Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
For GS-7:
Participate as a member of an inspection team led by a higher-graded specialist and assist in the planning of and/or conduct a limited segment of a major investigation or a small investigation where the exposure and type of hazard and unsafe working conditions is predictable in advance. Researches and studies records and files covering mishaps, injuries, and equipment maintenance data. Audits employer occupational safety and health injury records, safety plans, and program documentation. Assists in the documentation of conducted portions of investigations to help support a legally sufficient case. Takes photographs and videos of apparent violations of occupational safety and health standards. Assists in preparing for opening and closing conferences and outreach activities. Responds to requests for information on OSHA policies, regulations, and programs. For GS-9:
Assists in planning and conducting portions or limited inspections or compliance reviews (or independently conducts inspections of business establishments and worksites whose operations are generally characterized by the presence of moderately stable, low-risk processes or some higher hazards or unsafe working conditions. Studies records and reports of occupational safety and health mishaps, injuries, and illnesses. Conducts research of employers and their previous OSHA enforcement activity in advance of new inspections or investigations and to respond to requests for information. Utilizes the automated enforcement system to calculate penalties assessed to employers based on the gravity, severity, and probability of occupational safety and health violations. Writes complete and legally sufficient case files documenting all inspection procedures, interviews, sampling, identified hazards, and corrective actions. Assists Department of Labor attorneys in the preparation of evidence for contested cases. Assists in conducting or may conduct opening and closing conferences with management officials, employees, and labor representatives regarding enforcement findings and applicable occupational safety and health policies and regulations. For GS-11:
Plans, schedules, and conducts the full range of occupational safety and health inspections of private businesses and worksites where there is a strong probability of encountering unsafe and unhealthful working conditions from minor to serious in severity. Inspections may include fatalities, large numbers of serious injuries, or very serious accidents. Studies records and reports of occupational safety and health mishaps, injuries, and illnesses. Conducts research of employers and their previous OSHA enforcement activity in advance of new inspections or investigations and to respond to requests for information. Conducts workplace analyses to determine hazardous processes that contribute to employee injury and illness. Develops strategies to mitigate or abate workplace hazards. Utilizes the automated enforcement system to calculate penalties assessed to employers based on the gravity, severity, and probability of occupational safety and health violations. Writes complete and legally sufficient case files documenting all inspection procedures, interviews, sampling, identified hazards, and corrective actions. Assists Department of Labor attorneys in the preparation of evidence for contested cases. Serves as a witness and testifies on behalf of the Department. Conducts opening and closing conferences with management officials, employees, and labor representatives. Applicants must meet either the specialized experience OR substitution of education for specialized experience described below:
For GS-07:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level which involved at least three of the following:
Participating as a member of a team responsible for conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections of workplaces; Identifying occupational health and safety hazards; Evaluating or assisting in the evaluation of occupational safety and health programs; Interpreting and/or applying basic occupational safety and health standards and criteria to unsafe working conditions; Writing entire or segments of an occupational safety and health inspection report, evaluation, analysis, or review; Providing general information about occupational safety and health regulations, activities, policies, and initiatives to interested parties (i.e., employers and/or employees and/or governmental agencies and/or private sector parties and/or members of the general public). Substitution of Experience GS-07:
One year (1) of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. Information regarding S.A.A can be found in OPM's General Schedule Qualification Policies. For GS-09:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level which involved at least six of the following:
Assisting in the planning of and/or conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections of workplaces. These inspections involve some or all of the following:
Machine operations; Equipment operations; Environmental conditions; Work practices; Protective devices and/or protective equipment; Safety procedures. Studying records and/or files regarding any of the following:
Occupational safety and/or occupational health mishaps/accidents; Occupational safety and/or occupational health injuries; Equipment maintenance data. Identifying occupational health and safety hazards; Recording and/or photographing plain-view occupational safety and/or occupational health hazards; Evaluating occupational safety and/or occupational health programs and making recommendations for improvement when deficiencies are noted; Compiles occupational safety and/or occupational health reports; Applying occupational safety and/or occupational health standards and criteria to unsafe working conditions; Developing legally sufficient occupational safety and/or occupational health investigation or inspection reports; Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur; Substitution of Experience GS-09:
Two years of graduate education or a Master's degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines:
safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. For GS-11:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level which involved at least eight of the following:
Planning and conducting the full range of occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections at worksites and professional establishments; Investigating occupational safety and/or occupational health complaints; Conducting file and/or record reviews, to include case files of previous occupational health and/or occupational safety investigations and inspections; Conducting occupational health and safety investigations and inspections AND identifying causation factors for:
Fatalities; A large number of injuries and/or serious accidents and/or illnesses; High-profile cases. Conducts interviews with employers and/or employees and/or employee representatives and/or emergency services personnel and/or law enforcement officials and/or other parties to identify unsafe/unhealthful working conditions and/or causes of injuries/illnesses/fatalities AND to obtain information required to conduct a legally sufficient occupational safety and health investigation; Conducting workplace analyses and reviewing the occupational safety and health programs of employers and businesses; Writing occupational safety and/or occupational health reports; Identifying occupational safety and/or occupational health hazards; Develops and/or works with safety and health professionals in the development of abatement programs; Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur; Testifying during and/or working with counsel in the development of litigation pursuant to occupational safety and/or occupational health cases. Substitution of Experience GS-11:
A Ph.D degree or three years of graduate education leading to such a degree in the safety or occupational health or related fields that included at least 24 semester hours in the following disciplines:
safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Participate as a member of an inspection team led by a higher-graded specialist and assist in the planning of and/or conduct a limited segment of a major investigation or a small investigation where the exposure and type of hazard and unsafe working conditions is predictable in advance. Researches and studies records and files covering mishaps, injuries, and equipment maintenance data. Audits employer occupational safety and health injury records, safety plans, and program documentation. Assists in the documentation of conducted portions of investigations to help support a legally sufficient case. Takes photographs and videos of apparent violations of occupational safety and health standards. Assists in preparing for opening and closing conferences and outreach activities. Responds to requests for information on OSHA policies, regulations, and programs. For GS-9:
Assists in planning and conducting portions or limited inspections or compliance reviews (or independently conducts inspections of business establishments and worksites whose operations are generally characterized by the presence of moderately stable, low-risk processes or some higher hazards or unsafe working conditions. Studies records and reports of occupational safety and health mishaps, injuries, and illnesses. Conducts research of employers and their previous OSHA enforcement activity in advance of new inspections or investigations and to respond to requests for information. Utilizes the automated enforcement system to calculate penalties assessed to employers based on the gravity, severity, and probability of occupational safety and health violations. Writes complete and legally sufficient case files documenting all inspection procedures, interviews, sampling, identified hazards, and corrective actions. Assists Department of Labor attorneys in the preparation of evidence for contested cases. Assists in conducting or may conduct opening and closing conferences with management officials, employees, and labor representatives regarding enforcement findings and applicable occupational safety and health policies and regulations. For GS-11:
Plans, schedules, and conducts the full range of occupational safety and health inspections of private businesses and worksites where there is a strong probability of encountering unsafe and unhealthful working conditions from minor to serious in severity. Inspections may include fatalities, large numbers of serious injuries, or very serious accidents. Studies records and reports of occupational safety and health mishaps, injuries, and illnesses. Conducts research of employers and their previous OSHA enforcement activity in advance of new inspections or investigations and to respond to requests for information. Conducts workplace analyses to determine hazardous processes that contribute to employee injury and illness. Develops strategies to mitigate or abate workplace hazards. Utilizes the automated enforcement system to calculate penalties assessed to employers based on the gravity, severity, and probability of occupational safety and health violations. Writes complete and legally sufficient case files documenting all inspection procedures, interviews, sampling, identified hazards, and corrective actions. Assists Department of Labor attorneys in the preparation of evidence for contested cases. Serves as a witness and testifies on behalf of the Department. Conducts opening and closing conferences with management officials, employees, and labor representatives. Applicants must meet either the specialized experience OR substitution of education for specialized experience described below:
For GS-07:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level which involved at least three of the following:
Participating as a member of a team responsible for conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections of workplaces; Identifying occupational health and safety hazards; Evaluating or assisting in the evaluation of occupational safety and health programs; Interpreting and/or applying basic occupational safety and health standards and criteria to unsafe working conditions; Writing entire or segments of an occupational safety and health inspection report, evaluation, analysis, or review; Providing general information about occupational safety and health regulations, activities, policies, and initiatives to interested parties (i.e., employers and/or employees and/or governmental agencies and/or private sector parties and/or members of the general public). Substitution of Experience GS-07:
One year (1) of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. Information regarding S.A.A can be found in OPM's General Schedule Qualification Policies. For GS-09:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level which involved at least six of the following:
Assisting in the planning of and/or conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections of workplaces. These inspections involve some or all of the following:
Machine operations; Equipment operations; Environmental conditions; Work practices; Protective devices and/or protective equipment; Safety procedures. Studying records and/or files regarding any of the following:
Occupational safety and/or occupational health mishaps/accidents; Occupational safety and/or occupational health injuries; Equipment maintenance data. Identifying occupational health and safety hazards; Recording and/or photographing plain-view occupational safety and/or occupational health hazards; Evaluating occupational safety and/or occupational health programs and making recommendations for improvement when deficiencies are noted; Compiles occupational safety and/or occupational health reports; Applying occupational safety and/or occupational health standards and criteria to unsafe working conditions; Developing legally sufficient occupational safety and/or occupational health investigation or inspection reports; Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur; Substitution of Experience GS-09:
Two years of graduate education or a Master's degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines:
safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. For GS-11:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level which involved at least eight of the following:
Planning and conducting the full range of occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections at worksites and professional establishments; Investigating occupational safety and/or occupational health complaints; Conducting file and/or record reviews, to include case files of previous occupational health and/or occupational safety investigations and inspections; Conducting occupational health and safety investigations and inspections AND identifying causation factors for:
Fatalities; A large number of injuries and/or serious accidents and/or illnesses; High-profile cases. Conducts interviews with employers and/or employees and/or employee representatives and/or emergency services personnel and/or law enforcement officials and/or other parties to identify unsafe/unhealthful working conditions and/or causes of injuries/illnesses/fatalities AND to obtain information required to conduct a legally sufficient occupational safety and health investigation; Conducting workplace analyses and reviewing the occupational safety and health programs of employers and businesses; Writing occupational safety and/or occupational health reports; Identifying occupational safety and/or occupational health hazards; Develops and/or works with safety and health professionals in the development of abatement programs; Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur; Testifying during and/or working with counsel in the development of litigation pursuant to occupational safety and/or occupational health cases. Substitution of Experience GS-11:
A Ph.D degree or three years of graduate education leading to such a degree in the safety or occupational health or related fields that included at least 24 semester hours in the following disciplines:
safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.
- Department:
0018 Safety and Occupational Health Management - Salary Range:
$43,392 to $83,483 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
|
|
 | |
