Health & Safety Specialist - Industrial Hygiene

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Are you passionate about workplace safety? We are seeking a Health and Safety Specialist with expertise in Industrial Hygiene to join the Centre for Employee Health, Safety and Wellness, Health and Safety Services team in Treasury Board Secretariat. Use your knowledge of health and safety regulations, occupational hygiene, and relevant legislation to identify and evaluate hazards, and develop OPS wide health and safety programs. Your strong communication and analytical skills will help you promote compliance, provide advice, and develop effective strategies. If you have the judgment and knowledge to make impactful recommendations, we want you on our team! Apply now to make a difference in workplace safety.

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OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will:

•Provide enterprise and ministry specific occupational hygiene advice and support.
•Develop OPS wide health and safety programs and training materials to support ministry compliance with a focus on industrial hygiene related topics.
•Provide specialist consultation, advice and issues management to support team members, senior management, HR and line managers in addressing complex health and safety related matters.
•Review data, research and analyze information and reports to prepare recommendations on strategies, tools, policies and processes.
•Engage partners and stakeholders as needed to support the section's program development and advisory services work.
•Stay current on emerging health and safety issues, legislative changes, trends, and best practices.

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How do I qualify?

Technical Knowledge:

• You have knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, and relevant policies, standards, and practices to identify and evaluate occupational health and safety hazards.
• You have knowledge of occupational hygiene principles and methods.
• You have knowledge of physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, and industrial ventilation as they relate to occupational hygiene.
• You have knowledge of federal and provincial occupational health and safety legislation.

Communication Skills:

• You have well-developed communication skills to promote compliance, provide advice, and consultation.
• You have the ability to accurately document and convey confidential and sensitive information with demonstrated experience in report writing, including preparing technical reports.
• You have conflict resolution and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with, impact, and influence others to a logical or appropriate course of action.
• You can respect differing interests and conflicting priorities in possible emotional circumstances.

Project Management, Judgement, and Prioritization Skills:

• You have project management and organizations skills to lead and deliver on branch projects and initiatives.
• You use tact and good judgment to make recommendations and provide advice in situations when required.
• You have planning and organizational skills to coordinate your own workload.

Analytical and Research Skills:

• You have the ability to interpret, apply, and explain legislation.
• You have reasoning, evaluative, and analytical skills to interpret information, assess compliance with legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, or standards, and determine strategies/actions to be taken.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• T-TB-223067/24

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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la " langue du poste " figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code .