Summary

TheSafety Specialist - Environmental and Laboratory Safety within the General Laboratory Safety Program is responsible for ensuring that the institutional research labs operate in compliance with all environmental, health and safety regulations through routine surveillance of labs and other areas where biological, chemical or radiological hazard are used or stored. This position supports tasks related to safe removal, relocation, repair or disposal of equipment typically used withing a lab or clinic environment. This role involves laboratory commissioning, decommissioning and relocations
it also handles emergency responses to hazardous spills at BCM.

Job Duties

• Ensures compliance with regulations and guidelines pertaining to the use, handling, and disposal of hazardous biological, chemical, and radiological agents, and communicate findings with BCM faculty, staff, and students.
• Conducts general laboratory inspections of BCM lab spaces, compile chemical inventories, and update emergency information for all Baylor enterprise research and teaching facilities.
• Assists in resolving compliance issues and ensure that laboratory equipment is free of hazardous substances before relocation, repair, or disposal.
• Supports and guide faculty, staff, laboratory supervisors, and students in developing and implementing appropriate lab safety practices and procedures.
• Ensures laboratory equipment is free of hazardous substances before relocation, repair, or disposal, and assist BCM employees in confirming equipment is completely cleaned and all hazards removed.
• Responds to laboratory incidents by mitigating hazards, securing the area, documenting the incident, and ensuring all safety protocols are followed while decontaminating spills or contamination.
• Inspects and certifiesthat hazardous materials are removed or neutralized when closing out lab spaces, ensuring they are safe for the next group to move in.
• Updates safety documentation and communicate status to stakeholders promptly.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Four years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in basic or applied science or a related field.
• Current state-issued driver’s license.
• Board Certification as a Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP), Registered Biological Safety Professional (RBP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified in Public Health (CPH), Certified Health Physicist (CHP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and Certified Safety Professional (CSP).