Health and Safety Analyst

Annual Salary Range: $42,000.00-$63,192.00

Why you will love this position:

The Division of Labor Standards offers a dynamic, energetic and engaging environment to flourish and to
demonstrate operational excellence.

What you will do:

• Conduct on-site safety and health consultation visits to small businesses throughout the state of Missouri; identify safety and health hazards and ways to correct identified safety and health hazards; establish feasible correction due dates for the hazards identified;
• Draft formal written reports from the findings of the on-site consultation visit;
• Enter consultation data into an nation wide database;
• Track and approve hazard corrections submitted by employers. Review and submit to the Program Manager hazard extension requests from the employers;
• Attend continuing education in occupational safety and health to learn about new hazards and state of the art mitigation techniques for those hazards;
• Conduct training on a variety of safety and health topics as needed.
• Assist the Program Manager with special projects as needed.

All you need for success:

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that includes 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or
• A bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, occupational or industry safety, or related science

Desired Attributes

• Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or similar certification.
• Certification as a Certified Industrial Hygienist from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

More reasons to love this position:

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here. Our benefits package can be reviewed with this link: https://oa.mo.gov/sites/default/files/Total-Benefits-Package-flyer.pdf

If you have questions about this position please contact:Daniel Stark, email: Daniel.Stark@labor.mo.gov

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.