Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Safety & Occupational Specialist

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct safety surveillance audits and inspections on a frequent basis according to required standards and regulations and depending on the degree of hazard.
• Perform skillfully in safety work that involves a combined approach to unusual or complex safety and occupational health management issues.
• Review safety policies, procedures, and regulations published by serviced organizations.
• Conduct comprehensive analytical surveys and/or studies of serviced safety programs.
• Investigate hazardous conditions, equipment, and practices to identify and analyze the nature and severity of hazards and possible remedial actions.
• Investigate accidents/mishaps, obtain witness statements, photographs the accident scene, record circumstances and extent of injuries, and estimate cost of property damages.
• Resolve difficult and complex technical, project management, and organizational problems using innovative and original approaches.
• Research various sources of information for promotional items and campaigns to initiate and maintain interest in accident prevention and occupational health for at-work and off-the job employee activities.
• Develop or adapt materials for safety campaigns and training courses.
• Maintain historical safety records and notes trends or changing conditions that warrant revision of safety procedures.
• Prepare reports on investigation findings, which includes recommendations to correct unsafe acts or conditions which caused an accident.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm, M-F

Telework: Ad hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: 145240