State of Maryland

An Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Manager is the managerial level work in the inspection of workplaces to ensure compliance and to enforce State and federal occupational safety and health laws, regulations and standards.  Employees in this classification supervise Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Supervisors, Occupational Safety and Health Program Specialists and support staff.

Employees in this classification receive managerial supervision from higher-level administrators. Employees in this class may be required to work evenings and weekends and are subject to call-in during non-work hours in response to emergency situations such as accident investigations.  The work requires travel to work sites such as construction or manufacturing sites where conditions may be noisy, dirty and uncomfortable and requires the employee to use specialized safety equipment such as hearing protection, fall safety devices, goggles, head protection and respiratory protection.  Employees may work in environments where there may be exposure to a variety of physical and health hazards, such as falling debris, noxious fumes, live electrical wiring and asbestos particles.  The work requires climbing ladders, working at elevated heights and in confined areas and carrying test equipment such as voltage testers, sound level meters, penetrometers and pressure gauges.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Supervisor and the Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Manager are differentiated on the basis of supervisory and programmatic responsibility.  The Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Supervisor has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officers while the Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Manager is responsible for directing central or regional office operations in the inspection and enforcement program and has supervisory responsibility for Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Supervisors or Occupational Safety and Health Program Specialists. 

Directs and coordinates central or regional office operations of the Occupational Safety and Health Inspection and Enforcement Program;

Supervises Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Supervisors or Occupational Safety and Health Program Specialists and other program support staff;

Directs and advises subordinate supervisors and staff on complex violation cases, civil and criminal penalty issues, standards and regulation interpretation and application, and program objectives;

Develops, revises and recommends policy and procedural changes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of inspection, investigation and enforcement operations;

Reviews inspection and investigation reports and proposals submitted by subordinate staff to determine appropriateness of conclusions and recommendations, penalties and citations, or the adequacy of proposed abatement measures;

Develops and conducts in-service training for inspection and enforcement staff;

Coordinates investigations and inspections that involve several jurisdictions or employers;

Interprets and explains State and federal occupational safety and health laws, regulations and standards to employers, employees, the general public, advisory committees and business, labor and government organizations;

Testifies at administrative hearings or court proceedings related to enforcement actions;

Responds to information requests from the media, employers, employees and special interest groups;

Assumes the duties and responsibilities of higher-level administrators when needed;

May conduct informal conferences with employers and employer representatives to discuss the program's purpose, procedures and requirements and to determine and recommend whether citations or penalties should be affirmed, modified or rescinded;

May advise Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer Supervisors in preparing charging documents for alleged criminal violations;

May assist higher-level administrators in preparing the budget and the federal grant applications;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the principles and methods of management and supervision;

Knowledge of State and federal occupational safety and health laws, regulations and standards;

Knowledge of nature and purpose of a variety of equipment, tools and machinery used in industrial, manufacturing and construction operations;

Skill in planning, organizing and directing the work of others;

Skill in interpreting, applying and explaining State and federal occupational safety and health laws, regulations and standards;

Skill in presenting information and recommendations concisely and clearly;

Skill in exercising tact, discretion and good judgment in dealing with employers and employees;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employers, employees, local, State and federal personnel, labor union representatives, attorneys and public officials.

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: One year of experience supervising employees in the inspection of various workplaces to ensure compliance and enforcement of applicable State and federal occupational safety and health laws, regulations and standards.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute additional experience in the interpretation and application of fire, health or safety regulations and the preparation of narrative reports documenting factual findings of inspections or investigations on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours to include 12 credit hours in construction, engineering, fire, manufacturing or occupational safety and health technologies for one year of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non- commissioned officer in General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement and Compliance classifications or General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement and Compliance specialty codes in the Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.