Workplace Safety Rep - Construction Safety Officer
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Performs and completes a variety of professional assignments involving the review, investigation, and analysis of workplace operations, environment, tools, equipment, and processes in a broad range of construction workplaces to ensure the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act (MIOSH Act) and other workplace safety rules and regulations are appropriately adhered to providing a safe and healthy work environment for Michigan workers. Performs work through application of knowledge, practices, rules, policies and regulations related to industry standards to minimize potential safety and health risks in the workplace.
Work Coverage Area (Work Site): Isabella, Midland, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Arenac, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, and Alcona Counties.
Work Location (Home Office): The WSR works from a home office (that is, their home), the official workstation for this position, rather than a State office building. However, this is a field position that requires daily/frequent travel within the position’s primary coverage area as stated above.
Candidate must possess a valid driver's license. The Workplace Safety Representative is issued a state vehicle, which must be parked overnight in a secure location in the county to which the position is assigned. Examples of a secure location are the employee's home (if they reside in Isabella, Midland, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Arenac, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, and Alcona County) and the parking lot of any governmental facility.
Required Education and Experience
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
Experience
Workplace Safety Representative 9
No specific type or amount is required.
Workplace Safety Representative 10
One year of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9.
Workplace Safety Representative P11
Two years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9, or one year equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 10.
Workplace Safety Representative 12
Three years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9, including two years equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 10 or one year equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative P11.
Preferred: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health, or Industrial Hygiene; OR a Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field and occupational safety and health experience where responsibilities involve the interpretation and application of safety and health standards, or safety and health regulations or equivalent.
Possession of a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation is desirable.
Alternate Education and Experience
Alternate Education and Experience
Workplace Safety Representative 10
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND 1) One year of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment, or, 2) One year of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards.
Workplace Safety Representative P11
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND 1) Two years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards or, 2) Two years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment, or, 3) Six years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction, two years of which shall have been as a journey level skilled trade worker. Completion of a construction skilled trade apprenticeship program can be substituted for two of the six years of experience as a journey level skilled trade worker.
Workplace Safety Representative 12
Educational level typically acquired through the completion of high school, AND 1) Three years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards, or 2) Three years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment, OR 3) Seven years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial constructions or three years of which shall have been a journey level skilled trade worker. Completion of a construction skilled trade apprenticeship program can be substituted for two of the seven years of experience as a journey level skilled trade worker.
Additional Requirements and Information
Special Requirements, Licenses, and Certifications
This position requires an annual audiometric test. Some positions may include the mandatory use of a respirator, which requires an annual physical to ensure the ability to perform the duties of this position. In addition, some positions may require candidates to pass a hyperbaric tunnel physical as a portion of the interview process in order to ensure the ability to perform investigations in a pressurized tunnel.
Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and your official college transcript(s) to your application. For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal. A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, if it contains the elements listed above. The college/university does not have to send the transcript directly to LEO. For more information regarding official transcripts, click here (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader).
Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Go to evaluators for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
All classified employees are subject to Civil Service Rule 2-8 Ethical Standards and Conduct and will be expected to disclose any personal and financial interests that may conflict with official duties as a classified employee.
All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Certain positions within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity may also require state criminal, fingerprint-based and driving record background checks. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the background checks and drug test indicate eligibility for employment.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity participates in E-Verify (Download PDF reader)and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
View the entire job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcs/WorkplaceSafetyRepresentative_396867_7.pdf (Download PDF reader)
