Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Job Location:
Cincinnati, OH - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health headquartered in Atlanta Georgia.
This announcement will close at 11:59 PM on the day that 75 applications have been received or on the closing date whichever is first.
WHAT YOULL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
As a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist you will:
- Participate on standing and ad-hoc committees (or equivalent) to assess evaluate measure and control or eliminate unsafe conditions or hazards.
- Provide guidance and recommendations on safety methods standards and procedures to eliminate or control a broad range of unsafe acts or conditions in a variety of work environments.
- Train and instruct others on a variety of specialized safety and health subjects using a variety of tools and adapting various tools to fit special and unique training requirements.
- Prepare guides and instructions for programs and activities having various safety risk levels.
- Prepare and update guides standards instructions operating procedures and/or policies reports and other substantive documentation for high-risk activities.
- Perfom site visits and/or inspect off-site facilities to ensure compliance.
- Respond to accidents exposures and other emergencies.
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
- Suitable for federal employment
- Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement
- Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
- A financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Probationary (or trial) period may be required.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Basic Qualifications:
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety occupational health industrial hygiene) or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety occupational health industrial hygiene occupational medicine toxicology public health mathematics physics chemistry biological sciences engineering and industrial psychology.
OR
ExperienceSpecialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
- Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
- Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
- Applying safety and occupational health laws regulations principles theories practices and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
- Developing safety and occupational health standards regulations practices and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
- Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency severity and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
- Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs processes products or other systems to determine the existence severity probability and outcome of hazards.
- Designing or modifying workplaces processes products or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
- Inspecting or surveying workplaces processes products or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.
- Training of workers supervisors managers or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.
- Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist safety engineer fire prevention engineer health physicist and occupational health nurse.
Certificates
Certification as a certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Health Physicist (CHP) or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience.
AND
GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing at ALL of the following:
- Planning administering and evaluating occupational health and safety programs.
- Ensuring compliance performing risk analysis; preparing detailed reports.
- Providing advice on safety standards to mitigate hazards.
- Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related
- Have a combination of education and experience to meet 100% of the requirements.
GS-12 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing at ALL of the following:
- Planning developing coordinating and implementing health and safety programs.
- Ensuring compliance with Federal State and local regulations; and providing guidance and recommendations.
- Leading incident investigations and providing expert testimony in cases of violations; and writing policies reports and procedures.
Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of addition to describing duties performed applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
Do not copy and paste the duties specialized experience or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employees position is creditable however when documented by satisfactory evidence such as a signed memorandum from the employees supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or if part time the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employees official personnel order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
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Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: .
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Incentives may be authorized; however this is contingent upon multiple factors including funds availability. If authorized certain incentives may require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives may include the following: moving expenses recruitment or relocation incentive; student loan repayment superior qualifications appointment creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service etc.
Bargaining Unit Position: No
Research position: No
Drug Screening Required: No
Applicants selected for this position will be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.
Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans - Hiring Authorities for Military Spouses - With Disabilities (Schedule A) - Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an CTAP/ICTAP eligible see To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
Beginning January 1 2010 agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5 United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.
Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying you agree to have your application shared with any interested selecting official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS.
In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 14 1986 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs on or off duty by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public.
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