Industrial Hygienist

About the Company

Piramal is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. Our mission is to implement effective health and safety programs that protect our workforce and promote a culture of safety.

About the Role

Responsibilities

To coordinate the Industrial / Occupational Hygiene activities at Piramal sites with key focus on:

• Facilitate sites in implementing the Piramal Industrial Hygiene Standards, Guidelines & Initiatives.
• Conduct Qualitative and Quantitative Industrial Hygiene monitoring in terms of air sampling, noise monitoring, illumination monitoring & ergonomics assessment.
• Identification of the Similar Exposure Groups based on the IH Qualitative Risk Assessment.
• Generating, Interpretation & Guide on Industrial Hygiene monitoring technical reports.
• Inspect & suggest recommendations so that all the unit operations are risk-free.
• Training and Awareness on Respiratory PPE’s at all sites.
• Tracking the progress on Industrial Hygiene at all Piramal sites.
• Own and drive IH program at all Piramal sites.
• Preparing fortnightly / Monthly report on the IH.
• Auditing and audit report generation.
• Participate in and reply to customer audit requirements.
• Holding site Industrial Hygiene meetings, engaging workforce on IH.
• Assisting in Audits and incident investigations (related to Chemical/Dust exposure).
• Develop in-house capability in Air sampling (Personal and Workplace) for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to quantify the workers' exposure level to the harmful chemicals.
• Conduct Gap analysis survey of the process.
• Guide Product Development team on Inherent risk of API (Short Term – Long terms Exposures Effects).
• Conduct Walk through Survey to Identify Workplace’s Stressors (Chemical, Noise, Heat Stress, Vibration, Ergonomics, and Manual Material Handling).
• Develop the Site specific continuous improvement plan & develop IH Manual.
• Active Involvement in Training and Hazard communication program.
• Conduct Site Specific industrial hygiene training need Assessment. Plan, Schedule training Program.
• Guide sites on carrying out Quantitative Ergonomic Risk Assessment (RULA, REBA, NIOSH Lifting Index).
• Willing to travel/relocate to various project sites as per the requirement.

Qualifications

• Bachelors / Master’s degree in Science / Engineering Specialization.
• 2 years course in Industrial Hygiene - (Masters of Industrial Hygiene & Safety (MIHS) offered by Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar or equivalent preferably.
• A holder of Certificate of operational competence in occupational hygiene (BOHS) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (ABIH) or equivalent qualifications.
• Degree in Toxicology, Biomedical science, Chemistry or environmental health based subjects.

Required Skills

• Training in industrial hygiene and experience with workplace monitoring and detection equipment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
• Skills in training and capacity building.
• Ability to organize, plan, and coordinate work effectively.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours/days.

Preferred Skills

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