Cobb County Government Risk and Safety Department
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops and conducts safety training programs to include driver training, utility flaggers, accident investigation, back injury prevention, confined space entry, LOTO and more.
 - Conducts safety inspections of property, grounds, and equipment to identify, locate and correct potential hazards.
 - Assists department management in ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and ordinances pertaining to safety and loss prevention.
 - Implements safety and loss prevention programs.
 - Makes observations of work sites and road observations of vehicles for safety compliance and employees are in compliance with County policy.
 - Designates safety review boards and internal safety committees consisting of department employees; facilitates activities of boards/committees and monitors corrective actions.
 
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Risk Management, Occupational Health & Safety, Public Administration, or related field; supplemented by three years progressively knowledgeable and skilled experience in OSHA training and loss control and prevention; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this job.
 - Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.
 
Apply directly here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cobbcounty/jobs/5110824/safety-specialist