EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSISTANT OC 1,2,3,4,5
SAFETY OFFICER OC 1,2,3,4,5
SAFETY
OFFICER TRAINEE OC 3,4,6,7
SENIOR SAFETY OFFICER OC & PR 1,2,3,4,5,8
1.
INSPECTION AND
INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES
- These questions test your ability to select the
proper course of action in situations which might occur during routine
inspections. Question topics may cover, but will not be limited to, such areas
as interviewing, gathering information and evidence, maintaining proper
attitude, and handling irregularities and violations with integrity and sound
judgment. Some questions may be in a situational format while others may deal
with the proper principles and practices of inspection.
2.
STATUTORY AND
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND
BUILDING SAFETY
- These questions are designed to test the candidates' knowledge of those State
and Federal laws, rules and regulations that pertain to worker safety and
health practices and building safety. Questions may be drawn
from, but are not limited to, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, National Fire
Protection Association, Life Safety Standards, and New York State Department of
Labor safety and health regulations.
3.
OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY INCLUDING ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND CONTROL - These questions test for knowledge of the
principles and practices of occupational health and safety, and accident
prevention and control, including such areas as causes of accidents, accident
rates, behavior and attitudes of workers and supervisors, accident
investigations and interviewing techniques, and types of accident prevention
and safety programs.
4.
PREPARING WRITTEN
MATERIAL
- These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and
accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some
questions, you will be given information in two or
three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then
choose the best version. For other questions, you will be
given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then
choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.
5.
PRINCIPLES AND
PRACTICES OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING - These questions
test for the knowledge and abilities used to develop and deliver training. They
address topics such as the assessment of training needs; instructional design;
training methods and techniques; the use of training aids, materials, and
technology; motivation; learning theory; classroom management; the evaluation
of learning outcomes; and the usage of training-related data.
6.
EVALUATING
CONCLUSIONS BASED ON FACTUAL INFORMATION - These questions
test your ability to evaluate and draw conclusions from factual information
presented. Each question consists of a set of factual statements and a
conclusion. You will be asked to determine whether the conclusion can be proven
to be true by the facts, proven to be false by the
facts, or if the facts are inadequate to prove the conclusion.
7.
UNDERSTANDING AND
INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability to
understand and interpret written material. You will be
presented with brief reading passages and will be asked questions about
the passages. You should base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages and not on what you may happen
to know about the topic.
8.
ACCIDENT
PREVENTION AND CONTROL, INCLUDING SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS - These questions
test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in establishing and
maintaining accident prevention and safety programs including such areas as
safety inspections and accident investigations, employee safety training and
workplace safety, identification and safe handling of hazardous substances,
mitigation of unsafe conditions, and proper use of personal protection
equipment.
The New York State Department of Civil
Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates
may find information in the publication "How to Take a Written Test"
helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS
IS ALLOWED