Principal Industrial Health And Safety Specialist

The Principal Industrial Safety Specialist is a key role in the Global Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety organization that develops and implements governance for Westinghouse locations throughout our 50+ Westinghouse Facilities in 19 countries and 5 continents.

This position is accountable for developing and implementing global safety and health programs, tools and standards, including training and communication in a manner that ensures compliance to regulatory and internal requirements as well as business needs.

Key to this role is building and maintaining strong relationships with the Business Unit / GOS leaders along with the onsite safety and health teams to support them in driving best in class methods to achieve compliance to Westinghouse's rigorous safety and health expectations.

• Conducts investigations of working conditions in places of employment for the prevention of occupational disease and industrial health hazards, with specific reference to toxins, noise, or harmful physical agents.

• Prepare and conduct sampling plans to include determination of appropriate analytic methods, equipment selection, calibration, laboratory interface, and data analysis.

• Assessing industrial workstations using proven analysis and solutions methods.

• Develop detailed solutions to identified ergonomic challenges.

• Provide technical assistance and support and serve as key point of contact for safety issues and events globally.

• Leads or participates in interdisciplinary teams to create and implement new or improved safety and health standards, documentation and processes.

• Facilitate the development and sharing of essential health and safety learning (including operating experience, lessons learned and best practices).

• Effectively communicate new initiatives, standards, regulations, and events throughout the organization.

• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple disciplines within the company to assure effective program implementation and cohesiveness Lead or participate in incident investigations or reviews.

• Promote the successful integration of safety and health risk management into key business operations, processes and results.

• Conduct / facilitate audits and assessments and identify, implement or partner with sites and business functions to implement effective corrections and controls.

• Perform data analytics on company and industry safety and health information to drive improvement initiatives.

• Promotes health and safety awareness throughout the organization though effective employee communications, participation, and programming.

• Assist in the coordination of safety due diligence for pre and post integration of new acquisitions.

• Travel 35-40% of time, including internationally.

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