Compliance Assistance Specialist
What you'd do
This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Dallas Region. It is in the Oklahoma City Area Office. The selectee will be expected to report to the assigned office listed above; this is not a remote position. This position is inside the bargaining unit.
Major duties
The major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Reviews, observes, and inspects on-site working conditions of Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) applicants and program participants. Identifies, analyzes, evaluates findings, and recommends actions needed to resolve or abate hazardous conditions, exposures, and practices. Provides technical assistance to develop and incorporate effective leveraging strategies into compliance assistance program initiatives, ensuring that such initiatives are consistent with agency strategic plan and customer service goals. Presents training and/or outreach materials, evaluates the outcomes of such efforts, and reports the outcomes in relation to the strategic plan and customer service goals. Provides on-going technical assistance developing and incorporating effective leveraging strategies for outreach program initiatives, ensuring that such initiatives are consistent with the Agency's strategic plan, Regional operations plan, and unit goals. Aids in identifying areas of intervention based on analysis of data and needs assessments, recommends intervention strategies, program evaluation and impact measures. Coordinates outreach efforts for, and works with, small businesses regarding the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). Fosters creative partnerships with workers, employers, other federal agencies, insurance companies, safety, and health professional groups, trade associations, and others interested in improving workplace conditions. Describes and explains OSHA national programs and policies to the general public, associations, etc. Coordinates responses, and interacts with other Federal, State, and local agencies. Plans, develops, and implements the Regional Office external training program to and in conjunction with regional staff and a variety of stakeholders.
What you need to qualify
This series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): Education: Undergraduate and 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: (for positions above GS-5): 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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: 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. OR Certificates 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 must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) listed above, and the Specialized Experience below to qualify for Compliance Assistance Specialist, as described below. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized Experience is defined as: Conducting occupational safety and health inspections to ensure employer compliance with federal OSHA standards; Developing written and/or electronic inspection case files to substantiate identified hazards and/or citations. Providing technical advice, guidance or training to employers, employees, labor representatives or other interested parties regarding safe/healthful working conditions, the improvement of operations and/or facilities or voluntary compliance with OSHA's enforcement regulations.
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