Develop and update written protocols for fume hood testing. Identify, purchase and collect needed equipment for updated testing. Conduct fume hood testing. Continuously ensure testing protocol follows current professional standards (as they change).
Inspect and test ventilated exposure control equipment on campus. This can include but is not limited to gas cabinets, wet benches, down draft tables, spray paint booths, canopy hoods, welding fume extractors, and alternative ventilated enclosures.
Support GHS labelling of bulk chemical delivery systems such as gas cabinets. Conduct room ventilation assessments of laboratories. Assist with completing laboratory risk assessments for industrial hygiene.
Responds to lab incidents, spills and odor calls and calibrates equipment. Consults with staff on safety related issues.
Perform other job related duties as assigned. Work under stress, team player, self-motivated with some technical assistance from others, under pressure of deadlines, with sensitive and confidential information. Drive University vehicles. Maintain acceptable dri
Benefits
Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insurancePaid time offFlexible schedule
Additional Information
Job Posting Title:
Equipment Safety Specialist ----
Hiring Department:
Environmental Health and Safety ----
Position Open To:
All Applicants ----
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40 ----
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt from FLSA ----
Earliest Start Date:
Immediately ----
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue ----
Location:
AUSTIN, TX ----
Job Details:
General Notes
Environmental Health and Safety Services provides healthy and safe operations on campus, to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to ensure protection of the environment.
Your skills will make a difference.
You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr/utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .
For more information on Environmental Health and Safety, Visit the Environmental Health and Safety Website
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department.
Purpose
Identify and/or define inspection, installation, and testing process for exposure control equipment (associated with ventilation) on campus. Completes inspections of campus facilities to evaluate health and safety issues. Conducts risk assessments. Consults with institutional personnel to solve problems and to interpret and implement regulations, policies and procedures. Responds to potential exposures to hazardous materials.
Utaustin · Austin, TX