An Occupational Safety Officer II is mainly deployed on – (i) enforcing the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and their subsidiary legislation; (ii) planning and implementing inspection programme; (iii) investigating occupational accidents and dangerous occurrences and taking follow-up action; and (iv) contributing to the promotion and education of occupational safety and health.

General Notes: (a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.(b) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.(c) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.(d) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.(e) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.(f) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.(g) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting.(h) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by mail to the above enquiry address.(i) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

(a) have a Higher Diploma in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Building Services, Structural, Electronic or Civil Engineering, Building, Chemical or Textile Technology, Textile Chemistry, or Applied Science from a Hong Kong polytechnic university / polytechnic / Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education / technical college / technical institute, or an accredited Associate Degree of Science in Building Services Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Architectural Studies, Surveying (Building Surveying or Quantity Surveying), or Facilities Management from a Hong Kong tertiary institution, or equivalent; (b) have Level 2 or above in both Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or equivalent (Note); and (c) speak fluent Cantonese. (Note) : For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in previous HKCEE is accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2’ in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.

Notes: Basic Law Assessment : For the purpose of heightening public awareness of the Basic Law (BL) and promoting a culture of learning of BL in the community, assessment of BL knowledge will be included in the recruitment for all civil service jobs. Candidates who are invited to attend the recruitment interview will be assessed on their BL knowledge through a written test to be conducted immediately before or after the recruitment interview. The BL test result will be one of the considerations to assess the suitability of a candidate.

Terms of Appointment: A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms. He/she will be required to pass two departmental examinations, one at the end of the first year training programme and the other at the end of the second year training programme, under the probationary period.

Salary: Master Pay Scale Point 13 ($18,990) to Master Pay Scale Point 28 ($38,685) per month.

Application Forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2008)] are obtainable from any Public Enquiry Service Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's web site (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Completed forms should reach the above enquiry address of the recruiting department on or before the closing date for application. Please clearly mark on the envelope “Application for the post of Occupational Safety Officer II”. On-line application can also be made through the Civil Service Bureau's web site (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Candidates who apply on-line should submit photocopies of certificates and transcripts in support of the academic qualification to the above address or by e-mail (recruitment@labour.gov.hk) on or before the closing date for application (the online application number should be quoted on the envelope and the supporting documents). Please do not send the originals of your certificates to us by post. Applications submitted by fax or email will not be accepted. For enquiries, please call the telephone number indicated.

Enquiry Address: Human Resource Section, Labour Department, 16/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong

Enquiry Telephone: 2852 3609

Closing Date: 06/08/2010 (dd/mm/yyyy)