Safety Technician

3 weeks ago

Kingston, Canada Queen's University Full time

Safety Technician (Fire Systems)

About Queen's University

Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.

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Job Summary

a) Conducts monthly, and annual inspection and certification of the fire systems on campus as required by the Ontario Fire Code and applicable CSA Standards. This includes:

 Identification of deficiencies that require maintenance and reporting them to Facilities for follow up and repair. 

Completion of the inspection reports and documentation required by the Ontario Fire Code and applicable CSA Standards in an accurate and timely manner. 

Contacting and communicating with building occupants and users prior to testing to ensure no events or activities are disrupted by the testing. This may involve working the occupant or user to reschedule the testing to a more appropriate time.

b) Coordinate with an external fire alarm monitoring agency to facilitate their required inspections and maintenance.

c) Coordinate with external contractor and Residences Facilities for the semi-annual inspection of commercial kitchen fixed fire suppression systems

d) Conduct the annual inspection and, if applicable, maintenance on the fire extinguishers on campus. This includes:

 Assisting the Fire Safety Coordinator in maintaining an inventory of fire extinguishers on campus. 

Coordinating with external contractor for extinguisher recharging and hydrostatic testing.

e) Occasional decommissioning of equipment and materials that have been identified by departments as being surplus. When necessary, this will require consultations with the Biosafety Officer, Radiation & Laser Safety Officer and/or the Safety Technician (Hazardous Materials & Hygiene) when a more complex situation involving hazardous materials are involved in the decommissioning process.

f) Serve as a member of the University’s HAZMAT Team

g) Assist other departmental staff as required.

h) Undertake other duties as delegated in support of the unit or department.

**Job Description**:

**To fulfil your duties what knowledge, skills and specialized techniques are required? How would each be normally acquired? How long would it take to become proficient in each of the areas of your work?**
- Certified Fire Alarm Technician registered in good standing with the Canadian Fire alarm Association.
- A two-year college diploma or equivalent in fire and life safety systems, electronics or instrumentation is required.
- A minimum 3 years’ experience performing fire alarm inspections, certification, and related work.
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
- The incumbent must complete appropriate WHMIS, First Aid/CPR and Transportation of Dangerous Goods training.
- A valid driver’s license is required, and the incumbent must be insurable under the University Insurance Policy by demonstrating a clean driving record.
- The incumbent must be physically capable of performing the job duties.

**Is it necessary in this position to oversee the work or to instruct other staff? If so, what does this involve?**
- The incumbent occasionally oversees the work of summer students, or casual staff.

**What other people must you deal with in this job and why? (i.e. is there direct contact with students, teaching staff, other departments, people outside the university community)**
- Direct contact with administrative staff, researchers, technicians and graduate students in every building and department at least once each year.
- Maintenance staff in Facilities will need to be contacted frequently (2-3 times weekly) to arrange for access, shut down of building utilities, etc. as required for system testing and repairs.
- There are fire alarm systems in every major building at Queen's, which translates into 99 system that require testing and inspection. Approximately 95 percent of Queen's staff and students work in these buildings.

**How is your work assigned to you and how closely is your work checked by someone else?**
- The fire system testing schedule is standardized in terms of when buildings are tested during the year. The schedule can then be adjusted as required by the technician in consultation with the departments and Queen’s Facilities. The technician does all work in the context of the Ontario Fire Code, CSA standards and departmental policies and procedures. The work is not checked unless the technician requests assistance or there is a query from the Fire Safety Coordinator, Facilities staff or a building user.

**Are the sorts of problems encountered in this job usually covered by established procedures or do you frequently have to develop or invent solu

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