Deputy Director Occupational Safety and Health Services - 35 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:- 

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) in the grade of Assistant Director Occupational Safety and Health Services, CSG 7 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 or Occupational Safety and Health from a university recognized Kenya;
• A certificate in a specialized discipline on Occupational Safety and Health lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• A be a member of Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Association;
• Demonstrated professional competence and administrative capabilities in enforcement of Occupational Health and Safety Act and Work Injury Benefits Acts.

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 Medical Officer must be registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board; a Nurse must be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities  
Duties and Responsibilities at this level will include:- 

• Initiating policy and standard review;
• Coordinating investigations and research in occupational safety and health, inspections and audits, surveillance workers health, prosecution under Occupational Safety and Health Act and Work Injury Benefits Act;
• Overseeing the processing of work injury benefits;
• Training on occupational safety and Health;
• Creating awareness on Occupational Safety and Health;
• Monitoring the activities of approved persons and institutions;
• Setting of specifications and standards for the design and quality of persons protection equipment; 
• Setting of safety standards for industrial machinery and equipment; and
• Approving of architectural plans for proposed /intended extensions and renovations of workplace premises.