Safety Consultant I

Pediatric hospital looking for a Safety Consultant l. Responsibilities involve the administration of an agency’s safety program assist in the planning, developing, and implementing occupational health and safety programs. This includes preparing and delivering public

group presentations pertaining to health and safety practices; and providing guidance, assistance and training to other safety personnel in the performance of assigned tasks.  The current incumbent has first preference to this position.

Salary Range: $27,827.00 - $66,229.00 Annually

Evaluates and maintains occupational health and safety programs for the prevention of industrial,
motor vehicle and/or workplace accidents within an agency or business.

• Prepares and revises safety rules for the operation of equipment, for classes of work such as
construction and maintenance, and other work areas where safety hazards exist.
• Inspects facilities and work in progress to determine where hazards exist; makes on-site
corrections of flagrant safety violations and hazardous conditions; stops work in progress in
extremely dangerous situations; determines action to be taken; and prepares reports of findings
and action taken.

• Reviews publications, surveys and programs of other organizations; examines and evaluates new
safety devices and equipment; attends local, regional or national safety conferences and
recommends changes in agency safety programs to lower accident frequency or severity;
recommends acquisition of new equipment or modification of existing equipment which will
eliminate or minimize occupational hazards.

• Provides technical training in the operation of sophisticated detection equipment and in the
identification of actual and potential hazards and dangers; and serves as a specialized training
instructor in areas such as defensive driving and first aid.

• Provides advice and guidance to site and agency managers regarding inspection procedures and
statutory regulations; provides pertinent OSHA materials to employers; makes related referrals
and recommendations as indicated.

• Investigates workplace fatalities, other accidents and complaints made against employers.
• Operates state-of-the-art equipment and measuring devices, such as receptacle tension testers,
voltage detectors, ground fault circuit interrupter testers, electrical continuity testers, air velocity
meters, pressure gauges and other equipment and machinery needed to detect safety hazards.

• Conducts safety analyses with the use of pre-calibrated equipment; collects data by recognized
sampling techniques; prepares and sends filter samples for laboratory analysis; reviews
laboratory results.

• Performs a variety of risk management functions including evaluations and recommendations
pertaining to automobile operations, liability exposure, property and casualty.

Requirements: 
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in safety, industrial
hygiene, or a closely related field plus five years of professional experience in industrial relations, safety,
safety inspection, safety education, transportation management, engineering, human resources, or risk
management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of
professional qualifying experience for each year of the required education.



About J.D. McCarty Center:
J.D. McCarty Center is a pediatric rehabilitation hospital for children with disabilities birth to 21 years of age. We are a unique 36 bed hospital. Patient are admitted for a 30-day evaluation during which they are assigned a treatment team consisting of nursing unit, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA therapy, nutritional services, social services, psychological services, behavioral analysis, and recreational therapy. Our 80-acres campus includes a on-site elementary, intermediate, and high school which is staffed by Norman Public School teachers. Patients may continue treatment needs beyond the 30-days as an in-patient in habilitation status based upon progress or placement needs.

J.D. McCarty Center benefits include:

• Health Insurance Benefit allowance including Dental, Life, and Disability insurance
• Optional insurance of Vision, Supplemental Life, Dependent Health, and Dependent Life
• Insurance options available to customize your health and dental needs
• Flexible Spending plans available
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
• 3 weeks of Annual Leave and 3 weeks of Sick Leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Longevity Bonus beginning on your 2nd year of employment
• Employee Assistance Program a confidential resource regarding personal and family concerns