EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
SAFETY OFFICER OC 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
SAFETY OFFICER TRAINEE
OC 4,
6, 7, 8
SENIOR SAFETY OFFICER OC
& PR 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
1.
ASBESTOS MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS
- These questions test for knowledge of
the principles and practices involved in asbestos remediation and control
programs, including knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety
precautions associated with asbestos as well as Federal and State laws, rules
and regulations pertaining to asbestos containment or removal.
2.
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.
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, training aids and materials, motivation, learning theory, classroom
management, and the evaluation of learning outcomes.
6.
UNDERSTANDING AND
INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test how well you
comprehend written material. You will be provided with brief reading selections
and will be asked questions about the selections. All the information required
to answer the questions will be presented in the selections; you will not be
required to have any special knowledge relating to the subject areas of the
selections.
7.
ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND
CONTROL
- These questions test for knowledge of
the principles and practices of accident prevention and control and may cover
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.
8.
STATUTORY AND REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, EXCLUDING 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. Questions may be drawn from, but are not limited to, O.S.H.A. and New York State Department of Labor safety and
health regulations.
9.
SUPERVISION - These
questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in
planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward
predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational
question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work;
evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing
subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and
dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.
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