SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will perform periodic onsite inspections and surveys for operations and evolutions; inspections industrial and construction projects to determine compliance with applicable occupational safety standards. You will create and maintain a contractor safety evaluation data base to document and evaluate contractor's safety program through planned and random inspections on operations. You will conduct safety and occupational health evaluation of all construction and service contracts, for the purpose of identifying hazards, evaluating safety performance, and measuring the effectiveness of compliance. You will review contractor's safety plans and activity hazard analysis for completeness and accuracy. You will be responsible for instructing 30 hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration Construction Industry and General Industry and 30 hour Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM-385-1-1. You will assist in the development, selection, and preparation of promotional and educational material for distribution and dissemination. You will prepare and deliver safety education training programs consistent with the needs identified through established requirements, inspections and evaluations, including, but not limited to CPR, First Aid, and accident prevention. You will be responsible for developing safety programs and procedures for the Public Works Department and contractors. You will maintain a mishap log and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports including all lost time accidents, the number of first aid mishaps and near miss accidents.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must 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: Planning, organizing, administering, implementing, and managing construction in relation to construction safety and health related activities; Administering, record keeping, and reporting of a safety program; and 3) Organizing, providing, and recording safety training for a department. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ 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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