STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: INSTITUTIONAL SAFETY OFFICER
Class Code: 5225-23
Date Established: 04-09-92
Occupational Code: 3-1-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To ensure compliance with applicable
safety and health standards and regulations at a state agency institution.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops and
coordinates safety and health programs to prevent or correct unsafe conditions
or hazards.
·
Conducts reviews of
safety and health conditions at state facilities and recommends measures to
ensure compliance with local, state, and federal codes, standards, and laws.
·
Maintains
documentation and records of safety and health conditions.
·
Provides pre-service
and in-service training to agency staff regarding applicable standards and
regulations within the workplace.
·
Develops, implements,
and coordinates safety management programs applicable to health care
facilities.
·
Writes or revises
agency policies which ensure compliance in accordance with applicable health
safety standards and regulations.
·
Investigates
occupational accidents or injuries to determine effective methods to reduce or
eliminate hazards.
·
Acts as liaison with
safety and health officials in determining or maintaining health safety
standards at a state institution.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from
a recognized college or university with a major study in fire science, fire
service protection or in safety, industrial, environmental or mechanical
engineering. Each additional year
of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Four years' experience in surveying
facilities to ascertain whether life safety codes, as well as state and federal
standards are met so as to ensure a safe and healthful environment. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of life safety codes
and standards as they relate to an institution. Thorough knowledge of the latest techniques and practices of
safety engineering. Knowledge of
state and federal laws relating to safety in the work place. Ability to organize, direct and
coordinate investigations. Ability
to interpret technical state and federal laws, rules and regulations. Ability to recognize and develop
measures to alleviate unsafe working and environmental conditions. Ability to secure cooperation of plant
managers and contractors in implementing safety measures. Ability to conduct investigations and
to prepare reports. Ability to
monitor work of inspectors and trainers working in the area of safety
inspections. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with equipment manufacturers,
contractors, labor unions, other state employees and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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