Columbus - Investigator (SVIU) - PN: 20068738
What You’ll Be Doing
- Investigate the facts surrounding injuries, fatalities, occupational diseases sustained from an employer’s alleged failure to comply with rules & laws for specific safety requirements
- Perform job site inspections, conduct pre & post-inspection conferences with employers and interview injured workers and witnesses
- Respond to and conduct preliminary investigations upon occurrences of death proximate to injuries &/or catastrophic injuries as assigned
Qualifications
- 30 mos. trg. or 30 mos. investigative exp. with experience corresponding to type of complaints & alleged violations appearing in job posting/approved position description; valid driver's license.
- Or Completion of associate core program in law enforcement, criminal justice or in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file; 12 mos. exp. conducting investigations &/or inspections; valid driver’s license.
- Or 30 mos. trg. or 30 mos. exp. as Investigator Assistant, 26210 with experience corresponding to type of complaints & alleged violations appearing in job posting/approved position description; valid driver's license.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Investigation
Major Worker Characteristics
Knowledge of BWC policies & procedures; BWC Safety Violations Investigation Unit policies & procedures; investigative practices, techniques & procedures; laws & rules applicable to complaints & alleged safety violations under investigation; case preparation & reporting; interviewing; public relations; human relations.
Skill in use of personal computer; computer peripherals (e.g. scanners, printers); BWC software (e.g. word processing, database, spreadsheet, statistical, email, OCR); scanning; photo editing; graphics; digital cameras; operation of a motor vehicle.
Ability to collect data & establish facts concerning validity of complaints & allegations; prepare accurate, concise & meaningful case reports recommending final dispositions; use proper research methods in gathering data; interpret extensive variety of technical material in books, journals & manuals; deal with variety of variables in somewhat unfamiliar context; maintain accurate records; complete routine forms; understand basic physics, engineering, ergonomics & psychological & physiological factors relative to an accident; successfully interview claimants, witnesses, alleged violators & others with a diverse & wide range of backgrounds, education & knowledge; work alone on most tasks; handle routine & sensitive inquiries & documents from claimants, employers, witnesses, alleged violators, government officials & co-workers; with or without reasonable accommodation, climb over &/or crawl under large machinery & obstacles, stoop for long periods to inspect machinery & accident sites, ascend & descend ladders, stairs, work platforms & scaffolding, traverse elevated catwalks, walkways & planks to gain access to accident sites or machinery, carry heavy (approximately 50 lbs.) equipment (e.g. computer & equipment cases) for long distances & for extended periods of time, lift, move &/or manipulate heavy machinery parts to access, view, inspect & photograph; operate motor vehicles over long distances; identify hazardous materials & equipment; identify potentially hostile or violent situations & disturbances in the field (e.g. locating injured workers &/or witnesses in various neighborhoods & business districts); skillfully & tactfully handle hostile &/or violent persons & groups of persons to ensure personal safety through use of verbal/tactical communication.
Pay
- $28.76 - $38.01
Schedule
- Full-time, 40 hours per week
- Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm (core hours)
- Flex-time schedules available (start as early as 7:00am or as late as 8:30am) with supervisor approval
- Most positions work on-site at one of seven offices across Ohio