Industrial Safety & Health Supervisor – Enforcement

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Job Description - Industrial Safety & Health Supervisor – Enforcement (250007N2)

The Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards’ Workplace Safety and Health Program is an OSHA State Plan with jurisdiction for public sector workplaces. Our mission is to promote workers' safety and health and prevent work-related injury and illness. The State Plan operates enforcement, consultation, and whistle blower programs. The Enforcement Staff Supervisor reports to the Program Supervisor, and works closely with the Consultation and Enforcement/Whistle blower Staff Supervisors.

• Primary duty will be to conduct safety and health inspections in public sector workplaces to prevent work-related injury and illness, promote compliance with OSHA regulations, and coach employers to implement safety management systems.
• Perform duties of staff supervisor with 4-12 inspection staff reporting to you. Some of the daily operational duties include:
• Assign new cases according to WSHP strategic plan.
• Provide technical assistance to inspectors on accident investigations involving electric shock, machine guarding, amputation, and work zones.
• Ensure that complaints filed by employees about safety conditions at their workplace are handled promptly according to program procedures.
• Review inspection reports and Civil Citations for technical accuracy, compliance with OSHA standards, and consistency with DLS format.
• When applicable, perform mathematical computations used by industrial hygienists and safety professionals to evaluate occupational hazards.
• Provide inspectors with technical assistance for fatality inspections.
• Track performance metrics, including response times and proof that violations are corrected.
• Compile program statistics from WSHP database.
• Assist the State Plan Program Supervisor with monthly and quarterly reports.
• Develop new policies and procedures for approval by persons of a higher grade. Develop new protocols on technical matters, program efficiency and the delivery of services to constituents.
• Represent WSHP in legal hearings.
• Provide training, educational seminars, consultative assistance, and other forms of outreach to employees, employers, other governmental entities, and the public.

• Strong knowledge and experience applying OSHA standards during workplace inspections.
• Experience evaluating criteria and application of the OSHA General Duty Clause.
• Experience applying OSHA interpretation letters, OSHA Field Operations Manual, and OSHA Compliance Directives.
• Demonstrated ability to develop safety and health programs for OSHA compliance.
• Must have strong writing ability, attention to detail, and recordkeeping.
• Must be comfortable at a wide range of inspection sites, including wastewater treatment, road construction, mechanic garages, MBTA, and prisons.
• Supervision of occupational safety and health inspectors.
• Experience investigating fatalities and other significant workplace accidents.
• Comfort with public speaking and conducting training.

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must have at least (A) four (4) years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional or technical experience in safety engineering, industrial hygiene, inspection or investigatory work in connection with occupational safety/health standards, in the regulation of occupational safety/health or in enforcement of occupational health laws, rules, regulations and standards, of which (B) at least two (2) years must have been in a professional capacity and of which (C) one (1) year must have been in a supervisory or leadership capacity, or (D) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitution below.
• Extensive travel is required; incumbents must have access to a properly inspected, registered and insured personal automobile and must possess a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment.
• Applicants must pass an annual medical evaluation to certify their ability to wear respiratory or other breathing apparatus.
• Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain certification from the EPA, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and other agencies as necessary to perform duties as assigned.

• I. An Associate's degree with a major in building construction, mechanical technology, industrial hygiene, industrial management, industrial technology, sanitation/public health inspection, or engineering may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.
• II. A Bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, industrial hygiene, safety science, construction management, industrial management, or a related scientific discipline such as chemistry, biology or the like, may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.
• III. A Graduate degree with a major in…