Industrial Hygienist

About the role

The Industrial Hygienist position focuses on recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace environmental conditions that may affect worker health and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, implements, and manages comprehensive industrial hygiene programs.
• Led in the development of facility industrial hygiene goals, policies, and procedural documentation.
• Manages various industrial hygiene programs, including but not limited to respirator, ventilation, asbestos, ergonomics, heat stress, indoor air quality, hazardous communication, OSHA lead, mercury, waste anesthetic, formaldehyde, and medical surveillance.
• Conducts in-depth surveys and evaluations of working conditions/environments to determine the nature and magnitude of hazardous exposures and the effectiveness of existing control measures.
• Applies appropriate sampling techniques and procedures and may oversee the work of contractors engaged to perform specific monitoring.
• Performs analyses of samples and evaluates the interpretation of scientific data.
• Analyzes hazardous exposures findings and recommends, devises, or works with engineers/other disciplines to develop corrective control measures, such as changes in work procedures, systems, materials, or use of personal protective equipment.
• Serves as the Hazardous Materials Officer, responsible for the initiation, development, administration, coordination, and auditing all aspects of Federal, State, and municipal environmental health.
• Audits for compliance with protocols and guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, The Joint Commission, College of American Pathologists, National Sanitation Foundation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Maintains safe working conditions and effective engineering and administrative controls as they relate to biological hazards.
• Serves as the technical representative in the design, modifications, operation, and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure to ensure compliance with NFPA codes, OSHA regulations, etc.
• Conducts education and training for staff and other personnel on industrial hygiene program requirements, occupational health matters, hazard awareness, safe health working procedures, personal protective equipment, and materials handling.
• Composes correspondence in response to all inquiries, deficiencies, or action plans related to the industrial hygiene program.
• Manages the reports and documents for the industrial hygiene programs, including analysis, inspections, hazardous findings, auditing, etc.
• Reviews and updates policies.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Requirements

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirement: Applicants must meet one of the following:

• A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science;
• A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene;
• Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

Note: Transcripts and/or certification required. Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.

Qualifications

To qualify based on experience - you must meet the following requirements:

• One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the federal service) that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Specialized experience includes: Professional industrial hygiene work involving the recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards; collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative exposure data; assessment of chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic stresses; determination of health effects from exposures; and recommendation of corrective measures such as engineering controls, administrative controls, medical surveillance, training, and personal protective equipment.

Skills

Applicants must possess the following skills:

• Professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls.
• Experience in all of the following areas: the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm.

Physical Demands

Investigations and surveys involve moderate physical exertion, including carrying equipment, climbing, standing, walking, and bending, as well as use of personal protective devices and occasional work in confined spaces.

Working Conditions

The work involves exposures to all the hazards and discomforts including chemicals, noise, dust, aerosols, fumes, and operating equipment. Protective clothing or equipment, including respiratory protection, may be necessary. Much of the work is performed in an office setting, although exposure to industrial hazards is expected multiple times weekly during walk-through surveys conducted individually or conducted as part of a larger study.

Working Environment

Work is self-directed at this level.