Class Concept
This is technical work engaged in the inspection and examination of a variety of equipment used in the storage, transportation, distribution, and measurement of liquefied petroleum gases to insure compliance with the law, established safety regulations, and standards of measurement. Routine work assignments, which are received in terms of the inspections to be made, are accomplished independently in accordance with departmental procedures and standards. Complex work situations, or those involving a deviation from prescribed methods and standards, are accompanied by specific instructions from a superior. Positions in this class performs duties in one of the following areas: (1) Inspect LP-Gas delivery vehicles, including the accuracy of the meters used to deliver product as well as LP-Gas dispensers that use a meter to sell product, or (2) Inspect LP-Gas bulk plant facilities, installations and residential or business location, exchange cabinets and dispensers (does not include the testing of the meter). Work requires the independent use of technical equipment to determine the extent to which various devices and mechanisms conform to established standards and specifications. Work is reviewed by a superior through the analysis of written reports for adequacy of inspections and for proper interpretation and application of pertinent regulations and specifications.
