Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Handshake • Remote
Education
Not stated
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$100/hr
Listed
265d ago
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Qualifications
We’re looking for established professionals with:
4+ years of professional experience in Environmental Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, or closely related roles.
Hands-on experience with accident investigation, safety training, regulatory compliance, and product safety evaluation.
Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable working independently and following written guidelines.
Professional judgment, reliability, and a high standard of discretion and confidentiality, especially with sensitive or proprietary information.
Work Model and Project Details
Status: Independent contractor (not a full-time employee role)
Location: Fully remote; work from anywhere with a reliable internet connection and access to a desktop or laptop computer
Schedule: Flexible and asynchronous, with no minimum hour requirement. Many contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when assigned to an active project
Duration: The Handshake AI program runs year-round, with projects opening periodically across different areas of expertise. Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available
Work authorization information
F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.
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Interview Prep
Sample questions for a Health and Safety Manager role, written in-house to help you prepare.
How do you prioritize which workplace hazards to address first when resources for safety improvements are limited?
I weigh likelihood of occurrence against severity of potential harm, prioritizing hazards that are both likely and severe rather than treating every identified hazard equally. I document the reasoning so the prioritization is defensible if questioned later, not just an informal judgment call.
What's your process for keeping a facility compliant with regulatory requirements as they change across jurisdictions?
I track relevant regulatory updates from official sources for each jurisdiction the organization operates in, rather than assuming rules are uniform, and I build in lead time before enforcement dates rather than scrambling to comply after the fact.
How do you build a genuine safety culture rather than just compliance with minimum required procedures?
I focus on making it easy and low-friction for employees to report near-misses without fear of blame, since a culture where people hide small incidents means the organization only learns about problems after something serious happens. Genuine culture change comes from how incidents are responded to, not from posters or slogans.
What's your approach to investigating a workplace incident to determine root cause rather than just the immediate trigger?
I look past the immediate action that caused the incident to the systemic conditions that made it possible, like inadequate training or a process gap, since fixing only the immediate trigger tends to leave the underlying risk in place for the next incident.
Why this role
$100/hr makes this Environmental Health & Safety Manager role one of the higher-paying remote options in Business, and it pays for background you've already built rather than a new skill set.
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Common questions
Can I use Handshake if I graduated years ago?
Probably not a good fit. Handshake's AI Fellowship roles target current university students and early talent within about 1-2 years of graduation. Experienced professionals typically find faster approval and better rates on Outlier or Mercor.
Is Handshake itself the employer for AI training roles?
For the AI Fellowship roles specifically, yes, Handshake acts as the employer of record. That's different from the rest of the site, which functions as a job board listing openings for other companies.
Is AI training work the same as traditional consulting?
No. Instead of client deliverables, you're given complex scenarios to evaluate: grading the AI's logic, correcting its hallucinations, and supplying expert-level reasoning it doesn't have on its own. The job is closer to teaching than consulting.
Why do these AI training roles pay so much?
Because general knowledge isn't what's being tested. The model already knows the basics; what it needs is expertise on edge cases, the rare, difficult, highly technical judgment calls only a senior professional in the field would make correctly.
What does Business work look like for an Environmental Health & Safety Manager?
Tasks here are scoped to Business, not generic labeling. As an Environmental Health & Safety Manager, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Business) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Business background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
AI Training is named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with this, expect the screening process to test for it directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $100/hr, an hourly rate. Pay can change between when we last checked the listing and when you apply, so confirm the current number on the platform's own application page before committing time.
Are Handshake AI training listings internships?
Some are, some aren't. Handshake lists both standard internships and separate "AI Trainer" fellowships. Check the job description for "1099" or "Contract" language: that signals a freelance role, not W-2 employment.