Safety Standards Inspector I

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for the inspection and investigation of hot water heaters, amusement rides and elevators to determine compliance with applicable national, state and local regulations, codes and/or manufacturer’s specifications.  This includes the investigation of complaints, accidents or reported incidents for cause and determination of safe operating practices, equipment failures or violations.

The Safety Standards Inspector job family consists of four levels which are distinguished by the complexity of assignments, the level of expertise required to complete assigned duties, and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.

Level I:
This is the basic level of the job family where employees are responsible for performing routine entry level work in a training status to build their skills in conducting inspections of hot water heaters in public buildings and of amusement rides and elevators to determine if they are safe for continued operation.

Level I:
Education and experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in one or more of the following trades: machine or electrical maintenance or monitoring, hydraulics, pneumatics, heat and air, machinist, steel fabrication, or small engine or large engine repair, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one completed vocational-technical course or nationally recognized elevator inspector training program in any of the experience areas, structural welding or mechanical trades for each month of the required experience.