Safety and Occupational Health Management

Basic Requirements

This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants must meet the basic educations requirements in order to be found minimally qualified for the position.

Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Major study -- 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 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. OR Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5.

Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience. You may need to send proof of education or of certification to be considered for this position. Click here for more information on who must submit documentation at the time of application and what documentation is acceptable: Transcripts and Certifications.

For the GS-09, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-07 if outside the Federal service, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience assisting in the planning, organizing, and evaluation of safety and occupational health programs; or assisting with investigating and documenting safety violations, accidents, or mishaps.

OR master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-07 or higher grade in Federal Service.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Performs assignments to identify, control and/or eliminate unsafe physical conditions, procedures or processes, equipment and machine hazards, and risks in human performance that may cause injury to persons or damage to property.,Performs periodic inspections and evaluations to determine compliance with appropriate occupational safety and health regulations.,Provides administrative support includes maintaining OSHA record keeping, safety metric data, developing safety articles, updating applicable Standard Operating Procedures.,Assists with providing emergency response and training to workforce.