Chemical Process Safety Specialist

Argonne National Lab; Lemont (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a Chemical Process Safety Specialist to enhance laboratory safety through developing and implementing safety programs. The ideal candidate will be responsible for conducting safety reviews, managing chemical risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with safety standards in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Two years in safety roles or related occupations.
• Experience with required safety assessments and practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement safety programs.
• Conduct chemical risk analyses and safety reviews.
• Advise on safety system reliability and laboratory safety.

Skills

Chemical Process Risk Assessments

Laboratory Ventilation

Industrial Hygiene

Reactive Chemistry

Exposure Monitoring

Toxicology

Process Flow Diagrams

Process and Instrumentation Diagrams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or related field

Job description

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Responsible for developing and implementing laboratory safety and health programs within the Occupational Health and Safety department; maintain cognizance of technical developments in chemical hygiene and laboratory safety best practices; conduct laboratory exposure assessments and chemical exposure monitoring; conduct experiment safety reviews and chemical risk analyses, including What-If, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Hazards & Operability Analysis (HazOp), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and Fault Tree Analysis; maintain cognizance of codes and industry best practice standards that apply to large-scale chemical processes in research, including NFPA, ASME, and EIC; analyze chemical reactivity and process condition hazards associated with pilot and pre-pilot plant scale research projects; review process documents such as batch cards, operating procedures, PFDs, and P&IDs, heat and mass balances, and improve upon pre-existing versions while accounting for non-steady-state operation, such as relief cases, upset and start-up/shut-down conditions; utilize chemical process risk assessments, laboratory ventilation, reactive chemistry, industrial hygiene, exposure monitoring, toxicology, process flow diagrams, and process and instrumentation diagrams to perform duties; advise on process control and monitoring technologies, including safety system reliability, PLC programming, over temperature protection, over pressure protection, fail safe considerations, gas detection, and interlocks; assess appropriate selection and use of ventilated enclosures and chemical personal protective equipment; serve as responsible individual for one or more laboratory safety programs, such as pilot plant and pre-pilot plant scale research projects, glovebox integrity, laboratory ventilation, nanomaterial safety, and chemical hygiene; and develop and conduct On-The-Job, classroom, and computer-based training programs in the area of research safety.

Job Description

Duties:

Responsible for developing and implementing laboratory safety and health programs within the Occupational Health and Safety department; maintain cognizance of technical developments in chemical hygiene and laboratory safety best practices; conduct laboratory exposure assessments and chemical exposure monitoring; conduct experiment safety reviews and chemical risk analyses, including What-If, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Hazards & Operability Analysis (HazOp), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and Fault Tree Analysis; maintain cognizance of codes and industry best practice standards that apply to large-scale chemical processes in research, including NFPA, ASME, and EIC; analyze chemical reactivity and process condition hazards associated with pilot and pre-pilot plant scale research projects; review process documents such as batch cards, operating procedures, PFDs, and P&IDs, heat and mass balances, and improve upon pre-existing versions while accounting for non-steady-state operation, such as relief cases, upset and start-up/shut-down conditions; utilize chemical process risk assessments, laboratory ventilation, reactive chemistry, industrial hygiene, exposure monitoring, toxicology, process flow diagrams, and process and instrumentation diagrams to perform duties; advise on process control and monitoring technologies, including safety system reliability, PLC programming, over temperature protection, over pressure protection, fail safe considerations, gas detection, and interlocks; assess appropriate selection and use of ventilated enclosures and chemical personal protective equipment; serve as responsible individual for one or more laboratory safety programs, such as pilot plant and pre-pilot plant scale research projects, glovebox integrity, laboratory ventilation, nanomaterial safety, and chemical hygiene; and develop and conduct On-The-Job, classroom, and computer-based training programs in the area of research safety.

Location: 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439;

Salary: The expected hiring range for this position is $110,040 - $141,253 per year (standard benefits apply);

Education And Experience Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Hygiene, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);

Experience: Two (2) years in the position above, as an Environment, Safety, and Health Coordinator, as a Laboratory Chemist, as a Quality Control Chemist, as a Quality Control Technician, as a Research Assistant, as a Worker Safety and Health Intern, or in a related occupation;

Other Requirements: Experience must include six (6) months’ use of all the following: chemical process risk assessments, laboratory ventilation, reactive chemistry, industrial hygiene, exposure monitoring, toxicology, process flow diagrams, and process and instrumentation diagrams.

Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Job Family

Professional Technical (PT)

Job Profile

Industrial Hygiene 3

Worker Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Pay Frequency

Annual

The expected hiring range for this position is $110,040.00 - $141,253.00

As an equal employment opportunity employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a safe and welcoming workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. Argonne encourages everyone to apply for employment. Argonne is committed to nondiscrimination and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to particular restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation in the application phase for review by Argonne's Legal Department.

All Argonne offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes an assessment of criminal conviction history conducted on an individualized and case-by-case basis. Please be advised that Argonne positions require upon hire (or may require in the future) for the individual be to obtain a government access authorization that involves additional background check requirements. Failure to obtain or maintain such government access authorization could result in the withdrawal of a job offer or future termination of employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Research Services

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