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Danville HR proposes Environmental Health & Safety coordinator position to sustain OSHA compliance and succession planning
Summary
Human Resources staff proposed creating an Environmental Health & Safety coordinator role to centralize safety programs, reduce overtime and oversee safety compliance flagged in an OSHA consultation; estimated total labor cost is roughly $100,000 including benefits.
Human Resources presented a set of workforce-focused initiatives and proposed a new Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) coordinator position to maintain and expand safety programs across city departments.
HR said the city has worked with the Kentucky OSHA consultation program to identify gaps and to develop emergency action plans, hazardous-communication updates and standard operating procedures. HR and a cross-departmental safety advisory group concluded the city needs a dedicated coordinator to manage ongoing safety tasks, oversee contractor safety requirements, manage personal protective equipment purchases, and reduce overtime and unscheduled work for operational crews.
HR projected the coordinator would be a non-supervisory specialist and proposed an estimated total labor cost of roughly $100,000 per year including retirement and benefits. HR also asked to expand the staff-education line and continue career-development and succession-planning partnerships with BCTC and EKU. HR noted that tuition assistance already includes a requirement for employees to remain with the city for three years or repay the tuition if they leave earlier.
Why it matters: A dedicated EHS coordinator centralizes compliance and reduces department-level administrative overhead. HR framed the request as preventive spending that reduces liability, improves workforce safety and helps with long-term succession planning.
Next steps: HR included the new position and expanded education line in its FY26 budget requests; HR and management will continue vendor outreach for training and assessment tools to refine workforce-skill inventories and succession plans.
