Agency Safety and Health Representative 1 (NY HELPS) - Region 3
NYS Department of Transportation · Syracuse, NY · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: headings using for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes duties description (responsibilities), minimum qualifications, additional comments (region, location, etc). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections (though salary range mentioned but not specific numbers; they say "The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position." but no actual numbers given; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It mentions salary range but not actual numbers; it's vague; we should not include Pay. Benefits not mentioned. Schedule not mentioned (travel requirement but not schedule). So we may have sections: Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe Minimum Qualifications), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements? We need to decide). The instructions: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include only those with real content. Likely we have Responsibilities and Requirements/Qualifications. Could combine Minimum Qualifications as Requirements. Could also have About the role (maybe a brief summary). The posting includes "Duties Description" which is responsibilities. Could also have "Additional Comments" which includes location, etc. That could be "About the role". We'll create:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes duties description (responsibilities), minimum qualifications, additional comments (region, location, etc). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections (though salary range mentioned but not specific numbers; they say "The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position." but no actual numbers given; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It mentions salary range but not actual numbers; it's vague; we should not include Pay. Benefits not mentioned. Schedule not mentioned (travel requirement but not schedule). So we may have sections: Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe Minimum Qualifications), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements? We need to decide). The instructions: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include only those with real content. Likely we have Responsibilities and Requirements/Qualifications. Could combine Minimum Qualifications as Requirements. Could also have About the role (maybe a brief summary). The posting includes "Duties Description" which is responsibilities. Could also have "Additional Comments" which includes location, etc. That could be "About the role". We'll create:
Responsibilities
with - items from duties.
Requirements
with - items from Minimum Qualifications (including promotional and open competitive). Might be long; we need to preserve all substantive info. We'll list each bullet.
We might also have
About the role
with paragraph summarizing location, region, etc.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. We'll strip.
Let's extract duties:
- Inspect Regional buildings and structures and ensure that the Region is in compliance with NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building code.
- Conduct safety inspections of all regional facilities, prepare reports of findings and recommend corrective action.
- In coordination with Resident Engineers and Group Directors have an active role in routinely scheduled tailgate and safety meetings, and the Region's Fall and Spring Safety meetings.
- Provide CPR/First Aid, facilitate mandated training related to employee safety and health to ensure timely compliance.
- Administration of OSHA hearing and respiratory protection programs.
- Investigate highway, vehicle and equipment crashes.
- Collect, compile and analyze crash data; prepare verbal and written reports.
- Have a thorough working knowledge of work zone traffic control, Regional Safety policies, rules and procedures.
- Coordinate safety recognition awards.
- Incumbent must obtain within one year and maintain a New York State Code Enforcement Officer's certificate.
- Have working knowledge of Microsoft software applications: Word: Power Point: Excel and Safety programs used for tracking, maintaining crash/injury data, training and other data.
- This position will include travel throughout the Region and within the State.
- At the time of appointment, and continuously thereafter, candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet the travel requirements of the position either by possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or access to reliable transportation.
- Use of Personal Vehicle may be required for work related purposes. Reimbursement will be provided in accordance with NYS OSC requirements.
- Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
Now Minimum Qualifications:
Promotional:
- To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position.
- The qualifications are:
- One year of permanent competitive or non-competitive (including 55-b/55-c) service in a position allocated to Grade 8 or higher; AND
- Either 1. One year of experience in the field of occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, fire safety and prevention,** construction safety, or building design relating to fire codes; Or
- 2. 30 semester college credits in occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, fire safety and prevention, construction safety, or building design relating to fire codes; Or
- 3. successful completion of NYS Firefighter 1 certification.
- Experience related to firefighting (paid and volunteer) is NOT qualifying.
Open Competitive:
- Either 1. four years of experience in the field of occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, construction safety, fire safety and prevention,** or building design relating to fire codes; Or
- 2. 30 semester college credits in occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, construction safety, fire safety and prevention, or building design relating to fire codes AND three years of experience as described above.
- You must include with your application a list of qualifying courses, showing the name of each course, number of credits, the date(s) of course completion and the college or university where the education was received.
- Experience related to firefighting (paid and volunteer) is NOT qualifying.
