Emt - Kuwait

**Purpose of the Role**:
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**This position requires relocation to Qatar for a 1-year contract**:
**Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Implement emergency response plans and procedures.
- Conduct routine facility and program compliance audits. Produce supporting documentation for audit findings and assist with the follow-up. Assist in the implementation of corrective actions.
- ** Medical Health Intelligence Risk Assessment. **Assist with identification of the prevalent health threat level and required mitigation measures. Monitor and provide Med intelligence on new and emerging health threats in collaboration with Preventive medicine.
- ** Water Hygiene.** Routine monitoring of potable water quality.
- **Food Safety. **Routine monitoring of any catering operations and periodic formal review of service provider compliance.
- **Fire Safety. **Develop, implement, and monitor the Fire Safety Plan. Undertake routine safety checks of firefighting and monitoring/alarm equipment within communal areas and working and domestic accommodation. Provide periodic training in fire safety prevention and control measures and provide oversight and feedback to management on completed fire drills.
- **Risk Assessments. **Develop, in conjunction with the Facility Health Manager, suitable and sufficient general and departmental risk assessments and periodically review as required.
- **Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. **Directly support departmental heads in the development of COSHH specific assessments, effective control, storage and onwards management.
- **Occupational Hygiene. **Directly support departmental heads in the determination of OH hazards, required controls, and additional actions as they arise.

**Other Duties**:

- ** Communicable Disease Management. **Act as the advisor for CD management within the facility. Investigate and support CD management control teams with food poisoning and other CD outbreaks. Provide proactive and reactive health education advice to cases, contacts, and the general population.
- ** Incident and Accident Management. **Directly support departmental heads in the investigation of accidents, incidents and near misses, and appropriate learning outcomes
- ** Pest and Vector Control. **Act as the primary advisor on matters relating to pest control.
- ** Sanitation and Waste Management. **Act as the primary advisor on matters relating to sanitation and waste management.
- **Climatic Hazards. **Advise on climatic hazards and control measures.
- **Quality & Assurance Activities**. Participate in the delivery of Quality and Assurance activities. Support the audit, management, and delivery of such Q & A activities.
- ** Induction and Arrivals**. Deliver Health Induction briefings when required.

**Additional Duties**:

- ** Sustainability**.
- ** Logistics**. Advise on asset procurement specifications as required.
- ** Training**. Assist in forecast and delivery of 3-month training plan. Deliver weekly EOHS training sessions.
- Actively participates in Mass Casualty exercises and events.
- Performance of other duties as assigned.

**Required Skills and Knowledge**:

- Preference for Experience working in a similar EHS role in a clinical setting.
- 2-3 years' work experience in environmental, health, occupational safety, or risk management.
- Knowledge of NSF, ANSI, AIHA and ASHRAE guides and standards.
- OSHA 40-hour training preferred.

**Experience Preferred**:

- Experience on a military site, working as a government subcontractor or prime contractor is preferred.

**Education Required**:

- Associates Degree or equivalent education credentials in Biological Science, Environmental health and Safety, applied science or public health Or equivalent background experience and training providing knowledge of appropriate environmental health and safety practices principles and procedures.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

**Other Special Qualifications**:

- Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance to drive company vehicles.
- Must be able to read, write and speak English to effectively communicate.
- This position is unaccompanied.
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card is required.
- Ability to obtain a DOS mandated clearance one is required.
- Must be able to relocate to Doha, Qatar.
- A valid passport is required and must be in your possession prior to relocation. You must maintain a current passport during your stay in Qatar.

**EOE Statement**:

- This job description outlines the types of responsibilities the incumbent is required to perform._