Safety Technician

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform inspections of clinical and non-clinical worksites buildings plants and grounds to identify hazards and assess the potential for harm to employees of the facility and the environment.
• Conduct workplace inspections and provide assessments relating to compliance and non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations and will assist higher-graded staff with environmental occupational safety and health and fire and life safety inspections and assignments.
• Respond to reports of unsafe conditions and work practices that resulted or could result in injury illness or exposure to persons and/or damage to property.
• Observe safety practices and procedures including equipment utilization.
• Monitor safety checklists for compliance with safety requirements.
• Report findings to the appropriate service chief and delegated occupational health Industrial Hygienist.
• Identify violations of established requirements and safe practices and make recommendations to eliminate identified hazards through the implementation of applicable guidelines regulations and recommended practices.
• Support various phases of occupational health and safety inspection.
• Prepare reports of findings to propose corrective measures.
• Train leaders and employees with guidance on general safety and occupational health subjects to include mishap prevention and how to maintain safe working practices.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory qualification and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Safety Technician/PD70632-0 and PD70631-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/05/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 and for a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): The Safety Technician 0019 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants may also qualify by substituting education for experience or with a combination of education and experience. The IOR is set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) includes Specialized Experience: Experience that involved: (l) identifying preventing or eliminating safety hazards in work methods or environmental conditions; or (2) safety training or promotion. Such experience must have provided a practical knowledge of occupational and environmental safety hazards survey techniques and control and preventive methods. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include biological technician medical technician engineering technician fire prevention inspector and environmental health worker.


You may qualify for the GS-6 level based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: knowledge of fire prevention and fire protection standards to identify and evaluate life safety requirements and construction building codes and to eliminate risks in environmental fire and building construction areas; knowledge of fire extinguishers emergency eyewash and showers hazardous material storage handling and disposal and respiratory protection equipment; and knowledge of computer applications for hazardous material management safety incident record keeping fire prevention inspection reports and respiratory protection fit testing. OR
• EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 6 months (9 semester hours) of graduate education that is directly related to the duties of the position.

You may qualify for the GS-07 level based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: technical knowledge of hazards present in a health care facility hazard abatement and surveillance procedures and ability to correct hazards identified; knowledge of safety and occupational health standards including environmental occupational safety and health and fire protection policies and procedures pertinent to clinical and industrial settings to identify and evaluate a wide variety of environmental risks and conduct meaningful inspections; knowledge of fire prevention and fire protection standards to identify and evaluate life safety requirements and construction building codes and to eliminate risks in environmental fire and building construction areas; knowledge of fire extinguishers emergency eyewash and showers hazardous material storage handling and disposal and respiratory protection equipment; and knowledge of computer applications for hazardous material management safety incident record keeping fire prevention inspection reports and respiratory protection fit testing. OR
• EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) year of graduate education (18 semester hours) that is directly related to the duties of the position. OR
• COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 6 months (9 semester hours) of graduate level education may be used to qualify applicants at the GS-7 grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (To compute the percentage divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.).

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

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