SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF.

SALARY RANGES: GS-11: $77,964 - $101,359 GS-9: $64,438 - $83,774 GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: conducting safety and occupational health surveys in a shipyard or industrial environment and recommending measures to eliminate or control hazardous practices or conditions; developing and recommending solutions for improving occupational health and safety processes and controls to reduce mishaps, injuries, or reduce potential exposure to hazards.

GS-9: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: assisting in planning and conducting inspections/compliance reviews; writing inspection reports to document procedures, hazards, and corrective actions; analyzing mishap and injury reports to discover trends and mishap causes, and developing recommendations for eliminating or controlling the hazards detected.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 Occupational Safety and Health Program functions to ensure effective and efficient implementation of standards and regulations.
• You will identify, analyze, and evaluate mishaps statistics, investigative reports, a variety of hazards, and other data involving changing work operations, diverse environmental conditions and manpower machine relations.
• You will assist with the development of training material or awareness bulletins o ensure all employees are aware of Occupational Safety and Health standards and regulations.
• You will provide oversight of work to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health standards and regulations.
• You will perform inspections of facilities and work spaces. You will coordinate the performance of required inspections, checkpoints, or audits.
• You will respond to mishaps, near miss incidents, and unsafe/unhealthful conditions.