STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: RECREATIONAL RIDE AND LIFT SAFTEY INSPECTOR
Class Code: 7576-21 Date Established: 08-28-06
Occupational Code: 3-1-3 Date of Last Revision: 10-30-07
BASIC PURPOSE: To register and inspect passenger tramways
and carnival or amusement rides, air supported structures, and amusement
attractions and perform safety tests to assure continued safe operation and
compliance with state law and regulations.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Conducts
inspections of passenger tramways and carnival or amusement rides, air
supported structures, and amusement attractions to determine if the equipment
is in safe and proper working order.
·
Registers
passenger tramways and carnival or amusement rides, air supported structures,
and amusement attractions.
·
Informs
passenger tramway, carnival or amusement ride air supported structures or
amusement attraction owners of critical parts which need to be repaired,
replaced or modified as identified by manufacturer and other sources.
·
Prepares
reports of inspections and maintains records of all inspections conducted.
·
Investigates
accidents as assigned and analyzes accident and incident reports related to
passenger tramways, carnival or amusement rides, air supported structures, and
amusement attractions to determine recommendations for prevention of
reoccurrences.
·
Enforces the
rules, policies and operating codes of the Tramway Safety Board, as well as the
statutes regulating carnival and amusement rides and devices.
·
Visits sites
as assigned of proposed new passenger tramway installations to inspect
construction and assembly.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats and
procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use
of equipment and data for a specialized function.
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 partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
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: Associate’s degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in an engineering or approved related
field. Each additional year of approved
work experience may be substituted for one y ear of required formal education.
Experience: Five years’ mechanical and/or
inspectional experience associated with tramways, tows, aerial lifts, ski
jumps, amusement rides and related devices.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The Inspector 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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