Cincinnati - Industrial Safety Consultant Specialist - PN: 20068209

This position is designated as a remote position which allows for the work to be completed in a location other than a BWC office. However, the incumbent of this position must be able to report to a BWC office within a reasonable period of time and on relatively short notice should the need arise. New employee orientation for this position will be in-person and take place at BWC headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

What Our Employees Have to Say:

BWC conducts an internal engagement survey on an annual basis. Some comments from our employees include:

• BWC has been a great place to work as it has provided opportunities for growth that were lacking in my previous place of work.
• I have worked at several state agencies and BWC is the best place to work.
• Best place to work in the state and with a sense of family and support.
• I love the work culture, helpfulness, and acceptance I've been embraced with at BWC.
• I continue to be impressed with the career longevity of our employees, their level of dedication to service, pride in their work, and vast experience. It really speaks to our mission and why people join BWC and then retire from BWC.

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What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides consultation and advice to organizations about workplace safety evaluates organizations' safety and health management systems and cultures by gathering data and analyzing and interpreting data to determine if improvements are necessary.
• Creates technical reports (e.g., hazard analysis and safety program assessment and development) and documents routine work activities.
• Knowledge of new regulations and consensus standards (e.g., OSHA, NFPA, OAC, NIOSH, ANSI, ACGIH), safety equipment, processes, best practices, and current developments in the profession by attending seminars, reading technical reports, manuals, and professional journals.
• Promotes partnerships among employers, BWC Safety Council, BWC's Safety Congress, Group Sponsors, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) to ensure organizations have access to all resources necessary to develop and maintain safe and healthful workplaces.
• Recommends and assists an organization's management in developing, implementing and evaluating changes to an organization's workplace safety and health processes.
• Conducts workplace safety training.

36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved position description on file relative to conducting industrial &/or construction safety surveys, operating related testing equipment & providing technical advice to resolve industrial safety hazards & violations of state & federal regulations; valid driver's license.

• Or completion of undergraduate core program in physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry) or engineering; valid driver's license.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Occupational Safety

Major Worker Characteristics:

Knowledge of: (1) Customer & personal service; (2) Safety work practices; (3) Safety management systems & accident theory; (4) Laws & regulations pertaining to occupational safety & health (e.g., OSHA standards); (5) Employee development & training; (6) Safety consensus standards, codes, & best practices (e.g., ANSI, NFPA, ASTM); (7) Fire prevention & safety; (8) BWC policies, procedures, & programs*; (9) Basic industrial hygiene; (10) Basic engineering principles; (11) Mathematics including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, & statistics; (12) Electrical principles; (13) Ergonomics; (14) Chemistry; (15) Physics

Skill in: (1) Computer use including MS Word, Excel, & Access, & statistical software; (2) Workplace safety monitoring tools (e.g., direct read atmospheric monitors, colorimetric tubes, electrical circuit testers, stop time measuring devices, wire rope & pulley sheave gauges, calipers, cameras, sound level meters, velometers)

Ability to: (1) Critical thinking; (2) Technical oral expression; (3) Establish & maintain effective working relationships; (4) Technical oral & written comprehension; (5) Technical written expression; (6) Problem sensitivity

(*) Developed after employment.