OSHA Safety Compliance Officer I

State of North Carolina • 4964 University Pkwy Ste 202 Forsyth, NC

1d • $57,983 - $101,470 • Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission. The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at https://www.labor.nc.gov/.

An individual in this position inspects and makes timely written reports of employee exposures to potentially toxic substances and potentially hazardous work conditions in North Carolina workplaces, and recommends the issuance of citations when justified by the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina. Travel is necessary to make on-site inspections of health-related items such as chemical exposures, physical hazards and biological hazards. The types of inspections conducted include complaints, referrals, follow-ups, accidents, fatalities, and general schedule assignments. All inspections are conducted in accordance with the North Carolina Field Information System (FIS) and the Field Operations Manual (FOM) as established for administration of the 1973 Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina.

The Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSH Division or OSHNC) of the Department of Labor, under the direction of the North Carolina Deputy Commissioner of Labor, is the lead state agency with the responsibility of fostering safe and healthy workplaces for more than four million employees and migrant workers in more than two hundred seventy-five thousand workplaces in North Carolina by educating, developing, and enforcing compliance to safety, health, and agriculture laws, rules, regulations, and standards.

OSH Compliance Bureaus:
OSH Compliance, comprised of the East and West Bureaus, conducts inspections to identify safety and health hazards that are in violation of OSHA standards, documents those violations, and issues the appropriate citations and penalties per established procedures. The Compliance inspectors identify corrective measures for each hazard and work closely with the employer to ensure implementation of those measures. They investigate safety & health complaints filed by employees as well as accidents, fatalities, and catastrophic events in the workplace, and assist with training & outreach activities statewide.

This position is located in the Winston-Salem OSHA field office.

The Safety Compliance Officer (SCO) position requires identifying workplace hazards (and potential hazards); recommending citations for alleged violations and making appropriate referrals; inspecting a variety of establishments; performing safety and health hazard assessments; evaluating employers' hazard abatement efforts; preparing reports, investigating fatalities, accidents and complaints as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license is required.
• Possess an understanding of industrial engineering concepts.
• Knowledgeable and decisive in consistently applying OSHNC standards.
• Self-motivated professional with outstanding time management and database management skills.
• Physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of conducting independent inspections.
• Excellent documentation and writing skills to write legally defensible reports.
• Proficient in keyboarding using word processing programs, i.e. WordPerfect and Microsoft Word.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial engineering, industrial arts, engineering operations, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or Associates degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferably with a major in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial engineering, industrial arts, engineering operations, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; or Associates degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• This position may be filled as Safety Compliance Officer (SCO) Trainee if there are no fully qualified SCOI candidates in the applicant pool.
• No more than a 50-mile commute to the Winston-Salem OSHA Field Office is required.
• May be required to successfully complete a background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and makes timely written reports of employee exposures to potentially toxic substances and potentially hazardous work conditions in North Carolina workplaces.
• Recommends the issuance of citations when justified by the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina.
• Conducts on-site inspections of health-related items such as chemical exposures, physical hazards and biological hazards.
• Conducts inspections to identify safety and health hazards that are in violation of OSHA standards.
• Documents violations and issues appropriate citations and penalties per established procedures.
• Identifies corrective measures for each hazard and works closely with the employer to ensure implementation of those measures.
• Investigates safety & health complaints filed by employees as well as accidents, fatalities, and catastrophic events in the workplace.
• Assists with training & outreach activities statewide.
• Identifies workplace hazards (and potential hazards).
• Recommends citations for alleged violations and makes appropriate referrals.
• Inspects a variety of establishments.
• Performs safety and health hazard assessments.
• Evaluates employers' hazard abatement efforts.
• Prepares reports.
• Investigates fatalities, accidents and complaints as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Benefits

• The State of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
• The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level