INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will assist senior industrial hygienists in conducting routine surveys of industrial, maintenance, and administrative workspaces. You will calibrate, maintain, and operate standard industrial hygiene sampling equipment (e.g., air pumps, noise dosimeters). You will collect environmental samples and record precise field data for laboratory analysis. You will conduct occupational health and safety training for military and civilian personnel on hazard recognition and prevention. You will investigate complex and diverse workplace environments involving multiple, concurrent hazards (e.g., toxic chemicals, extreme noise, heavy metals). You will manage and direct a comprehensive installation-wide or command-wide industrial hygiene program.
What you need to qualify
For the GS-05 Level: Applicants who meet the Basic Education Requirement (BELOW) are fully qualified for the GS-05 level. No additional experience is required. For the GS-07 Level: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting higher-graded industrial hygienists with health hazard evaluations; Experience calibrating and using common industrial hygiene sampling instrumentation; Experience assisting in drafting portions of survey reports. For the GS-09 Level: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience independently planning and conducting routine industrial hygiene surveys; Experience using quantitative measurement techniques to evaluate environmental stresses (e.g., noise, ventilation, chemicals); Experience recommending control measures to eliminate or reduce occupational health hazards. For the GS-11 Level: Your resume must also 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: Experience planning and executing comprehensive industrial hygiene programs or studies; Experience evaluating worksites with complex work processes or chemical compounds where standard guidelines may not apply; Experience serving as a technical advisor to management regarding compliance with OSHA and agency occupational health standards. For the GS-12 Level: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience serving as an authoritative expert in industrial hygiene; Experience developing and issuing policy directives, guidelines, or abatement plans for complex, large-scale industrial or maintenance operations; evaluating synergistic effects of health hazards; Experience representing the agency in interagency meetings, hearings, or negotiations regarding compliance with environmental and occupational health regulations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/ 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.
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