2H28
SAFETY MANAGER

  This is occupational health and safety work at the managerial level, directing a comprehensive industrial safety program for a large City Department. The incumbent in this class plans, organizes, and controls the department's employee health and safety programs, develops and recommends policies, manages a budget, and directs a department wide safety training function. Work includes the development of safety standards and objectives and management through subordinate supervisors of industrial hygiene and baseline medical programs. Conferring with division heads regarding safety issues which impair the effectiveness and efficiency of operating units, and performing a consultative role in safety matters with other City agencies are important aspects of the work. The employee in this class reports to a higher level Human Resources Manager.

• The position must be responsible for a wide-ranging and diverse group of occupational health and safety programs for a large industrial department, which includes management of a safety budget and comprehensive training initiatives.
• The position must be located at a large City Department.
• The position must be responsible for direct and indirect supervision of subordinate personnel engaged in some aspect of the department’s occupational safety program.

Plans, organizes, and coordinates the department’s safety programs to establish operational priorities; coordinates programs with functions both inside and the agency; ensures program objectives and standards are established, attained and congruent with overall goals develops and recommends new and revised rules, policies and procedures to respond to changes in operational and program needs, objectives, and priorities to improve the effectiveness of safety programs.

Determines safety training needs based on laws, regulations, policies and industry standards; develops safety training around new and established policies; ensures the implementation of safety training; develops training manuals and videos to accompany policies and/or training curricula.

Manages the departmental Safety Committee; addresses suggestions that result from Safety Committee meetings and ensures that suggestions comply with health and safety standards.

Determines and controls the safety budget to ensure adequate staff, materials and equipment resources for the operations of the programs managed and to ensure compliance with state, federal and department requirements; supervises the purchase and provisions of safety materials and equipment.

Develops and implements operational plans pertinent to the safety programs to ensure the establishment of appropriate goals and the development of action steps to achieve those goals.

Manages the administration of the Base-Line Medical Program in partnership with the designated medical provider; ensures that Department employees who are regularly exposed to potential hazards at their worksite are tested yearly for toxins; ensures that statistics and data are collected and tracked.

Monitors investigative reports; evaluates technical staff by reviewing results of their investigations and inspections and their completed technical reports, and ensures standardization, accuracy and compliance with directives; prepares injury reports summarizing trends and determines root causes of injuries to be presented to executive staff.

Responds to emergency situations; ensures that hazards are under control and the scene is secured;; participates in investigations to determine the root cause of the accident; attends court hearings and grievances as a representative of the Department; ensures that information presented at court hearings is factual.

Prepares and reviews contract proposals for consultants; manages the work of consultants.

Attends community meetings as a representative of the Department to address safety and health issues in the community; represents the Department at community fairs and events.

KNOWLEDGE OF:
• federal and state laws pertinent to the management and administration of a comprehensive occupational health and safety program
• the principles, practices, goals and programs of an occupational safety program
• the current principles, practices and techniques of occupational safety analysis and assessment
• industrial hygiene procedures, policies and practices
• department policies and procedures
• the worker’s compensation laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Civil Service Regulations related to injury on duty
• potential causes of, and remedial measures for environmental, chemical, fire and operational hazards related to job duties performed within the department
• supervisory principles and practices
• baseline medical program practices and procedures
SKILL IN:
• utilizing standard and specialized computer software packages for tracking data, production reports and training materials
ABILITY TO:
• provide technical advice and guidance to program managers
• deal with colleagues with tact and discretion
• interact with and gain the cooperation of supervisors, other employees, and subordinates to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• implement objectives and performance goals
• prepare budget or cost estimates for estimates for safety programs or activities
• prepare and present comprehensive oral and written reports
• write revise and update policies related to safety, health and workmen’s worker’s compensation issues

EDUCATION

Completion of a bachelor’s degree program in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering or a related field at an accredited college or university.

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GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Three years of experience as an Occupational Hygienist or in an occupational safety administrative position.

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SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

Three years of supervising safety professionals in a comprehensive safety program for a large City department or other private sector agency.

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Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department which has included the specific experience and a bachelor’s degree as an educational minimum.

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator’s license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure as a Safety Manager.