INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
What you'd do
You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST in the OCC SAFETY & HEALTH DIVISION, OCC SAFETY HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Major duties
You will provide industrial hygiene expertise, IH surveys, and investigations to identify, evaluate and control conditions or hazards that may cause occupational illness, injury, or otherwise affect the well-being of Shipyard employees. You will provide atmospheric testing for flammable, toxic and oxygen-deficient or enriched atmospheres in confined, enclosed, or poorly ventilated spaces. You will implement gas free engineering technical expertise to the Shipyard to identify, evaluate and control conditions or hazards that may cause occupational illness, injury, or otherwise affect the well-being of Shipyard employees. You will conduct workplace monitoring, bulk sampling and analysis, and IH investigation of illnesses, asbestos surveys and oversight of OSH program elements, and maintain proficiency in asbestos fiber counting and bulk analysis. You will provide industrial hygiene/gas free engineering guidance to engineering departments and appropriate personnel to ensure compliance with OSH and gas free engineering requirements. You will review standards, criteria and guidance promulgated or proposed by higher authority such as NAVOSH, OSHA and NAVSEA, and adapt the criteria to meet local requirements.
What you need to qualify
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, 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 with industrial hygiene and gas free concepts, principles, and practices applicable to the full range of occupational health concerned with repair/overhaul of ships and other related industrial activities. * Experience recognizing and evaluating health hazards to incorporate adequate health hazard controls into work procedures for work that impacts on the health and efficiency of employees. * Experience providing the full range of duties and serving as subject matter expert for the implementation of Industrial Hygiene programs and Gas Free Engineering practices. * Experience administering occupational safety and health programs and maintaining qualifications in the performance of industrial hygiene duties such as lead and asbestos bulk sampling. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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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