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Occupational Health and Safety

The Occupational Safety Specialist is responsible for promoting and ensuring a safe work environment; identifies workplace hazards, implements safety programs, conducts inspections, and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal safety regulations within a work unit; works closely with management and employees to reduce risks, prevent accidents, and foster a culture of safety; serves as a liaison for the work unit to the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS).

• Conduct regular workplace inspections and risk assessments
• Develop, implement, and maintain safety policies and procedures for a work unit, in collaboration with (EHS)
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other regulatory standards
• Investigate workplace incidents, accidents, and near-misses; prepare detailed reports and recommend corrective actions
• Implement and manage injury and illness prevention programs by performing root cause and failure analysis for incidents
• Conduct ergonomic evaluations
• Ensure regulatory compliance for safety programs through auditing and surveying work processes
• Monitor workplace conditions and recommend improvements to reduce risks
• Deliver safety training programs and educational workshops for employees
• Implement Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) programs, including selecting appropriate PPE, ensuring proper usage, conducting fit testing and training, and monitoring compliance to protect employees from workplace hazards
• Maintain safety records, reports, and documentation
• Analyze injury data to determine trends and set focus on injury prevention strategies
• Collaborate with management to promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement
• Stay up to date on changes in safety regulations and industry best practices
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Intermediate Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates ability to perform intermediate tasks in defined skill areas. Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of internal procedures. Works under general supervision, performing assignments that may be varied and sometimes difficult. Supports team decisions and follows through with team responsibilities. Interprets and communicates information clearly and accurately. Demonstrates intermediate problem–solving skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers or volunteers

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems; occasionally faces more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows recommended course of action and procedures to resolve problems
– Applies knowledge of larger unit goals, priorities, and related procedures in determining course of action

Independence of Action:

– Work is generally monitored by supervisor
– Detailed instructions and procedures are generally provided
– Uses available guidelines to make appropriate adaptations to routine situations and refers other situations to supervisor

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and/or the University
– May communicate with external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 8
• Minimum – $54,060.00
• MidPoint – $66,252.00
• Maximum – $78,444.00

• Accident investigation
• Attention To Detail
• Data Analysis
• Organizational training
• Regulatory compliance
• Risk analysis