Investigator I

Investigator I

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, industrial hygiene, forestry or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in industrial relations, safety, safety inspection, safety education, transportation management, engineering, human resources or risk management for each year of the required education.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and maintains occupational health and safety programs for the prevention of industrial, motor vehicle and/or workplace accidents within an agency or business.
• Prepares and revises safety rules for the operation of equipment, for classes of work such as construction and maintenance, and other work areas where safety hazards exist.
• Inspects facilities and work in progress to determine where hazards exist; makes on-site corrections of flagrant safety violations and hazardous conditions; stops work in progress in extremely dangerous situations; determines action to be taken; and prepares reports of findings and action taken.
• Reviews publications, surveys and programs of other organizations; examines and evaluates new safety devices and equipment; attends local, regional or national safety conferences and recommends changes in agency safety programs to lower accident frequency or severity; recommends acquisition of new equipment or modification of existing equipment which will eliminate or minimize occupational hazards.
• Provides technical training in the operation of sophisticated detection equipment and in the identification of actual and potential hazards and dangers; and serves as a specialized training instructor in areas such as defensive driving and first aid.
• Provides advice and guidance to site and agency managers regarding inspection procedures and statutory regulations; provides pertinent OSHA materials to employers; makes related referrals and recommendations as indicated.
• Investigates workplace fatalities, other accidents and complaints made against employers.
• Operates state-of-the-art equipment and measuring devices, such as receptacle tension testers, voltage detectors, ground fault circuit interrupter testers, electrical continuity testers, air velocity meters, pressure gauges and other equipment and machinery needed to detect safety hazards.
• Conducts safety analyses with the use of pre-calibrated equipment; collects data by recognized sampling techniques; prepares and sends filter samples for laboratory analysis; reviews laboratory results.
• Performs a variety of risk management functions including evaluations and recommendations pertaining to automobile operations, liability exposure, property and casualty.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.