SAFTEY OFFICER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Assessing risk and possible safety hazards of all aspects of operations and enforces preventative measures.
2.Creates analytical reports of safety data and records incidences and provides statistical information to the Engineering Services Head.
3.Inspects production equipment and processes to make sure they are safe.
4.Orders repairs for unsafe and/or damaged equipment.
5.Focuses on prevention by keeping up with equipment maintenance and employee training.
6.Presents safety principles to staff in meetings or lecture-type training sessions.
7.Participates in continuing education to update knowledge of health and safety protocols and techniques.
8.Creates safety plans that include suggested improvements to existing infrastructure and business processes.
9.Shares information, suggestions, and observations with project leadership to create consistency in safety standards throughout Cebu Doctors' University Hospital (CDUH) projects.
10.Meets CDUH health and safety goals.
11.Investigates causes of accidents and other unsafe conditions in CDUH.
12.Advises and instructs on various safety-related topics (noise levels, use of machinery etc.)
13.Performs other function which may be assigned by the Engineering Services Head.
POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Together with the Managing Head, ensure compliance with the requirements of PD 1586. RA 6969, RA 8749, RA 9003, RA 9275, their respective implementing rules and regulations (IRRs), and other pertinent rules and regulations;
2.Identify significant environmental aspects and impacts of the establishment's operational activities and recommend possible mitigating measures in the formulation/preparation and/or review of the Environmental Management Plan and Contingency Plan;
3.Attend to all permitting and registration requirements of the establishment prior to the construction, installation, or operation of pollution sources and control facilities;
4.Ensure the proper performance, operation, and maintenance of environmental management facilities or systems of the establishment such as the following:
Wastewater treatment facilities;
Air pollution control devices referred to in DAO 2000-03;
Hazardous waste management storage areas (permanent or temporary);
Solid waste segregation/management facilities (i.e. MRFs, sanitary landfills, composting facilities, etc.); and
Environmental monitoring devices such as the Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems, Air Monitoring Stations, effluent flow metering/measuring devices, groundwater monitoring wells, and other environmental monitoring devices.
5.Ensure that the hazardous wastes disposed offsite are covered by a Permit to Transport; each transport is covered by a hazardous waste manifest duly signed by the transporter and TSD facility; and with corresponding Certificate of Treatment(COT)duly signed by the TSD facility. Copies of the signed hazardous waste manifest and COT shall be submitted to the concerned EMB Regional Office in accordance with DENR Adm. Or. No. 2004-36;
6.Ensure that transport vehicles are properly operated and maintained (applicable only for hazardous wastes transporter);
7.Ensure that hazardous wastes Treatment Storage and Disposal (TSD) facilities are properly operated and maintained (applicable only for hazardous wastes TSD facility);
8.Monitor compliance to the requirements specified in the Environmental Compliance Certificate and the commitments stipulated in the Environmental Management and Monitoring Plans or Environmental Performance Report and Management Plans, and report the same in the Compliance Monitoring Report(CMR);
9.Monitor activities pertaining to the installation or construction of pollution source and control facilities to ensure compliance with the National Emission Standards for Source Specific Air Pollutants and National Ambient Air Quality Standards and report monitoring results to DENR as part of the Self-Monitoring Report (SMR);
10.Monitor activities pertaining to the operation and maintenance of pollution control facilities to ensure compliance with the Effluent Standards and report monitoring results to DENR as part of the SMR;
11.Monitor the use of chemicals, especially those listed under the Priority Chemicals List (PCL) and those with Chemical Control Orders (CCO) and the generation of solid and hazardous wastes. Monitoring data shall be submitted as part of the SMR and the PCL Compliance Certificate;
12.Monitor the importation or distribution of chemicals, especially those listed under the PCL and those with CCO and the generation of solid and hazardous wastes. Monitoring data shall be submitted as part of the SMR and the PCL Compliance Certificate (applicable only for importers or distributors of chemicals);
13.Promptly submit CMRs and SMRs, duly accomplished and signed by the PCOs, approved and certified correct by the Managing Head, and notarized;
14.Report in writing within twenty-four (24) hours from the occurrence of any of the following environmental incident to the concerned EMB Regional Office, as the case may be:
Breakdown of any pollution source and/or control facility or monitoring instruments; or
Releases (e.g. leaks, spills, etc.) of chemicals or hazardous wastes to environmental media.
15.Report in writing within twenty-four (24) hours from securing of the results of laboratory analysis or from online monitoring instruments any exceedance to effluent and/or emission standards;
The Report covering Items 14 and 15 above shall include the following:
Date/time of the incident;
Cause(s) of the incident; and
Description of the incident detailing the following:
Estimated amount of chemicals or hazardous wastes, emissions, and/or effluents released to the receiving environment; and
Interim/contingency measures to mitigate any potential negative impacts.
16.Submit to the Pollution Adjudication Board a copy of the SMR duly received by the respective EMB Regional Office (applicable only for establishments with pending case);
17.Attend, as duly authorized representative of the establishment, technical conferences, hearings, and meetings especially on matters pertaining to pollution cases of the establishment where he/she is employed;
18.As a liaison officer to EMB, keep himself/herself abreast with the requirements of the Department;
19.Coordinate regulatory programs and activities with the city/provincial/municipal governments (if applicable);
20.Initiate and intensify environmental management activities including awareness campaign within their organization; and
21.Participate in multi-partite monitoring team activities and meetings, where applicable.
22.Performs other function which may be assigned by the Engineering Services Head.