Occupational Safety Administrator

The Occupational Safety Administrator performs advanced skilled technical and administrative work planning, coordinating, and administering the Public Works Employee Occupational Safety and Emergency Response programs; conducts field inspections, ensuring safety regulations are followed; provides analysis of departmental needs including safety/emergency management problem identification and data-driven system analysis; prepares and maintains records and files and related work as apparent or assigned. Work involves setting safety and emergency management policies and goals under the direction of the Director of Public Works and in coordination with the Human Resource Department.

Shift: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Required to work outside normal work hours in emergency and on-call situations

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Monitors departmental safety, labor, equipment, and material resource distribution for performance measurement
• Develops, plans, coordinates, and administers the Public Works Emergency Management and Employee Occupational Safety programs, policies and procedures through the Director of Public Works
• Conducts safety programs in coordination with Human Resources, to ensure that the Town complies with State and Federal safety regulations; coordinates OSHA and other health training programs for department employees; Training will include , but is not limited to: Flagging, Work Zone Safety, Blood Borne Pathogens, First Aid, CPR, Reasonable Suspicion, Trench Safety, Confined Space, and other programs
• Performs building, worksite, and equipment inspections:
  • Collects and maintains appropriate accident and injury statistics, regulatory documentation, and records
  • Conducts worksite interviews and safety discussions
  • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends
  • Performs accident or incident investigations and follow-up reports and creates analysis reports
• Plans, develops, and recommends updates and modifications to the Emergency Management program
• Monitors and ensures continual compliance of all requirements related to health and safety as set by Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH regulations, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and all other state or federal authorities and statutes for Town Departments
• Ensures compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Leverages emerging mobile technology to facilitate the public works mission and need for accurate data collection
• Assists in emergency operations directly related to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
• Assists the Human Resource Department in Occupational Safety related matters to include accident/incident investigation, review and assessment of injury and illness data, Safety Committee activities, and safety promotions
• Establishes and executes an Occupational Safety budget to include requesting and executing Occupational Safety grant programs
• Prepares and maintains records and files on job related injuries
• Interacts with law enforcement, EMS, fire, and other response entities
• Required to work outside normal work hours in emergency and on-call situations

• Requires general understanding of the principles and practices of maintenance, construction, and repair work as it relates to the work of the Public Works department
• Working knowledge of the equipment and materials necessary to perform the general work and services of the department
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, orally and in writing with others of varying technical expertise
• Project management experience
• Applied data analysis experience
• Ability to speak to large groups
• Ability to enter and exit confined spaces
• Must have the ability to plan, coordinate, develop, and execute both programs to include a supporting training and budget plan
• Above average computer skills to include word processing, spread sheets, data base management, computer presentation, and multimedia content development/presentations
• Ability to conduct detailed assessments and articulate those assessments into viable planning, mitigation, and response programs
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of emergency management and Occupational Safety is required
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices relating to industrial safety and accident prevention
• Knowledge of applicable regulations regarding OSHA/VOSH safety law and FEMA/VA Emergency Management/Response law and policies is necessary

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in Emergency Management and Industrial Safety programs, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with vehicle telematics system devices and software is a plus

Special Requirements

• Ability to obtain/maintain a variety of certifications from the National Safety Council and Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including confined space certification within six months of employment.
• Preference is given for the following certifications: OSHA 30 and OSHA 500 or 501; VDOT Intermediate Work Zone and Flagging; Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist; and First Aid/CPR Instructor.
• A valid driver's license from the Commonwealth of Virginia with a satisfactory driving record

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force

• Work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing and walking and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting

• Work has standard vision requirements

• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly

• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound

• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities

• Work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to the risk of electrical shock

• Work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic)

Employment Type: Full Time