STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF, RECREATIONAL RIDE AND LIFT SAFETY
Class Code: 1911-23 Date Established: 7-14-83
Occupational Code: 3-3-3 Date of Last Revision: 02-12-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate the registration and inspection
program for passenger tramways, carnival or amusement rides, air supported
structures, and amusement attractions.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises the
inspection and registration programs for passenger tramways and carnival or
amusement rides, air supported structures, and amusement attractions.
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Coordinates
federal, state, industry and public efforts to provide safer passenger tramway
and carnival or amusement ride operations.
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Investigates
accidents and analyzes accident and incident reports related to passenger
tramways, carnival or amusement rides, air supported structures, and amusement
attractions.
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Enforces the
rules, policies and operating codes of the Tramway Safety Board, as well as the
statutes regulating carnival or amusement rides and devices.
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Informs
passenger tramway, carnival or amusement ride, air supported structures, and
amusement attraction owners of critical parts which need to be repaired,
replaced or modified as identified by manufacturer of other sources.
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Maintains file
systems on all passenger tramways, carnival or amusement rides, air supported
structures, and amusement attractions operating within the state.
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Inspects and
supervises work of subordinate inspectors and performs follow-up operational
inspections as necessary.
·
Visits sites
of proposed new passenger tramway installations to inspect construction and
assembly.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and interpreting
data, policy, and procedures OR in using equipment in order to arrive at
logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business practices and
procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including working from
detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving direct
service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making preliminary
recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program policies
or procedures. Errors at this level
result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations causing a
disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable
elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity for completing
work assignments. This level includes
work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires medium to heavy work, including
continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting, or climbing.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing reports,
and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving
problems and achieving work objectives.
This level also requires presenting information for use by administrative-level
managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in analyzing
and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and
in making decisions according to established technical, professional or
administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in a mechanical/engineering related
field.
Experience: Five years’ mechanical and/or
inspectional experience associated with tramways, tows, aerial lifts, ski jumps,
and/or amusement rides and related devices, with at least two years in a
supervisory capacity. Each additional
year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required
formal education.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The Chief shall not
engage in the sale of any article or device relating to ski lifts and
recreational rides or their appurtenances.
Ability to ski is strongly recommended.
License/Certification: Eligibility for driver’s license and/or
access to transportation for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of mechanical inspectional
procedures. Thorough knowledge of the
functions and purposes of various types of machinery common to lifts and tows,
as well as recreational rides and devices.
Ability to understand, interpret and apply rules and codes of the
Tramway Safety Board and statutes and rules relative to amusement rides and
devices. Ability to recognize machinery
malfunctions. Ability to determine
unsafe and marginal conditions. Ability
to establish schedules and supervise subordinate inspectors. Ability to maintain records, answer
correspondence and make reports. Ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with lift and tow
managers, manufacturers, representatives, members of the Tramway Safety Board,
amusement ride owners and the public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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