Job Overview
The Health – Safety – Environment Coordinator ensures a healthy and safe working environment for the company’s employees, as well as respect for the environment. He/she ensures compliance with the regulatory and health, safety, and environmental standards.
Responsibilities & Tasks
- Develop and maintain a proactive company-wide culture of respect for health, safety, and the environment
- Preside over Health and Safety Committee meetings
- Act as a point of contact with external organizations for compliance with various health, safety and environment standards and regulations (CNESST, Ville de Montréal [City of Montreal], MDDELCC, environmental agencies, etc.)
- Act as PCI representative with the insurance regarding health and safety risk. Ensure that the actions required by the insurance company are put in place and followed
- Develop a list of preventive and corrective measures in health, safety, and the environment. Implement the various actions. Manage health and safety rounds
- Perform risk and operability studies (HAZOP) and ensure that the measures identified in the studies are completed. Perform risk assessment studies (Safety Assessments), and ensure that the actions are completed
- Conduct investigations and follow up on incident reports
- Assist the engineering department and project managers in identifying standards and regulatory compliance in environmental, health and safety matters
- Organize health, safety, and environmental training
- Act as a representative of PyroGenesis Canada Inc. to clients for any questions related to health, safety, and the environment
- Obtain and maintain the permits required for the company’s health, safety, and environmental operations
- Set up and optimize a waste management system
- Provide technical advice with respect to industry standards, and occupational health & safety and environmental requirements. Keep documentation updated: emergency plan, internal procedures
- Perform other duties as required by the immediate supervisor and for which the person is qualified
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant technical field
- Strong leadership in the application of safety rules and implementation of new procedures
- Knowledge of the risk and operability review process is considered an asset
- Having an initiative attitude, being motivated, and possessing a file showing his/her achievements in the field of industrial health and safety
Experience
- At least 2 years of experience in a field related to industrial health and safety, or in a related field