Cincinnati - Senior Compliance Safety & Health Officer - PN:20068558

A Little About Us:
With roughly 1,500 employees in seven offices across Ohio, BWC is the state agency that cares for Ohio workers by promoting a culture of safety at work and at home and ensuring quality medical and pharmacy care is provided to injured workers.  
For Ohio employers, we provide insurance policies to cover workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to prevent injuries. 

Our Culture:
BWC is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines.  BWC strives to maintain an inclusive workplace.  We begin by being an equal opportunity employer.  Employees can participate in and lead employee work groups, participate in on-line forums and learn about how different perspectives can improve leadership skills.

Our Vision:
To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.

Our Mission:
To deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day.

Our Core Values:
One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence.

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.

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.

EEO & ADA Statement:
The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of applicants or employees due to protected classes as defined in applicable federal law, state law, and any effective executive order.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment opportunities pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. To request reasonable accommodations related to disability, pregnancy, or religion, please contact the ADA mailbox BWCADA@bwc.ohio.gov.

BWC OCSEA Selection Rights:
This position shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. BWC bargaining unit members have selection rights before non-bargaining unit members. All other applications will only be considered if an internal bargaining unit applicant is not selected for this position.

Salary Information:
Hourly wage is expected to be paid at step 1 of the pay range associated with the position for candidates who are new employees of the state.  Current employees of the state will be placed in the appropriate step based on any applicable union contract and/or requirements of the Ohio Revised Code. Movement to the next step of the pay range (a roughly 4% increase) will occur after six months, assuming job performance is acceptable. 

Transportation:
Position may require travel; therefore, persons occupying this position must be able to provide own transportation &/or legally operate a state-owned vehicle.

Educational Transcripts:
For any educational achievements to be considered during the screening process, you must at least attach an unofficial transcript that details the coursework you have completed.

All applicants must submit an Ohio Civil Service Application using the online Ohio Hiring Management System. Paper applications will not be accepted.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.