RIGHT TO KNOW PROJECT SPECIALIST
Right to Know Project Specialist is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
It expects a bachelor's degree and 1 year of relevant experience.
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Right to Know Project Specialist is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, develops and implements programs of information storage, retrieval and dissemination, education and information, and prevention and referral regarding the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law and regulations and safe use of hazardous substances; does related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Positions in this class perform work involved in assuring compliance with the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law and other laws, rules, regulations, or mandatory guidelines applicable to the safe use, storage, and reporting of hazardous substances used or stored at the workplace.
Positions in this class require knowledge of prescribed reporting procedures, established compliance techniques, and applicable guidelines and pertinent provisions of the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law.
Compliance inspections and monitoring activities are aimed at assuring that there is adherence to the mandated provisions of the law. The monitoring activities may consist of a survey, a study, or an onsite inspection of the workplace to judge whether the employer is operating in accordance with the law and mandatory guidelines.
Examples of work
- Coordinates information gathering, storage, classification, and evaluation of all surveys, questionnaires, and date collection activities including chemical inventories, material safety data sheets, hazardous substances survey forms, and container labeling to ensure compliance with the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law and regulations.
- Develops a repository of chemical inventories, fact sheets, technical data, and other information to be made available to government agencies and the public.
- Converts technical information into layman's language to ensure that workers, employers, government officials, and general public may readily understand the provisions of the law.
- Provides information and educational programs to workers, employers, and the public at large regarding the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law and use of hazardous substances in the workplace.
- Utilizes the news media and develops print and audiovisual materials to educate and provide information to the public about the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law and the safe use and storage of hazardous substances at the workplace.
- Acts in liaison capacity with the New Jersey Departments of Labor, Health, and Environmental Protection and Energy in facilitating the implementation and compliance with the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law.
Education
Registration as a professional nurse in the State of New Jersey, or possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in industrial hygiene, environmental science, health education, or chemistry.
OR
Satisfactory completion of (30) hours of hazardous materials training offered by the New Jersey State Safety Council, an accredited public or private educational institution, labor union, trade association, or government agency.
Experience
One year of experience in conducting surveys of work sites to identify and evaluate work practices and environmental conditions which may be hazardous to the health and safety of workers and/or in conducting investigations or inspections for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, preventing, and eliminating environmental health hazards and/or in supervising employees who handle or work with hazardous substances.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
<b>KNOWLEDGE</b>
Knowledge of the provision of the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law, rules, and regulations.
Knowledge of legislation on matters pertinent to workplace safety and community environmental protection related to the use of hazardous substances at the workplace.
Knowledge of state and local resources dealing with occupational health.
Knowledge of modern educational practices and the techniques used in public speaking, speech preparation, and presentation.
Knowledge of the aims, goals, and objective of the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law.
Knowledge of the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
Knowledge of the methods and techniques utilized in a public information program designed to instill public awareness of the presence, use, storage, and labeling of hazardous substances.
Knowledge of the methods and standard practices used in the preparation of reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Knowledge of the procedures used in formulating and executing plans for the effective utilization of available funds, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures used to evaluate program activities.
<b>ABILITY</b>
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position. Communication may include such forms as American Sign Language or Braille.
Ability to prepare and effectively present written, verbal, and graphic communications involved with the dissemination of public information regarding the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law.
Ability to establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with employees, employers, community representatives, government officials, civic associations, and others interested in or concerned with the aims, goals, and objectives of the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Law.
Ability to implement standard practices or develop new procedures in the areas of program development, data collection, training, program evaluation, and communication.
Ability to prepare technically sound, accurate, and informative reports of activities containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Ability to maintain essential records and files.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.