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Agency Safety and Health Representative 2 - (NYS HELPS) - Region 8

StateJobsNY, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, 12601

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Agency Safety And Health Representative 2

As an Agency Safety and Health Representative 2, you would work under the general direction of the Agency Safety and Health Director 1: Establish, organize, coordinate, conduct, and review a comprehensive health, safety, and accident prevention program Make extensive field visits and on-site inspections Develop and administer a safety education and training program Investigate crashes and injuries Participate in meetings and discussions with all levels of management Administer and ensure compliance with applicable safety and health standards Manage the Tennant Safety Organization for 50 Wolf Road Conduct First Aid, CPR and AED training This position will include travel within the state. Specific requirements, if any, will be discussed at the time of interview. At the time of appointment, and continuously thereafter, candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet the travel requirements of the position either by possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or access to reliable transportation. Use of Personal Vehicle may be required for work related purposes. Reimbursement will be provided in accordance with NYS OSC requirements. This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are: Promotional: One year of permanent competitive, non-competitive, or 55 b/c service as an Agency Safety and Health Representative 1. Open Competitive: Either seven years of experience in the field of occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, construction safety, fire safety and prevention, or building design relating to fire codes; or 30 semester college credits in occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, construction safety, fire safety and prevention, or building design relating to fire codes AND six years of experience as described above. You must include with your application a list of qualifying courses, showing the names of each course, number of credits, the date(s) of course completion and the college or university where the education was received. or a bachelor's or higher degree in industrial safety, industrial hygiene, or occupational safety and health AND three years of the experience described above. *Experience limited to firefighting (paid or volunteer) is NOT qualifying. Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law. If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in appointment to this position, a permanent appointment may be made pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. Agency Safety and Health Representative 1 and 2 candidates who are appointed to positions in the NYS Department of Transportation will be required to successfully complete six code courses as required by the NYS Department of State. Probationers who do not complete this coursework will be terminated for failure to successfully complete probation. At the time of appointment, and continuously thereafter, candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet the travel requirements of the position by maintaining a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and/or having access to reliable transportation. New York State residence is not required.