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Function:
This junior level position provides occupational safety and health
consultation services to private employers throughout Idaho. Through
inspection of workplaces, identification of hazards, development of
safety and health programs and issuance of reports to clients on
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, the
consultant assists those clients in protection of their employees and
avoidance of enforcement actions by the federal compliance agency.
**This role requires a valid Idaho driver\'s license and access to a
personal vehicle for local work-related travel.
Level Scope:**
Entry-level professional with limited or no prior experience to
contribute on a project or work team. Incumbent learns to use
professional concepts to resolve problems of limited scope and
complexity under close supervision while achieving day-to-day
objectives. Works on developmental assignments that are initially
routine in nature, requiring limited judgment and decision making. This
level is typically focused on self development. Requires theoretical
knowledge through specific education and training.
Essential Functions:
60% of the time the Consultant, Environmental Safety, Associate will:
Provide on-site safety and health consultation services to small
businesses within the state of Idaho.
Inspect private workplaces with respect to compliance with OSHA
standards and other recognized safety standards.
Recognize existing safety and health hazards in a wide variety of
industrial, construction, and other occupational settings, and
predict the likelihood of their effects (consultant will need to be
able to recognize hazards in familiar and unfamiliar situations).
Review employers\' specific written safety and health programs,
plans, and records for consistency with OSHA requirements and for
practical application.
Assist employers with the development of applicable safety and
health programs in areas such as fall protection, lockout/ tagout,
hazard communication, bloodborne disease prevention, and more.
Develop comprehensive reports to employers that discuss the results
of consultation visits by using the OSHA Information System (OIS).
35% of the time the Consultant, Environmental Safety, Associate will:
Access, retrieve, and interpret technical data from various
OSHA/NIOSH/ANSI, NFPA and private sources for application to
consultation projects.
Monitor chemical and biological contaminants in the workplace
through the use of direct-reading instruments, or by air sampling,
with subsequent laboratory analysis to evaluate hazards and make
recommendations for preventing or controlling them (will require the
ability to lift 40-50 lb. suitcases).
Conduct onsite safety and health training of managers and employees
with regard to OSHA regulations, hazard recognition, and hazard
abatement.
Conduct limited offsite training of employers and employees on
selected technical and regulatory topics (classroom-@type teaching),
and prepare training materials for these classes.
5% of the time the Consultant, Environmental Safety, Associate will:
Conduct limited offsite training of employers and employees on
selected technical and regulatory topics (classroom-@type teaching),
and prepare training materials for these classes.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Work Environment and Travel:
Extended periods of moving about construction sites and within
industrial settings.
Prolonged periods of remaining in a stationary position, often more
than two hours at a time.
Ascending and descending ladders and stairways of various lengths.
Traversing narrow walkways and aisles and other confining spaces
between machinery and stairways, some of which may be unfinished or
under construction.
Traversing narrow catwalks and moving on uneven surfaces with varied
ground conditions such as those found on construction sites (wet,
dry, muddy, icy, etc.).
Ability to lift 40-50 pounds of industrial hygiene equipment.
Frequent and long-distance operation of personal and/or state-owned
motor vehicles on public roadways.
Travel done by this position includes both local and overnight
travel.
Travel is required a minimum of 35% of the time to and from
job-sites around the state of Idaho to perform essential duties of
the position.
Travel includes operating motor vehicles for considerable distances,
and requires spending 5 days per week, 1 week a month traveling to
different regions of Idaho.
Travel is also required out-of-state to attend training. Training
may last up to two weeks and include a weekend away from home.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Understanding of industrial hygiene.
Knowledge and/or ability to learn sound level meter, noise dosimeter,
personal air monitoring pump use.
Ability to identify safety and health hazards in the workplace.
Working knowledge of OSHA 1910 and 1926 standards.
Time management skills.
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