State Department for Labour and Skills Development Assistant Director Occupational Safety and Health Services Jobs in Kenya
Requirements for Appointment:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
Served for a minimum period of two (2) years in the grade of Principal Occupational Safety and Health Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable position in the Public Service;
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines; Medicine, Nursing, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Biochemistry, Engineering, Occupational Safety and Health from a university recognized in Kenya;
A Certificate in a specialized discipline on Occupational Safety and Health lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than a Member of Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Association; and
Shown merit and ability in work performance and results.
Note:
In addition to the above requirements, for appointment to this grade an Engineer must be registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya; a Nursing Officer must be registered by the Nursing council of Kenya; a Medical Officer must be registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities will include:-
Initiating policy review on matters of Occupational Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene and Workers Injury benefits;
Initiating review of Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Work Injury Benefit Act, Subsidiary legislations and codes of practice;
Developing and maintaining an effective programme of collecting, compiling, analyzing and disseminating Occupation Health and Safety information; evaluating work environment;
Participating in development and determination of permissible levels of exposure to environmental contaminants;
Participating in setting specifications and standards of design and quality of personal protective equipment;
Investigating electrical, mechanical, civil and chemical accidents in work places, and occupational diseases;
Monitoring activities of persons and institutions approved under Occupational Safety and Health Act;
Approving architectural plans for proposed, intended extensions and renovations of work place buildings;
Coordinating inspection of machinery, plants, processes, electrical installation and equipment, building operations and works of engineering construction, surveillance of workers health;
Processing registration of work places and employers, processing work injury benefit claims; and
Conducting court proceedings in case of contraventions of Occupational Safety and Health Act and Work Injury Benefits Act.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; State Department for Labour and Skills Development Assistant Director Occupational Safety and Health Services Jobs in Kenya
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