Hiring: EH&S Specialist I - Occupational Safety & Environment of Care (OSEC) Company: UMass Chan Medical School Location: Worcester, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:11:45 Employment Type: Internship About the job Experience: •Zero to two years of working experience in safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field •Demonstrated capacity to become certified as OSHA 40-hour Hazwoper Emergency Responder and wear a full-face respirator •Demonstrated capacity to become certified by DOT for manifest signing Required Skills: •The EH&S Specialist will work independently and as part of a team to prioritize multiple projects. These tasks will require the employee to work at multiple locations serviced by the UMass Chan Medical School (UMass Chan) EH&S Department, including UMass Chan and UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC). •Assist with inspections, evaluations, surveillance surveys & audits of labs, patient care areas & construction areas •Assist with risk assessments, incident, and injury investigations •Assist with collecting airborne, surface and personal exposure samples using monitoring equipment or badges •Assist with performing accident, incident and injury investigations •May assist with industrial hygiene exposure monitoring •May assist with maintaining chemical inventories and safety data sheets as part of the medical centers hazard communication program •May collect and handle hazardous and non-hazardous chemical and pharmaceutical wastes from designated collection areas, assist with proper segregation and labeling of chemical waste, transport hazardous waste to main storage rooms, and assist with preparing hazardous waste for disposal Qualifications: •Bachelors Level Degree, or equivalent, in: safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field •Internship in safety environmental science, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental health and safety, or related field •The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School welcomes all qualified applicants and complies with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Compensation: •$58,000 - $62,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!