Safety and Occupational Health Manager

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See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Direct all major aspects of a command level Safety and Occupational Health Program. Develop original concepts applicable to new or emerging agency functions.

Implement new program materials, systems and media concepts for promotional and training programs.

Plan and evaluate extensive, long-range SOH programs and projects such as handling and storing hazardous materials and the development of an enterprise-wide program.

Develop schedules related to workplace safety inspections, while identifying and validating requirements for employee surveillance programs.

Wrote Command level SOH programs, policies, standard operating procedures, briefing presentations and information papers.

Conduct SOH trending and analysis, identify recommendations to address trends, and develop white papers and presentations to brief senior leadership.

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, 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.

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

Physical Demands: The work requires frequent and protracted periods of strenuous physical exertion, such as long periods of climbing, crouching, or crawling in confined spaces or around and between operating equipment while carrying moderately heavy equipment (20- 30 pounds or more) and while wearing protective clothing.

There are sedentary periods of extensive deskwork, such as that required for the preparation of reports for customers and regulators, data analyses, review of laboratory results, and the preparation of contract specifications.

Work Environment: Work involves sporadic and potential exposure to potentially dangerous or hazardous situations, such as working with toxic chemicals; working at great heights under temperature extremes; or working around areas devoid of oxygen, containing harmful bacteria/molds, or emitting hazardous chemicals.

A variety of health and safety precautions are necessary as two or more potentially hazardous conditions may occur simultaneously.

This exposure requires the use of protective clothing and equipment, including respirators, safety shoes, hardhats, googles, gloves and hearing protection.

Work involves regular and recurring exposure to discomforts such as high noise, high and low temperatures, adverse weather conditions and unsecured incident (emergency) scenes. Major Duties:

• Serves as Safety and Occupational Health Manager supporting the DLA SOH Division Chief administering the DLA SOH Program requirements.
• Manages the collection, analysis, and dissemination of safety data to ensure program effectiveness, demonstrate compliance and measure performance.
• Serves as a SOH subject matter expert focused on trend analysis and oversight related to safeguarding DLA employees, equipment and facilities.
• Develops the DLA SOH program Management System policy and processes following the policy established by the Agency Safety and Occupational Health Director.
• Develops and delivers safety training, creates promotional materials, and responds to safety and health-related inquiries from Major Subordinate Command (MSC) and Regional Command SOH Managers.
• Responds to requests from DLA or other agency tenants’ personnel regarding safety and health matters.
• Develops and disseminates safety promotion information and materials including visual aids, charts, literature, etc., and assists in disseminating SOH guidance, policies, standards and regulations.