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SAFETY COORDINATOR Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Under direction, performs a variety of professional level duties involved in the development, organization, implementation, and coordination of a variety of health and safety programs for the City; provides oversight and support for departmental Site Specific Safety and Health programs including substance abuse policies; conducts facility and field inspections and performs accident investigations; monitors workers compensation claims; and provides a variety of support to other City Human Resources functions, programs, and activities.

The Human Resource Division provides a system of high quality, comprehensive personnel services to the City. The Safety Coordinator contributes to these operations by overseeing the Citys health and safety programs and providing professional level support to other Human Resources Division functions, programs, and activities.

The Safety Coordinator must perform these duties in a manner that reflects positively on the City and the Division. He/she is responsible for maintaining a level of professional expertise and image that promotes the efficient use of the resources available to the Division.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. 1. Develops, coordinates, and implements the Citys general Safety and Health Program; provides assistance to departmental level supervisors by providing oversight and support for their Site Specific Safety and Health programs. 2. Assumes responsibility for administering federally mandated programs including those required by OSHA, the Drug Free Workplace Act, and USDOT requirements; ensures all aspects of the programs are in compliance including training and recordkeeping; compiles and submits required reports. 3. Researches, reviews, and provides the Human Resources Manager, Department Heads, and other appropriate personnel with updated Safety Standards and revised Safety Plans; incorporates regulatory changes issued by OSHA and other agencies. 4. Reviews all accident reports including workers compensation and vehicular accident reports; performs accident/incident investigations; establishes records and performs mandated recordkeeping; assumes responsibility for monitoring and managing workers compensation claims. 5. Audits Safety and Health program tools, equipment, and individual facilities on an annual basis. 6. Performs hazard recognition for all City and KPU personnel, facilities, and projects. 7. Develops and maintains a database of personnel training and education; updates personnel records as appropriate. 8. Provides assistance to supervisors in the departments in planning training and training personnel. 9. Performs a variety of other general assignments in support of Human Resources Division functions, programs, and services. 10. Assists in the employee hiring process including in the review of initial request for personnel, advertising, review of applications, and responding to applicants; participates in coordinating activities between department staff, Human Resources Division, and Job Service and/or other agencies. 11. Conducts new employee orientations; reviews and verifies data and information and provides benefit and employment data; ensures that all new employees are informed of the Citys sexual harassment and drug testing policies; conducts safety portion of the orientation. 12. Provides responsible staff assistance to the Human Resources Manager; conducts a variety of organizational studies, investigations, research, and operational studies; rec mmends modifications to programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate. 13. Performs employee relations investigations. 14. Performs related duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties. Knowledge of: Operations, services, and activities of a safety and health program. Principles, practices, materials, equipment, methods, and techniques of safety program development and implementation. Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations including occupational, environmental safety, and health laws applicable to City departments Recent developments, research methods, current literature, and sources of information related to safety and health programs and service areas. Modern and complex principles and practices of project organization and coordination. Training principles and practices. Accident investigation techniques; accident/incident record keeping techniques. Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Methods and techniques of effective technical, administrative, and financial record keeping, report preparation, and presentation. Principles of business letter writing. Methods and techniques used in customer service and public relations. English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Mathematical principles.

Ability to: Participate in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and evaluating a comprehensive safety and health program. Perform responsible and difficult programmatic and administrative duties involving the use of independent judgment and personal initiative. Participate in the development and administration of safety and health program goals, objectives, and procedures. Understand the organization and operation of the City, assigned programs, and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities. Understand, interpret, and apply administrative and departmental policies and procedures as well as pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations. Ensure compliance with appropriate safety practices and regulations. Identify and respond to organizational issues, concerns, and needs. Develop, coordinate, and direct effective safety and training programs. Provide classroom and field training on a wide variety of equipment, machinery, and tools. Recommend and implement goals, objectives, policies and procedures for safety programs. Assess and evaluate safety training needs and develop appropriate programs and/or make recommendations for improvement. Conduct accident and workplace safety investigations; identify existing or potential hazards. Establish and maintain various data collection, record keeping, tracking, filing, and reporting systems. Prepare clear and concise oral and written reports, both narrative and statistical and assist in presenting them. Operate and use modern office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications. Adapt to changing technologies and learn functionality of new equipment and systems. Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals. Advise and provide interpretation regarding the application of policies, procedures, and standards to specific situations. Exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical, sensitive, and confidential information, records, and reports. Work independently in the absence of supervision. Work cooperatively with