St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Manager, Safety and Environmental

DEPARTMENT: Facilities Planning & Institutional Services SITE: DO

SALARY SCHEDULE: A&P   GRADE: B

BASIC FUNCTION:

Directs and administers the collegewide employee safety, fire safety and environmental programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

v      Develops and maintains comprehensive employee safety, fire safety and environmental programs which incorporate current practices and philosophies adopted as the most effective in preventing injuries, occupational diseases, damage to equipment, materials and the environment and also comply with Department of Labor and Employment Security (OSHA standards), Department of Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection rules and regulations.

v      Supervises safety and environmental staff assigned to carry out the objectives of the employee safety, fire safety, and environmental programs.

v      Oversees the collegewide comprehensive safety and casualty inspection program to ensure compliance with Chapter 6A-2, Florida Administrative Code.

v      Coordinates compliance with federal, state and county safety and environmental rules and regulations.

v      Consults with administrative and career staff to provide guidance concerning safety and environmental matters.

v      Assists department heads and supervisors in developing employee safety and health training programs.

v      Assists department heads and supervisors in identifying real or potential threats to employee safety and health, evaluates the risks to employee safety and health, and recommends or assists in developing procedures and selection of equipment and materials to correct unsafe conditions and practices.

v      Conducts follow-up investigations where required to ensure that unsafe conditions or practices identified by the safety committee or department heads have been corrected.

v      Periodically evaluates compliance with the safety program by making inspections of facilities for conditions and practices which may threaten employee safety and health.

v      Develops and maintains a safety policy and procedures manual for use by all college employees.

v      Serves on the college Safety Committee.

v      Performs related duties as required.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree with some emphasis in fire protection, occupational safety and health.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Three (3) years experience in safety, loss prevention and control, or fire protection.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of the principles and practices of fire protection, industrial safety and health, physical and biological sciences. Communications skills. Ability to conduct meetings with groups. Ability to perform comprehensive safety inspections, accident investigations, and to prepare employee safety training programs. Requires DOE, 6A-2 Inspector Certification to perform casualty and sanitation inspections. Verbal and written communications skills. Computer skills. Supervisory and management skills.

Revised: 09/2006