- Substitution: An associate degree in a related field can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s in a related field degree can substitute for four years of experience
- Candidates who are appointed to positions in the NYS Department of Transportation will be required to successfully complete six code courses as required by the NYS Department of State.
- Probationers who do not complete this coursework will be terminated for failure to successfully complete probation.
- At the time of interview, you may be required to have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or otherwise demonstrate your ability to meet the transportation needs of the job.
- Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.
Additional Comments:
- Region 3 Employee Safety and Health, Senator Hughes State Office Building, Syracuse, NY, Onondaga County
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
- At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.
- Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State.
- While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
- Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education.
- If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.
- A list of companies that provide these services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfmt
- The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedule
- DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. (EEO boilerplate - remove)
- In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.
- Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made.
- The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence.
- Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).
We need to remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scams etc. So remove lines about DOT is an equal opportunity employer, disabled persons encouraged, etc. Also remove Public Law etc? That's legal boilerplate; we should remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So remove those paragraphs.
We keep substantive info: location, authorization to work, NY HELPS details, educational credential verification, salary range info (though not specific numbers). The salary range info is somewhat generic but still substantive? It says "The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position." No actual numbers; but it's still info about salary. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary range (though not numbers). Should we include a Pay section? It says "The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position." That is a statement about salary range. It's not a specific number but it's still about pay. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state them (salary range). So we could include a Pay section with that paragraph. However they also say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might be okay to include Pay.
But we also have Schedule? Not really. Travel requirement is mentioned but not schedule. So no Schedule.
Benefits? Not mentioned.
Thus sections: About the role (location, NY HELPS program details, authorization), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Minimum Qualifications and Additional Comments about qualifications?), Pay (salary range info). Could also have Qualifications separate from Requirements? Might be redundant. Let's follow typical: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We'll include Responsibilities, Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (maybe educational credentials verification?), Pay (salary range). About the role could be optional but we have location and program details.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll produce:
About the role
Region 3 Employee Safety and Health, Senator Hughes State Office Building, Syracuse, NY, Onondaga County. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. The position may be filled via the NY HELPS Program (non‑competitive appointment) with possible conversion to competitive status later.
Responsibilities
- Inspect Regional buildings and structures and ensure compliance with NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building code.
- Conduct safety inspections of all regional facilities, prepare reports of findings and recommend corrective action.
- In coordination with Resident Engineers and Group Directors, participate in routinely scheduled tailgate and safety meetings and the Region's Fall and Spring Safety meetings.
- Provide CPR/First Aid and facilitate mandated training related to employee safety and health to ensure timely compliance.
- Administer OSHA hearing and respiratory protection programs.
- Investigate highway, vehicle and equipment crashes; collect, compile and analyze crash data; prepare verbal and written reports.
- Maintain thorough working knowledge of work zone traffic control, Regional Safety policies, rules and procedures.
- Coordinate safety recognition awards.
- Obtain within one year and maintain a New York State Code Enforcement Officer's certificate.
- Have working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and safety programs used for tracking crash/injury data, training and other data.
- Travel throughout the Region and within the State as required; possess a
Requirements
with- items from Minimum Qualifications (including promotional and open competitive). Might be long; we need to preserve all substantive info. We'll list each bullet.
