INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience and practical knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles and practices applicable to the design and performance of industrial hygiene surveys and exposure monitoring.

Experience utilizing Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS-IH).

Experience performing sampling of potential health hazardous exposures to chemical, physical, and biological stressors in a variety of workplaces.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will perform technical and administrative duties of an Occupational Health Technician.
• You will support the industrial hygiene program.
• You will conduct industrial hygiene monitoring surveys at various commands and activities to assess work practices and environmental conditions for hazards to the safety and health of workers, and to detect violations of published health hazards.
• You will perform sampling of potential health hazardous exposures to chemical, physical, and biological stressors in a variety of workplaces.
• You will review files for previously collected data, plan/manage sample collection in accordance with assigned monitoring programs, and coordinate monitoring efforts with serviced command personnel.
• You will enter and maintain current DOEHRS records on all assigned personal sampling equipment.
• You will record data, prepare and send samples to the appropriate laboratory for analysis.