Exam Bulletin - Associate Safety Engineer (Elevators)

Department of Industrial Relations

Exam Code: EX-1564

Examination Plans Included:

  • ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS) - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS): $9,245.00 - $11,566.00 per Month

View the ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS) classification specification.

Application Instructions

This is not a timed exam. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the exam until the request is processed.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS) - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

    1564

For ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS), once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-01564

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00103884 - ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS)

Either 1
Two years of experience performing the duties of the class of Assistant Safety Engineer in the California state service.

Or 2
Experience: Either
  1. Two years of safety engineering experience in elevator work; or
  2. Three years of professional elevator engineering experience. and
Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with specialization in engineering. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.)

Position Description

00103884 - ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS)

This is the professional journey level. This level conducts safety surveys; investigates occupational safety and health complaints associated with elevators and other occupational safety and health-related disciplines; investigates accidents, determines the cause and the means of preventing their recurrences; reports on seriousness of violations and make recommendations where possible prosecution is indicated to the Division's Bureau of Investigation; interprets safety orders and consults with employee organizations, employers, and the public in the development of revisions to, or additions of safety orders. Conducts seminars and workshops for industry and consults with labor, management, employees, and other governmental agencies on how compliance with safety orders can be achieved. Reviews existing standards, regulations, and directives for comparison with proposed State standards. Participates in the preparation of documents, materials, and exhibits used in Board hearings; and may participate as a technical advisor for the Standards Board at public hearings and meetings.

Special Personal Characteristics
Willingness to undertake additional training as needs are identified; willingness to live and work in an assigned area of the State; keenness of observation, tact, and maturity.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1CalHR Online ExamN/A100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:
  1. General engineering principles and methods as well as those specifically applicable to elevator safety engineering 
  2. Principles and practices of safety engineering 
  3. Operations, methods, equipment, and safety devices primarily applicable to the elevator industry 
  4. Safety orders of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health applicable to the elevator discipline 
  5. Applicable provisions of the Labor Code 
  6. Accident prevention techniques 
  7. Sources of information on accident prevention work 
  8. Consultation techniques 
  9. How to develop and present evidence in legal hearings
Ability to:
  1. Do difficult safety investigation work 
  2. Detect unsafe conditions and practices 
  3. Promote and conduct safety campaigns 
  4. Assist in the preparation and revision of safety orders 
  5. Interpret and apply the safety orders of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and applicable provisions of the Labor Code 
  6. Learn the basic principles and techniques of safety engineering in related Occupational Safety and Health disciplines 
  7. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action 
  8. Address groups 
  9. Speak and write effectively 
  10. Prepare reports and dictate correspondence 
  11. Present evidence and act as the Division representative in legal hearings

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the ASSOCIATE SAFETY ENGINEER (ELEVATORS) Classification will be established for:

  • Department of Industrial Relations

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 24 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Associate Safety Engineer (Elevators) Training and Experience Exam Preview

Section 1: Tasks

Instructions:
Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every question and provide relevant examples. Also, indicate the references who can verify the information provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your WORK EXPERIENCE, whether paid or volunteer, your EDUCATION, and/or FORMAL TRAINING COURSES you have completed.

PLEASE NOTE: This examination is designed to gain an overall assessment of your education, training, and experience as it directly relates to the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. Possession of specific education is not required to be successful in this examination; however, such achievements may substitute for desirable levels of experience. All components of this examination have been carefully validated by tying them directly to job requirements and documenting their relevance to the position.