We might also have
About the role
with paragraph summarizing location, region, etc. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. We'll strip. Let's extract duties: - Inspect Regional buildings and structures and ensure that the Region is in compliance with NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building code. - Conduct safety inspections of all regional facilities, prepare reports of findings and recommend corrective action. - In coordination with Resident Engineers and Group Directors have an active role in routinely scheduled tailgate and safety meetings, and the Region's Fall and Spring Safety meetings. - Provide CPR/First Aid, facilitate mandated training related to employee safety and health to ensure timely compliance. - Administration of OSHA hearing and respiratory protection programs. - Investigate highway, vehicle and equipment crashes. - Collect, compile and analyze crash data; prepare verbal and written reports. - Have a thorough working knowledge of work zone traffic control, Regional Safety policies, rules and procedures. - Coordinate safety recognition awards. - Incumbent must obtain within one year and maintain a New York State Code Enforcement Officer's certificate. - Have working knowledge of Microsoft software applications: Word: Power Point: Excel and Safety programs used for tracking, maintaining crash/injury data, training and other data. - This position will include travel throughout the Region and within the State. - At the time of appointment, and continuously thereafter, candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet the travel requirements of the position either by possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or access to reliable transportation. - Use of Personal Vehicle may be required for work related purposes. Reimbursement will be provided in accordance with NYS OSC requirements. - Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations. Now Minimum Qualifications: Promotional: - To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. - The qualifications are: - One year of permanent competitive or non-competitive (including 55-b/55-c) service in a position allocated to Grade 8 or higher; AND - Either 1. One year of experience in the field of occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, fire safety and prevention,** construction safety, or building design relating to fire codes; Or - 2. 30 semester college credits in occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, fire safety and prevention, construction safety, or building design relating to fire codes; Or - 3. successful completion of NYS Firefighter 1 certification. - Experience related to firefighting (paid and volunteer) is NOT qualifying. Open Competitive: - Either 1. four years of experience in the field of occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, construction safety, fire safety and prevention,** or building design relating to fire codes; Or - 2. 30 semester college credits in occupational safety and health, industrial safety, industrial hygiene, construction safety, fire safety and prevention, or building design relating to fire codes AND three years of experience as described above. - You must include with your application a list of qualifying courses, showing the name of each course, number of credits, the date(s) of course completion and the college or university where the education was received. - Experience related to firefighting (paid and volunteer) is NOT qualifying. - Substitution: An associate degree in a related field can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s in a related field degree can substitute for four years of experience - Candidates who are appointed to positions in the NYS Department of Transportation will be required to successfully complete six code courses as required by the NYS Department of State. - Probationers who do not complete this coursework will be terminated for failure to successfully complete probation. - At the time of interview, you may be required to have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or otherwise demonstrate your ability to meet the transportation needs of the job. - Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law. Additional Comments: - Region 3 Employee Safety and Health, Senator Hughes State Office Building, Syracuse, NY, Onondaga County - Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. - For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. - At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. - Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. - While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. - Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. - If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. - A list of companies that provide these services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfmt - The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedule - DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. (EEO boilerplate - remove) - In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. - Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. - The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. - Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar). We need to remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scams etc. So remove lines about DOT is an equal opportunity employer, disabled persons encouraged, etc. Also remove Public Law etc? That's legal boilerplate; we should remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So remove those paragraphs. We keep substantive info: location, authorization to work, NY HELPS details, educational credential verification, salary range info (though not specific numbers). The salary range info is somewhat generic but still substantive? It says "The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position." No actual numbers; but it's still info about salary. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary range (though not numbers). Should we include a Pay section? It says "The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position." That is a statement about salary range. It's not a specific number but it's still about pay. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state them (salary range). So we could include a Pay section with that paragraph. However they also say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might be okay to include Pay. But we also have Schedule? Not really. Travel requirement is mentioned but not schedule. So no Schedule. Benefits? Not mentioned. Thus sections: About the role (location, NY HELPS program details, authorization), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Minimum Qualifications and Additional Comments about qualifications?), Pay (salary range info). Could also have Qualifications separate from Requirements? Might be redundant. Let's follow typical: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We'll include Responsibilities, Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (maybe educational credentials verification?), Pay (salary range). About the role could be optional but we have location and program details. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's craft HTML. We'll produce:About the role
Region 3 Employee Safety and Health, Senator Hughes State Office Building, Syracuse, NY, Onondaga County. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. The position may be filled via the NY HELPS Program (non‑competitive appointment) with possible conversion to competitive status later.
Responsibilities
- Inspect Regional buildings and structures and ensure compliance with NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building code.
- Conduct safety inspections of all regional facilities, prepare reports of findings and recommend corrective action.
- In coordination with Resident Engineers and Group Directors, participate in routinely scheduled tailgate and safety meetings and the Region's Fall and Spring Safety meetings.
- Provide CPR/First Aid and facilitate mandated training related to employee safety and health to ensure timely compliance.
- Administer OSHA hearing and respiratory protection programs.
- Investigate highway, vehicle and equipment crashes; collect, compile and analyze crash data; prepare verbal and written reports.
- Maintain thorough working knowledge of work zone traffic control, Regional Safety policies, rules and procedures.
- Coordinate safety recognition awards.
- Obtain within one year and maintain a New York State Code Enforcement Officer's certificate.
- Have working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and safety programs used for tracking crash/injury data, training and other data.
- Travel throughout the Region and within the State as required; possess a