Area Manager, Cal/OSHA Consultation Service
California State Personnel Board Specification
Schematic Code: IG65
Class Code: 3918
Established: 12/18/1980
Revised: --
Title Changed: --
Definition
Under general direction, as manager of an area office of the CAL/OSHA Consultation Service, in the Department of Industrial Relations, to supervise a team of safety engineers and industrial hygienists engaged in a full range of consultation and training activities involving employment and places of employment covered by the California Safety and Health Act; and to do other related work.
Typical Tasks
In an area office of the CAL/OSHA Consultation Service, plans, organizes, and directs the work of a multidisciplinary team of safety engineers and industrial hygienists assisting employers in achieving voluntary compliance with CAL/OSHA safety and health regulations through onsite consultations and employer/employee education and training; trains staff, assigns work, gives instruction, maintains discipline, evaluates staff performance and takes appropriate action; supervises difficult onsite consultations involving potential safety and health hazards to determine causes; meets with employers, employees and others in regards to OSHA requirements; establishes and maintains cooperative relations with organizations interested in promoting health and safety activities for employees and in organizing and carrying on accident prevention and health campaigns; dictates correspondence; prepares reports.
Minimum Qualifications
Either I
Two years of experience in California state service in the CAL/OSHA Program performing the duties of an Associate Safety Engineer or an Associate Industrial Hygienist.
Or II
Experience: Four years of experience organizing, administering or implementing a comprehensive safety or health program. and
Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with specialization in engineering or in a field related to occupational safety and health. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.)
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of: General principles and practices of safety engineering and health sciences; operations, methods, equipment and safety devices applicable to various types of employment; Title 8 of the California Administrative Code; applicable provisions of the Labor Code and Health and Safety Code; purposes, organization and activities of the Department of Industrial Relations and the CAL/OSHA Program, applicable labor laws and compensation laws; occupational accident and illness prevention techniques; principles of effective supervision and training.
Ability to: Make difficult safety and health surveys; plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of a team of safety engineers and industrial hygienists providing consultation services to employers; apply the policies of the Department of Industrial Relations, the CAL/OSHA Program and the Consultation Service; analyze occupational injury and illness data and correctly identify actual or potential occupational safety or health hazards; use good judgment; secure and maintain the cooperation of persons and groups concerned with or affected by the CAL/OSHA Consultation Service program; write and speak effectively.
Additional Desirable Qualifications
In appraising the relative qualifications of candidates, consideration will be given to the extent and type of pertinent education and experience over and above that required under "Minimum Qualifications". Preferred types of additional education and experience are:
Experience or additional college work in administration, management, industrial relations, industrial hygiene, safety or other engineering, and other areas directly related to the functions of the CAL/OSHA Consultation Service.
