Emergency Planner/Emergency Preparedness Manager to achieve compliance to the new WSBC emergency planning regulations related to hazardous materials within

Our client is looking for an Emergency Planner/Emergency Preparedness Manager to achieve compliance to the new WSBC emergency planning regulations related to hazardous materials within the organization.- 21425, 21381

• 2 years contract, part time, 2-3 days a week, 7.5 hrs per day, Preferably someone local in BC, will consider remote

• 6 months, possible for extension, full time hrs, 7.5 hrs per day, Hybrid in Burnaby Office

Must haves:

• 5+ years of experience in Emergency Management, Operations, Safety
• Bachelor’s degree Emergency Management, Operations, Safety, Project Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong relationship management as well as proven ability to effectively collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of SharePoint, network drives, and MS Teams.
• Demonstrated project management capabilities.

Asset:

• Experience with emergency response planning and the emergency management system (i.e. incident command system, emergency center activation) will be a benefit.

Responsibilities:

• This role is responsible for improving preparedness and response by ensuring plans are adapted or developed for all corporation sites which include Offices and warehouses, Generating facilities, Substations, non-integrated Area generating sites
• This role contributes to achieving compliance to the new WSBC emergency planning regulations related to hazardous materials.
• This role is responsible for improving preparedness and response by ensuring plans are adapted or developed for all the corporation sites
• Develop guidelines on what is considered a hazardous material in a quantity that may endanger a person.
• Develop an inventory of hazardous materials, detailing locations, info on effects/ precautions and approximate and maximum quantities at all sites.
• Develop and document for all sites, a risk assessment for hazardous substances, considering potential emergency generation or workplace entry, in consultation with a qualified person, including risks from and to external workplaces, and utilizing industry-assigned hazard ratings.
• Develop for all sites emergency response procedures associated with the incoming and outgoing threats.
• Develop a hazardous materials drill that is annually planned, documented, and linked to lessons learned.
• All the above items should be completed for all the corporate sites:
• with either the site Joint Health and Safety Committee or worker representation
• in a prioritized approach, scheduled over two years
• by placing into existing Emergency Response Plans and where there are no dedicated ERPs, to place them in local information documents.
• leveraging OSH Specialists, Environmental Field Operations, Emergency Management, change management and other Subject Matter Experts as needed
• limiting the impact on Facility Safety Leads and Operational Staff