SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as AFRC Occupational Safety and Health manager and as such, is responsible for planning, organizing, administering and evaluation programs involving diverse occupational safety and health issues for a command safety program widely dispersed and diversified activities.

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.

Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems.: 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.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.Knowledge of established safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues as they relate to the military installation ground safety program; the requirements, methods.

And techniques of accident and mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of safety problems, and formal reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluation of occupational safety and health risks.

2.Knowledge of communication techniques, principles, and regulations to communicate effectively and deal with widely diverse individuals and groups in gaining support for program goals and working out solutions to problems as well as gaining cooperation from others through tact, courtesy, diplomacy, and consensus and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing as well as to use computer software programs.

3.Knowledge of construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards.

4.Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions.

5.Skill in the interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed facilities. 6. Ability to plan, organize work, and meet deadlines.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

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

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Duty 1: Serves as the AFRC Ground Manager with duties, responsibilities, and authorities to oversee, manage, plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate, and coordinate comprehensive Federal, DoD, and Air Force Ground safety programs engaged in very complex activities which critically affect a MAJCOM military readiness program.

Duty 2: Provides technical occupational safety and health expertise regarding Federal, DoD, DoE, DoT, NATO, Host Nation, and Air Force safety criteria with responsibility covering diverse occupational safety and health programs and a large population spanning an entire command.

Duty 3: Knowledgeable of Federal, DoD, DoE, DoT, NATO, Host Nation, and Air Force, and other safety principles, laws, regulations, precedent decisions to manage a AFRC occupational safety and health program or to assist the MAJCOM program manager in providing technical and/or policy guidance.

Duty 4: Exercises responsibility for mishap response and investigation, to include planning, directing, and advising on all occupational safety and health related events as required by Federal, DoD, and Air Force instructions, directives, policies, standards and requirements.

Duty 5: Develops and coordinates technical safety training/instructions for subordinate units/organizations.