UMass Chan Medical School – Worcester, MA

For this position, the incumbents primary assignment will be with the EH&S Chemical, Environmental Management & Laboratory Safety (CELS) Team. The incumbent must have a basic knowledge or experience of laboratory safety, hazardous materials, chemical waste, chemical safety, chemical management and inventories, environmental compliance, wastewater management, storm water management, environmental contingency planning, spill preventions. Programs under the Chemical, Environmental and Lab Safety Team include hazardous materials and waste management program, including handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials and waste, working with hazardous wastes, conducting daily/weekly chemical waste pick-ups, apprising lab staff of proper disposal procedures, conducting Satellite Accumulation Area inspections, bulking waste into drums, segregating incompatible waste, neutralizing chemicals as necessary, ensuring proper container labeling, marking, handling and shipping, oversee lab packing and removal operations, recycling wastes, promoting waste reduction, waste minimization and toxic use reduction, and assessing and disposing old or expired chemical containers including controlled substances, performing decontamination of laboratory equipment and benchtop surfaces and properly transporting chemical containers for relocation during lab closeouts.