Sr Health & Safety Specialist

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

A day in the Life:

This position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of health and safety programs at the assigned laboratory location(s) and for facilitating a collaborative approach to implementing such programs with site management.

• Maintains up to date knowledge about local applicable EHS-related regulatory requirements.

• Updates site management on new or changed regulations in a timely manner and provides recommendations for compliance.

• Proactively checks and ensure that relevant EHS-related licenses & permit are maintained.

• Provide recommendations and, where applicable, takes appropriate actions to ensure that any non-compliance issues are resolved.

• Lead the inspection by authorities.

• Practices and enforces good safety practices. 

• Establish and implement Safe Work Procedures & Policies.

• Works with relevant process owners to perform risk assessments and work together to implement control measures.

• Conducts regular walk-downs of the assigned facilities.

• Facilitating relevant process owners for incident investigations, root cause analysis, implementation of corrective actions.

• Oversees all ergonomic related issues. Makes recommendations as appropriate.

• Conducts or assists in employee health hazard exposure monitoring. (E.g. chemical exposure, noise exposure, light monitoring, etc.)

• Primary contact with occupational physician from external medical services

• Works with relevant process owners to ensure proper disposal of hazardous/biological waste from facility.

• Organize trainings for employees and management on EHS topics

• Report to corporate about EHS data

• Support audits from accreditation bodies (CAP), sponsors and corporate, in areas of EHS and BCP.

• Facilitate the conducting of monthly meeting for the committee for prevention and protection at works (CPBW).

• Work with SEAT Leader to maintain SEAP and conduct periodic tabletop exercises.

Education and Experience:

• Attestation Prevention Advisor level 1 (attest Preventieadviseur niveau 1) OR level 2 and willing to attend training to achieve level 1

• Attestation Environmental Coordinator B or A (Milieucoordinator B of A is considered as an advantage)

• Fluent in English and Dutch

• French language is a plus

• 5-10  years of relevant work experience (in EHS)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of applicable local environmental, safety and health legislation.

• Knowledge of air monitoring strategies.

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to provide effective training.

• Good problem solving skills.

• Knowledge of worker’s compensation requirements.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Good computer skills: proficient with Microsoft Outlook

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.