Safety Specialist, Training - Dir

The Department of Business and Industry, Division of Industrial Relations, Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) is hiring for a Safety Specialist‑Trainer in our Las Vegas office. The incumbent designs, develops, and delivers occupational safety and health training covering regulations, standards, safe work practices, hazard abatement, and risk management focused around the OSHA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 and CFR 1926 as well as the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) in addition to the supporting safety and health regulations such as ANSI, ISO, ASTM, NFPA, NEC, UL, etc.

Training is provided at employer’s worksites, designated training locations, and internally to Division of Industrial Relations safety and industrial hygiene staff. The incumbent instructs and assists employers in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance; promotes recognized safety and health practices; and supports the development of effective safety and health management systems. Duties include delivering the SCATS curriculum, researching and updating existing curriculum, developing new programs when approved, assessing training needs, developing course objectives and materials, evaluating training effectiveness, and applying quantitative and qualitative methods to measure participant competency.

Additionally, they may receive complex assignments requiring broad or specialized industry knowledge, orient and train new Safety Specialists, serve in a lead capacity on team assignments, and be assigned special projects.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, occupational safety and health, or closely related field and two years of adult education experience including curriculum development and course presentation on occupational safety and health‑related topics; OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in environmental, biological or physical sciences, hazardous materials, engineering, public health or related field and four years of experience as described above;

OR certification as a Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP); OR an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience; OR one year of experience as a Safety Representative, Training in Nevada State service.

Design, develop, and present formal training on a wide range of safety and health regulations, standards, safe work practices, hazard abatement strategies, risk management and other management practices related to workplace safety and health; present courses at employers’ worksites or at predetermined locations to reach multiple employers simultaneously; conduct internal staff training for both safety and industrial hygiene staff of the Division of Industrial Relations (DIR);

instruct, assist, and motivate employers to achieve ongoing regulatory compliance; take appropriate proactive steps to provide a safe and healthy working environment for employees; develop safety‑ and health‑related management systems and internal capabilities for providing training to their employees.

Conduct research and apply quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques to assess areas in which training is needed, determine appropriate frequency and duration of training, and identify training participants’ pre‑ and post‑training competency levels; develop course goals, objectives, practical exercises, training scripts and supporting materials; evaluate effectiveness of training programs.

Incorporate material from a variety of scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, biology, physiology, toxicology, environmental science, and engineering applicable to human factors such as biohazards and blood borne pathogens. Other topics may include fall protection, confined space entry, respiratory protection, noise testing and hearing conservation, toxic and hazardous substances, ergonomics, asbestos awareness, scaffolds/ladders, powered industrial equipment operation, accident investigation, control of hazardous energy, excavation, principles of ventilation, process safety management, and written workplace safety plans.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of duties outlined in the series concept. 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 new Safety Specialists, may serve in a lead capacity on functional or team assignments, and may be assigned to focus on special projects.

This is the journey level in the series. This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.