Safety & Loss Prevention Specialist

This is responsible work in coordinating comprehensive safety and loss prevention programs in support of City departments.

An employee in this class, under general supervision, plans, develops, coordinates and implements a comprehensive program to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities of employees and to ensure their awareness of, and compliance with, safety and accident prevention measures. Work is of average difficulty and requires the exercise of some initiative and independent judgment in ensuring the implementation and management of all elements of a formal safety program that include: Management Leadership and Worker Participation, Hazard Identification and Assessment, Hazard Prevention and Control, Education and Training with ongoing Program Evaluation and Improvement. Work involves liaison and coordination with external safety and educational agencies as well as City Department/Divisional Leadership and front line employees. Work is reviewed through conferences, observations, reports submitted, and results obtained.

Conduct formal surveys and assessments of City department operations and programs related to worksite hazards and exiting controls to ensure ongoing adherence to the program design and identify opportunities for additional support or program enhancement.

Identify program needs and establish implementation schedules with City department management for the various program elements.

Provide guidance and resources for implementation of accident reporting, investigation and claim management programs including return to work and drug free workplace.

Facilitate training for department personnel upon program implementation. Ongoing collaboration with department management and employees to internally manage the program.

Provide oversight for individual department incident review panels, safety committees and safety meetings; ensures that meetings are scheduled and attended as necessary; serves as advocate for incident review panel or safety committees’ recommendations.

Ensure compliance with mandatory safety and loss prevention training (City, state, federal); identify any new safety training needs; coordinate with internal and external personnel to develop and ensure training is scheduled at required intervals.

Review new regulations and recommend Citywide or specific Department/Division compliance strategies.

Serve as a Risk Management liaison between City departments for internal self-insurance claims management or external insurance program agencies. Accompanies external agencies during inspections.

Performs related work as required.

Knowledge of: applicable OSHA or consensus standards; divisional safety requirements, facilities, equipment maintenance and servicing requirements for safety equipment; city budgeting and purchasing processes; and internal division processes.

Ability to: organize; communicate and coordinate activities; maintain records; collect, organize and analyze data; prepare reports and recommendations; identify and recommend purchase of equipment through procurement personnel; work with a wide range of training providers; work with diverse groups.

Skills in: use of computers (Excel, Access, Word, Training Management System); written and oral communications; public relations

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in education, safety or a related field and one (1) year of experience in workplace safety training, accident prevention, accident investigation, and/or training coordination;  or an equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a high school diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

Possession of a valid driver's license is required.

Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.

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