JOB SUMMARY

The Health and Safety (H&S) Specialist is responsible for supporting operations and the safety committee with plans and activities to eliminate auto accidents/employee injuries. He/She is responsible for improving the UPS safety culture, raising safety awareness, and eliminating unsafe behaviors. The Health and Safety Specialist assists the Health and Safety staff and provides wellness and safety training activities, supports UPS and regulatory safety compliance, conducts compliance tracking, and maintains audit readiness.

This position is responsible for conducting health and safety training  on safety topics (e.g., Injured Employee Process [IEP], HABITS, Space and Visibility, etc.) and conducts presentations and PCMs to educate employees on proper safety processes, procedures, and habits. This includes raising safety awareness and conducting health and safety audits elements and identifying areas of deficiency.  He/She performs auto/injury investigations and follow-up.  The Health & Safety Specialist fosters a world class safety culture. 

OTHER DUTIES 

• Responds to training requests from center managers and runs queries through the Human Resources Reporting System (HRRS) and Info Library to determine additional training needs.
• Sets training calendar and schedules training dates to communicate schedules to Health and Safety Managers.
• Gathers and distributes training and pre-course materials and communicates with center managers to ensure timely participant completion of pre-course work.
• Conducts on-area and employee behavioral observations to record observation findings and identify areas which need addressing and/or correction by employees.
• Works with safety committee to address employees on improvement needs.
• Conducts review of findings with center and District Managers to raise safety awareness.
• Conducts facility walk-throughs and interviews employees on Self Evaluation and Quick Look Audit questions to document safety compliance.
• Audits binders (e.g., Emergency Response Plan, Respiratory Protection, Lockout, Injury/Auto Prevention, Space and Visibility, HABITS, Hazard Communication, etc.) to ensure completeness and compliance to Health and Safety standards.
• Reviews Department of Transportation (DOT) licensing, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 300 and 301 documents, Employee Injury, and Return to Work (RTW) records to ensure regulatory standards are met.
• Implements corporate, region, and district health and safety activities and recognition programs to foster a World Class safety culture.
• Assists in conducting Safe Driving Awards, safe driver recognition, Re-Injury/Auto Prevention and Work Group Achievement programs to promote safe behaviors and prevent accidents/injuries.
• Responds to notification of injuries or auto accidents to conduct investigations of events.
• Contacts center management teams to discuss accident severity and avoidability.
• Assists Health and Safety Supervisors and Managers in conducting worksite analyses of factors leading to injuries or accidents to identify root causes.
• Runs weekly BEAR Cost Analysis report to identify areas of cost reduction and most frequent/most expensive injuries and accidents.
• Identifies trends to communicate BEAR cost to center managers and inform them of cost reduction focus areas.

PREFERRED COMPETENCIES 

• Captures/documents specific and accurate information; learns subjects thoroughly and in detail; completes work with thoroughness; supplies appropriate details when requested; maintains organized files.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of the functions, regulations, and procedures of compliance agencies or governing bodies; takes a leadership position in programs that reduce risk and enhance safety.
• Possesses ability to generate simple reports using basic functions in software, and/or writing basic queries; identifies information required to complete reports and identifies existing reports generated by others.
• Demonstrates and explains proper processes, procedures and methods for small package operations; demonstrates a basic knowledge of common tools, equipment, and technology used within the operation.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of techniques for soliciting and gathering information; identifies appropriate sources of information.

MINIMUM QUALIFIERS

• Willingness to travel ~ Preferred
• Experience using Microsoft Office products such as Excel (creating formulas and pivot tables), Outlook and Power Point ~ Preferred

UPS is an equal opportunity employer – race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity

Founded on a $100 loan in 1907, 2 teenage boys opened up a messenger service in a 6 by 17 foot office located just below the sidewalk on Second Avenue and Main Street in Seattle, WA. Messengers ran errands, carried notes, hand baggage, and delivered trays of food for customers. They also delivered packages, traveling by streetcars and bicycles for longer trips, and later using motorcycles.