Health & Safety Intern
Posted about 1 month ago
LaBella Associates is currently sourcing Summer 2026 intern candidates for our Operations Department in Rochester, NY or Buffalo, NY.
Duties:
Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
• Assist in conducting safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments at an organizational compacity. • Support identification of workplace hazards and development of mitigation strategies. • Maintain and organize health and safety documentation, including compliance and incident reports. • Assist with regulatory compliance activities as applicable. • Support the review and enhancement of health and safety programs and procedures through review of applicable regulations. • Conduct site visits to confirm work activities are within organization and regulatory compliance requirements.
Safety Culture & Continuous Improvement
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses. • Assist in tracking and verifying completion of corrective actions. • Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing risk and enhancing workplace safety. • Promote safety awareness initiatives across the organization • Attend and support safety committee goals and objectives.
Training, Communication & Reporting
• Assist in preparing safety training materials and presentations. • Develop organizational health and safety training matrix. • Assist in coordinating safety training and employee awareness programs • Perform other duties as assigned There will be some occasional travel to visit projects within the Rochester and Buffalo area.
Requirements
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, occupational safety, engineering, or a related field. Previous experience in health and safety is a plus but not required.
Salary Range: $16 - $20/hour
The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.
Benefits
Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Health/Dental Insurance
- 401k Plan with Employer Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Leadership Development Program
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus Program
- Wellness Program
- Team Building Events
- Community Service Events
LaBella is committed to facilitating a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are respected, valued, and celebrated by implementing thoughtful, practical, and innovative strategies that support our employees and serve the communities in which we reside. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.
LaBella Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, nor do we accept resumes from any source that does not reference a specific, open position. LaBella Associates will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resume submitted by recruiting professionals or agencies that do not have a current placement fee agreement with LaBella Associates. All initial communication with recruiting professionals or agencies must go through human resources.
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At LaBella Associates, our job is to create – structures, plans, ideas, results. As a nationally recognized Design Professional Corporation, that’s a given, right? But here’s what really drives us: creating partnership between our team and our clients. So much so that we become one team, unified in the unrelenting pursuit of exceptional on each and every project. Reliability. Accountability. Collaboration. Respect. Not skills we went to school for, but innate in LaBella team members. The pursuit of partnership is embedded in our culture—has been since our inception in 1978. And it affects client outcomes in profound ways. It means we’re built to expertly execute projects from start to finish. That we have the talent and resources to take on any challenge. That projects are completed on time, on budget, and beyond expectations. And that we win awards – not just for our talent, but also for our ethics, employee culture, and growth. Headquartered in Rochester, NY, LaBella is home to more than 2,000 multi-disciplinary consultants who plan, design, engineer, and manage public and private projects that enrich our communities. Our expertise is recognized in infrastructure, buildings, environmental, and energy projects throughout the eastern United States and Spain, with recent expansion into the United Kingdom. Across the breadth of LaBella’s disciplines and services, a legacy of exceptional quality and value are the common threads. Those outcomes are made possible by something even more foundational to our company and our culture—an enduring commitment to client partnership.
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