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OSH Certified Safety Specialist II
Pay5,364.46 / month
LocationRemote
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 24-00949
- Serves as team leader on inspections.
- Conducts highly complex and technical inspections of industrialsafety operations in the workplace.
- Operates advanced and highly technical testing equipment duringinspections.
- Works cases with heavy legal presence, multi-employer layers, and advanced topics.
- Responds first to conduct fatality/catastrophe investigations.
- Writes highly detailed reports of workplace inspections and investigations and identifies safetyhazards.
- Compiles appropriate information and documentation from workplace inspections and utilizes this datato write complex reports.
- Recommends issuance of citations and penalties.
- Completes training required to maintain certification.
- Researches technical publications on the latest occupational safety standards and technical developments and keeps current with policies.
- May develop and conduct specialized seminars.
- Provides support to OSH Safety Compliance Officers during inspections.
- Assists in training new employees on equipment, inspection process, policies, and procedures.
- Testifies as a witness in quasi-judicial hearings, including Kentucky OSH administrative hearings onbehalf of the Education and Labor Cabinet Secretary and hearings by the Kentucky Safety and Health ReviewCommission.
- May act as the OSH Compliance Safety Supervisor in their absence.
- Reviews investigation reports in absence of management and conducts informal conferences with employers.
- Be rewarded with a fulfilling and challenging career
- Have promotional opportunities as you progress through your career
- Be provided with professional training paid for by the Cabinet
- Have several health insurance packages available to you
- Be provided a basic life insurance package at no cost to you
- Enjoy 11 plus holidays a year
- Receive monthly sick and annual leave accruals
- A 37.50-hour work week (with occasional overtime required)
- Paid time off (sick and vacation) plus paid holidays
- Overtime and/or compensatory time
- Affordable health insurance with optional Health Reimbursement Account
- Life insurance
- Retirement
- Wellness Incentives Program
- Training and career development opportunities
- Optional Deferred Compensation program (401K)
- Lots of employee discounts on electronics, health and wellness, retail, travel/events/entertainment, andservices/education
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24-00949
OSH Certified Safety Specialist II
Pay Grade16
Salary
$5,364.46 Monthly
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
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Hiring Agency
Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Workplace Standards
Location
Location Varies
This position will mainly serve the counties of Hardin, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade, Nelson, and surrounding counties.
Description
The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet's mission is to keep employees of the Commonwealth safe at theirjobs, have a highly skilled and committed workforce, ensure compliance with workplace standards and laws, andprovide benefits to injured workers and the unemployed as they seek new employment. Take advantage of thisopportunity to join our team, make a career for yourself, and take pleasure in making a difference inKentucky!
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Compliance seeks an OSH Certified Safety Specialist II inthe OSH Compliance Safety Branch. This position will serve as a team leader in the field of industrial safety.This position will conduct the most complex and technical fatalities, catastrophes, and complaints of theindustrial safety operations in the workplace.
The position will require overnight travel to Frankfort for several weeks during initial training. This position is a remote work location and will be based on the selected candidate's home address.
Duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) participates in E-Verify. It will provide the federal government withyour Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. The Cabinet will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if youbelieve that ELC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS) at 999-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:See Special Requirements.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:Must have four years of professional experience in the occupational safety and health field.
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):Must possess a valid driver's license prior to employment in this job classification. Must be certified as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.
Working Conditions
Incumbent must have ability to make oral presentations to groups. Frequent travel will be required to conduct inspections. When conducting workplace inspections or consultations, employees in this class are exposed to the same working conditions as those employed at the workplace. May be exposed to potential hazards which may require the following of safety precautions.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Shannon Lancaster at Shannon.Lancaster@ky.gov or 502-564-4088.
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