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This position is considered a field position and will not be required to report into a physical office on daily basis but based on operational need.
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.

If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!
What You'll Be Doing:

• Working mainly in the field, serves as primary investigator on fatality and other complex enforcement inspections.
• Independently performing complex and comprehensive industrial hygiene and occupational safety inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with adopted OSHA standards.
• Providing Ohio public employers and employees with occupational health and safety compliance assistance.
• Identifying existing or potential safety and health hazards and/or facilitates compliance with adopted Ohio Employment Risk Reduction Standards in Ohio Revised Code & Ohio Administrative Code chapter 4167.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications
Position Specific Minimum Qualifications :
• 12 months experience citing, interpreting, & applying Federal OSHA regulations & standards
• 12 months experience conducting air, noise, & chemical monitoring & sampling using related industrial hygiene equipment (e.g., dosimeters, sound-level meter, air sampling pumps, velometer, electrical circuit test equipment, direct reading air monitoring devices, & other equipment)
Job Skills: Occupational Safety
Major Worker Characteristics:
Knowledge of : (1)industrial hygiene safety practices, laws, rules & regulations, (2)interviewing, (3)investigative/inspection techniques & procedures, (4)employee training & development, (5) PERRP policies & procedures*, (6)natural sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology) & physical science, (7)public relations, (8) 1910, 1926 & 1928 OSHA Standards , (9)consensus standards (e.g., ANSI, NEC, NFPA), (10) Agency procedures*, (11)OSHA letters of interpretations, compliance directives , FOM, (12) sampling equipment calibration, (13)industrial hygiene sampling protocols .
Skill in : (1)use of PC and peripheral equipment (e.g., fax, scanner, laptop), (2)use of MS Office software (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), (3)use of equipment operations [e.g., calculator, direct reading instruments (i.e., sound-level meter, octave band analyzer, single & multi-gas meters, velometer), & other equipment needed] to perform most complex sampling & testing, (4)citing, interpreting & applying Federal OSHA regulations & standards , (5)citing, interpreting & applying Consensus Standards (e.g., ANSI, NFPA, NEC), (6)technical writing, (7)conducting research on industrial or environmental health & safety hazards, (8)interpersonal communication (listening, writing, reading, body language), (9)addressing various audiences & adaptation to those audiences, (10)handling multiple projects & prioritizing based on many variables, (11)use of PERRP Application (e.g., form completion /report writing)*, (12)use of OSHA web application *.
Ability to : (1)recognize unusual or threatening conditions & take appropriate action, (2)define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions, (3)prepare & maintain accurate & concise records/reports, (4)use proper research methods in gathering data, (5)gather, collate & classify data about people, places & things, (6)handle sensitive inquiries from & contacts with employers, government officials, accountants, attorneys & general public, (7)prepare & deliver speeches, seminars & training sessions for employers, employees & specialized audiences, (8)use statistical analysis, (9)communicate technical data both verbally & in writing to internal & external customers, (10)work in a non-office setting (e.g., field, office, employer location), (11)coordinate use of time & resources (e.g., meet schedules, appointments & deadlines), (12)address multiple issues at employer sites, (13)comprehend a variety of complex technical written material & incorporate into recommendations & findings that are either verbal or in writing, (14)resolve complaints from angry citizens & government officials, (15)market products or services to various levels within an employer organization, (16)travel throughout State of Ohio, (17)identify accident causations, (18)work independently (e.g., interacting with various positions from peers to governmental agency heads) or in a team setting.