Safety Specialist Consultation - Elko

Position: SAFETY SPECIALIST CONSULTATION - ELKO
The Department of Business and Industry is recruiting to fill a Safety Specialist, Consultation position within the Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) of the Division of Industrial Relations in Elko. Safety Specialists, under close supervision, receive training in performing safety consultations at workplaces throughout Northeast Nevada. Incumbents regularly receive complex assignments requiring a broad knowledge of a variety of industries or specialized expertise in a particular industry or process.

Incumbents orient and train Safety Associates and Representatives, may serve in a lead capacity on functional or team assignments, and may be assigned to focus on special projects. The Incumbent will promote safety practices, perform consultations independently, and educate employers on State and Federal safety laws and regulations (e.g. NRS 618, NAC 618, 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926). Primary responsibilities include conducting consultation surveys, informal training, safety program development, and identifying and recommending solutions for complex safety and health hazards.

The incumbent is also tasked with writing consultation reports, researching the federal and state regulations, and effectively communicating items found and corrective actions to the client. Additionally, this position will be assigned to teach formal training topics both in person and virtually.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, or related field and two years of experience which included primary responsibility in four of the following areas in construction and/or general industry: hazard identification, hazard evaluation in relation to existing standards, hazard control design, hazard controls verification, safety/health program design, and safety/health program evaluation; OR Bachelor's degree in environmental, biological or physical sciences, public health, or engineering, and four years of experience as described above;

OR certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), or Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM); OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and six years of experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Safety Representative, Consultation - DIR or Safety Representative, Enforcement - DIR in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience described above.

Conduct surveys of employer sites at the employer's request; conduct pre-inspection review of files and technical literature to identify potential hazards and recognized control and abatement procedures; ensure that appropriate technical and personal protective equipment is available for the visit.

Convene opening conference with management to discuss the purpose of the visit, the employer's rights and responsibilities under the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the relationship of the State's Enforcement and/or Consultation programs, and the consultant's right to confer with employees during the survey; review and evaluate employers' written workplace safety programs for regulatory compliance, specificity, comprehensiveness, and implementation effectiveness.

In worksite inspection, review and analyze overall working and environmental conditions and work processes for compliance and for safety and health hazards; sample common health hazards using routine industrial hygiene procedures when identified hazards are imminently dangerous, take necessary steps to ensure employees are removed from danger.

Conduct closing conferences with management to discuss the adequacy of the establishment's written workplace safety programs, safety and health hazards identified, standards not met, and the feasibility of engineering controls and abatement alternatives; issue non-penalty citations as appropriate.

Influence employers to take preventive or corrective actions toward the goal of a safe workplace in the absence of enforcement authority; assign abatement periods in which serious regulatory violations must be corrected.

Make recommendations extending beyond…