EHS Intern

Location

Atlanta

States considered

Role Description

An Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Intern is desired to support the EHS team members and colleagues in Lithia Springs, GA. The EHS Intern will prepare for risk assessing workplace hazards, evaluating chemical and material inventory, work with waste assessments, help with environmental compliance, technical writing and assist in administrative duties.

The intern will impact the site safety by

Creating/updating maps and signage related to

• Confined Space/Permit Required Confined Space Signage – map development.
• Emergency Exit signage
• AED/First Aid and Spill Kit signage

Emergency Shelter/Evacuation Maps/signage

• Emergency Eyewash/Shower map development
• Conduct and update risk assessments, recognize/anticipate hazards, evaluate data and interpret results.
• Learn about waste processing and disposal regulations associated with the new waste generation and processing systems.
• Learn the regulatory requirements of maintaining emergency equipment and how to properly inspect for deficiencies.
• Evaluate inventory of fall protection equipment and develop an inspection schedule.
• Work with the Engineering team to develop an inventory of all fire
• extinguishers/Emergency
• eyewash-showers and develop an inventory tracking method to ensure required monthly inspections are completed.
• File Organization/EHS File Archives reorganization.
• Emergency Radio upgrade/ procedure update.
• 5S Outfall buildings and Waste Accumulation areas
• Sustainability Tracking – develop an efficient tracking mechanism for waste tracking which is complex due to corporate definitions of categorizing waste types.
• Waste management streamline.
• Ladder inspection programs.
• Opportunities for environmental and industrial hygiene sampling (noise monitoring, occupational exposure sampling, etc.) as well as evaluation of data.
• Asphyxiant risk assessments – collection of data and details to input into a tool and follow up with any required signage based on the outcome of the tool calculation.
• Assemble an Emergency Action Plan for emergency safety and health related issues.

Internship Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years completed in a STEM program, preferably Chemistry, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, or Occupational Health, and a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Ability to work within Microsoft Office applications.
• At least 18 years of age and authorized to work in the U.S.
• Successfully pass a background check and drug screen.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving, and analytical skills.

The

• following
• hourly pay rates reflect
• the anticipated
• base
• pay
• for
• this
• position:
• If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour
• If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour
• If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour
• If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour

The

• following
• hourly pay rates reflect
• the anticipated
• base
• pay
• for
• this
• position
• if a selected candidate
• were
• to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area):
• Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour
• Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $24.20 per hour
• Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour
• Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour

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