Radiation Safety Officer at PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC – Cleveland, Ohio

EXEMPT. This position is responsible for implementing the project radiation protection program at the Former Harshaw Site in Cleveland Ohio.

Duties

· Ensure radiation safety procedures are being correctly implemented.

· Provide training to project personnel on radiation safety topics commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities.

· Address occupational safety hazards and hazard controls when designing or modifying new processes (with emphasis on hazard elimination).

· Identify radiation hazards and hazard controls during work planning and development of hazard analyses/controls for each task.

· Ensure radiation safety equipment, tools and materials necessary for task execution are available, calibrated and tested.

· Ensure personnel participate in a readiness demonstration prior to performing a task.

· Perform work area inspections prior to the start of work and periodically through execution.

· Inform personnel of results if exposure monitoring is conducted.

· Generate radiation safety records in accordance with the radiation protection plan.

· Identify, correct, and communicate program performance issues

· Perform other duties as assigned.

· A college degree from an accredited school in health physics, engineering, science or related field.

· A minimum of 10 years of experience in the development and/or management and implementation of radiation safety programs for HTRW remediation, facility decontamination and decommissioning, or other projects with hazards similar to the Harshaw site.

· Professional health physics certification (Certified Health Physicist - CHP) or demonstrated completion of specialty training including, but not limited to:

-Radiation safety instrumentation

-Air monitoring (occupational and effluent)

-Shielding

-Internal and external dosimetry

-Non-destructive assay (gamma spectroscopy)

-Laboratory assay (alpha spectroscopy, gross alpha/beta counting and liquid scintillation counting).

-MARSSIM implementation 8

-Respiratory protection

· A minimum of two years of experience in management or supervision of technical and field staff.

· A minimum of two years of experience in final status survey plan development and/or implementation in accordance with MARSSIM.

· Working knowledge of applicable federal, state and local occupational safety and health regulations.

Working Conditions

Moderate travel required to various job sites, pre-proposal site works, company offices as appropriate and other business and/or compliance meetings. Site visits may require wearing appropriate protective clothing.