Preventive Medicine Technician

Job Description
The Preventive Medicine Technicianprovides environmental, occupational health and Safety (EOHS) management to the facility. The EHS will support the project to develop and provide comprehensive, environmental, safety and compliance programs. The duties will require coordination of safety initiatives and promotion of a culture of safety for both the staff and patients to minimize risks. The role is the key practical interface in the provision of EOHS risk management with internal and external stakeholders. The EHS will utilize problem solving skills to assist in the development and implementation of safety processes and improvements. The Environmental Health and Safety Technician will continue to read, research relevant subject matter to maintain current knowledge and competencies within the environmental, health and safety field.
Key Responsibilities:
Implement emergency response plans and procedures.
Conduct routine facility and program compliance audits. Produce supporting documentation for audit findings and assist with the follow-up. Assist in the implementation of corrective actions.
Medical Health Intelligence Risk Assessment. Assist with identification of the prevalent health threat level and required mitigation measures. Monitor and provide Med intelligence on new and emerging health threats in collaboration with Preventive medicine.
Water Hygiene. Routine monitoring of potable water quality.
Food Safety. Routine monitoring of any catering operations and periodic formal review of service provider compliance.
Fire Safety. Develop, implement, and monitor the Fire Safety Plan. Undertake routine safety checks of firefighting and monitoring/alarm equipment within communal areas and working and domestic accommodation. Provide periodic training in fire safety prevention and control measures and provide oversight and feedback to management on completed fire drills.
Risk Assessments. Develop, in conjunction with the Facility Health Manager, suitable and sufficient general and departmental risk assessments and periodically review as required.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. Directly support departmental heads in the development of COSHH specific assessments, effective control, storage and onwards management.
Occupational Hygiene. Directly support departmental heads in the determination of OH hazards, required controls, and additional actions as they arise.
Communicable Disease Management. Act as the advisor for CD management within the facility. Investigate and support CD management control teams with food poisoning and other CD outbreaks. Provide proactive and reactive health education advice to cases, contacts, and the general population.
Incident and Accident Management. Directly support departmental heads in the investigation of accidents, incidents and near misses, and appropriate learning outcomes
Pest and Vector Control. Act as the primary advisor on matters relating to pest control.
Sanitation and Waste Management. Act as the primary advisor on matters relating to sanitation and waste management.
Climatic Hazards. Advise on climatic hazards and control measures.
Quality &
Assurance Activities. Participate in the delivery of Quality and Assurance activities. Support the audit, management, and delivery of such Q &
A activities.
Induction and Arrivals. Deliver Health Induction briefings when required.
Sustainability:
Logistics. Advise on asset procurement specifications as required.
Training. Assist in forecast and delivery of 3-month training plan. Deliver weekly EOHS training sessions.
Actively participates in Mass Casualty exercises and events.
Performance of other duties as assigned.