  1. Applying knowledge of elevator operations (e.g., car to inspection operation, hoistway access, machine room inspection operation, safety circuits) to ensure worker safety during inspections.  
  2. Observing, evaluating, and detecting hazards that may violate safety orders or present a workplace safety or health hazard to ensure elevator/conveyance compliance with all applicable safety laws and regulations (e.g., California Code of Regulations Title 8).  
  3. Applying knowledge of elevator operations (e.g., Fireman’s Service, Seismic, Door operation, safety circuits) as they pertain to public safety to ensure elevator adheres to all applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  4. Applying knowledge of elevator safety devices (e.g., governors, buffers, stop switches) and equipment (e.g., motor, roller, clutch assembly) to perform tests, inspections, or investigations, and ensure compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  5. Applying knowledge of the operation of elevators to perform tests, inspections, or investigations and ensure compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  6. Applying knowledge of applicable safety laws and regulations of the elevator/conveyance industry (e.g., California Code of Regulations, Title 8 and the California Labor Code) to ensure safety compliance.  
  7. Applying knowledge of approved devices and controller acceptances (e.g., car/counterweight safeties, governors, buffers, interlocks) to perform tests, inspections, or investigations and ensure compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  8. Applying knowledge of basic safe work practices (barricading, lockout/tag out, rigging, and hoisting) to ensure personal safety, safety of co-workers, and the public when conducting elevator/conveyance tests, inspections, or investigations.  
  9. Applying knowledge of (non-elevator) conveyance operations (e.g., VRCs, dumbwaiters, wheelchair lifts) to perform tests, inspections, or investigations and ensure compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  10. Applying knowledge of elevator/conveyance industry safety standards (e.g., barricade, lockout/tag out) and accident prevention techniques to ensure compliance and enforcement of applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  11. Anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards to ensure their abatement under applicable safety laws and regulations of the elevator/conveyance industry (e.g., California Code of Regulations Title 8).  
  12. Effectively using elevator terminology to provide proper technical expertise during inspections, on-site consultations, meetings, or hearings.  
  13. Applying knowledge of how adverse conditions (e.g., weather, heat, rain, heights, limited spaces, varied terrain) may affect working conditions in order to ensure the personal safety and safety of others.  
  14. Operating various tools and equipment (e.g., roper guage, door-pressure guage, GFCI tester, light meter, digital tachometer) to measure/test and ensure compliance with applicable elevator/conveyance safety laws and regulations.  
  15. Applying knowledge of engineering principles and methods (e.g., general structural, electrical and/or mechanical) as well as elevator/conveyance safety engineering (e.g., bracket details, factor of safety) to inspect, investigate, or test conveyances in accordance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  16. Performing difficult elevator/conveyance safety investigation (e.g., confined spaces, injury accidents) to determine compliance with all applicable safety laws and regulations (e.g., California Code of Regulations, Title 8 and/or California Labor Code).  
  17. Applying knowledge of applicable guidelines or standards (e.g., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, California Electrical Code) to perform inspections, testing, or investigations of conveyance and ensure compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  18. Applying conflict resolution and/or interpersonal skills (e.g., communication, diplomacy) with potentially uncooperative persons in order to perform elevator/conveyance inspections and/or investigations.  
  19. Understanding documents of varying complexity (e.g., installation documentation, variances, compliance documents, policy manuals and guides, State and Federal regulations, specifications and/or technical reports) pertaining to elevators/conveyances in order to perform testing, inspections, and investigations.  
  20. Extracting relevant facts and information from written documents (e.g., wiring schematics, permanent variances) in order to solve problems or summarize information to complete elevator/conveyance testing, inspections, and/or investigations.
  21. Assisting with the facilitation of new hire training by imparting knowledge and skills related to the elevator/conveyance industry.  
  22. Applying knowledge of industrial health hazards (e.g., construction, repair, confined spaces) to ensure worker safety during elevator/conveyance tests, inspections, and/or investigations.  
  23. Assisting in an elevator/conveyance accident investigation by providing technical expertise when a conveyance has operated in an unknown or inexplicable manner.  
  24. Applying knowledge of elevator/conveyance layout and installation drawings to reference when performing tests, inspections, or investigations to ensure compliance with all applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  25. Reading and interpreting elevator/conveyance layout drawings to visualize them in 3 dimensional application for reference during tests, inspections, or investigations to ensure compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  26. Maintaining detailed records of work related activities (e.g., elevator/conveyance inspections, investigations) to track deadlines, and ensure completion of work (e.g., before the statute of limitation expires or a suspense date).  
  27. Performing mathematical engineering calculations (e.g., algebra, logarithms, trigonometry) to analyze engineering drawings and requirements of the standards (e.g., conveyance analysis, diagnosis, and repair) in order to perform tests, inspections, or investigations.  
  28. Applying knowledge of electronic troubleshooting and circuit tracing methodologies to conduct elevator/conveyance inspections, investigations, or testing to ensure compliance with all applicable safety laws and regulations.  
  29. Independently writing documents (e.g., field reports, data reports) in order to communicate findings of tests, inspections, or investigations.
  30. Analyzing results of monitoring that apply to elevator maintenance and other work assignments (e.g., elevator inspections, investigations) to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Testing Departments

  • Department of Industrial Relations

Contact Information

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Department of Human Resources
CalCareer Service Center
1810 16th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (866) 844-8671
CalCareer@CalHR.CA.GOV

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Industrial Relations
Dept of Industrial Relations
2180 Harvard Street, Suite 160
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: (800) 564-0771

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Industrial Relations reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)