Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Duties

• Ensures that inspection and testing of all fire protection equipment and systems is accomplished in accordance with codes and policies
• Ensures that inspections of fire extinguishers throughout the facility and testing of the fire alarm system are conducted on an ongoing basis and directs overall program
• Investigates lost-time accidents and fire incidents
• Prepares analyses of accident and injury trends for review and action by the facility Safety Committee
• Reviews all accident reports for completeness - accuracy and adequacy of corrective actions
• Conducts accident investigations and checks and analyzes accidents - illnesses - hazardous conditions and code deficiencies for the purpose of informing management and meeting report schedules
• Accident investigations consist of visiting the accident scene and interviewing staff and visitors as needed - investigating the cause of the accident - and making recommendations on how they can be prevented
• Compiles reports on accident statistics
• Schedules hazard evaluations of any identified hazards and reviews all reports of hazards for completeness - accuracy and adequacy of corrective actions
• Conducts general and fire safety training classes for all employees - including special supervisory training classes in fire and occupational safety
• Schedules - conducts and documents fire drills and emergency preparedness drills in all areas of the facility
• Acts as co-chair of Emergency Preparedness Committee and follows up on deficiencies found during Emergency Preparedness Drills
• Conducts workplace inspections throughout the facility and storage areas
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Requires one full year of specialized experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge - skills - and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
• To be creditable - specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Qualifying specialized experience includes:
• Managing safety or occupational health program elements
• Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management
• Applying safety and occupational health laws - regulations - principles - theories - practices - and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements
• Developing safety and occupational health standards - regulations - practices - and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency - severity - and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs - processes - products - or other systems to determine the existence - severity - probability - and outcome of hazards
• Designing or modifying workplaces - processes - products - or other systems to control or eliminate hazards
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces - processes - products - or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards
• Training of workers - supervisors - managers - or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects
• Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist - safety engineer - fire prevention engineer - health physicist - and occupational health nurse

Education

• Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree Or LL.M. - if related.
• Education must include a Major study 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.
• Or Combination of education and experience (transcript required): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (in excess of 2 years) and experience as described above may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

Work Schedule

The primary purpose of this position includes the responsibility for the day-to-day administration and execution of the facility safety and fire prevention program - including preparation of all policies - reports - safety - occupational health and fire prevention-related correspondence

The work schedule is Monday-Friday - 7:00am - 3:30pm

Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework