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Supvg Safety & Health Inspector

Grade 23

New York State has approximately 25 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Labor, Department of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Safety & Health Inspector Trainee

    Similar to Grade 14

  2. Safety & Health Inspector

    Grade 16

  3. Senr Safety & Health Inspector

    Grade 18

  4. Assoc Safety & Health Inspector

    Grade 20

  5. Supvg Safety & Health Inspector

    Grade 23

Summary of Job Description

As a Supervising Safety and Health Inspector, you would, under the general direction of a Safety and Health Program Manager 1 or 2 or higher-level supervisor, supervise the  performance and technical review of safety inspections or consultations to ensure conformance with safety and health standards; plan and schedule work assignments; monitor work performance; review staff reports; provide and conduct outreach to promote program and training to public and private sectors; conduct training activities for subordinates; depending on the program area, may conduct the more difficult or sensitive inspections; supervise licensing, certification, and installation activities of individuals and various kinds of businesses to ensure safety and health of employees and the public; oversee the scheduling and conduct of Board hearings to examine for certification and licensure of crane operators or blasters in accordance with regulations established by the Commissioner of Labor;  serve as a representative on boards; recommend revisions to laws, rules and regulations regarding certification and licensure of regulated businesses; monitor security of the licensure and certification system, including the maintenance of the exam questions for the boards certification processes; contribute examination questions; oversee licensing of asbestos handling contractors; review financial abstracts of fees collected for licensing applicants for all contractors of inspected industries and arrange hearings as required; oversee the maintenance of files on all inspected industries to ensure licensure information is current; conduct informal conferences; prepare for hearings and conduct public outreach; and process penalty assessments.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

For all qualified employees of New York State, on or before the date of the written test, you must be a qualified employee of New York State Department of Labor and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Associate Safety and Health Inspector or Senior Safety and Health Inspector.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

36-226

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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