SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Safety & Occupational Health Specialist in the Commander Navy Installations Command of NAVSTA GTMO .

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Analyze data on work operations, mishaps, and safety practices to prepare reports of findings that propose corrective measures for unsafe conditions and hazardous work practices; 2) Investigate mishaps, hazard reports, and unsafe or unhealthful working conditions to protect personnel and property; 3) Advise personnel of safety and occupational health measures to control or eliminate hazardous operating processes; and 4) Conduct safety and occupational health inspections and surveys to evaluate effectiveness of unit safety program.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ 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 advise management and workers on safety requirements, potential accident causing situations and method/techniques for preventing accidents.
• You will evaluate safety meetings and training to recommend appropriate actions to eliminate unsafe conditions/practices.
• You will schedule and perform periodic surveys/inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of safety requirements. (e.g., office spaces, work areas, work operations and conditions).
• You will analyze mishaps and hazaradous conditions to determine origin, cause and contributing elemetns.