ICS Safety Officer

An ICS Safety Officer is a collateral duty position, 10%, not to exceed 20% of and employees normal schedule, where that employee has volunteered to assist APHIS by performing safety related function - most often called Collateral Duty Safety Officer (CDSO) or Safety Representative. In the case of the ICS Safety Officer cadre they have been specifically trained - AgERT, HAZWOPER, ICS 100 through 420, OSHA 10 hour - in order to fill the Safety Officer position on the ICS Command Staff in the event of an emergency.