of various other safety related sub-committees.

Prepares monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the PE Committee and as required by the Vice President of Emergency Management, Safety, and Security.

2.

Participates in and monitors the progress of the following sub-committees: Emergency Management, Radiation Safety, Laser Safety, Accreditation & Regulatory, Safety & Reliability, and Infection Prevention.

Ensures all necessary documentation is properly prepared for safety meetings so it can be
documented in the minutes.

3.

Establishes agendas and maintains minutes for the Physical Environment and Workplace Safety Committees.

The EHSM ensures follow-up is conducted appropriately on specific items, monitors progress on follow-up that is the responsibility of other individuals, and copies minutes to all managers on a bi-monthly basis for informational purposes.

Environmental Health & Safety Manager
4.

In collaboration with the Emergency Preparedness Manager (EPM) and VPEMSS, ensures that all life safety standards within the Physical Environment are followed, and all Life Safety Systems are in-service and maintained in accordance with current laws and regulations.

5.

Assists in the preparing the annual and quarterly safety reports to the appropriate governing board committee in a timely manner.

Ensures the report is included ...