INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will perform industrial hygiene inspections, surveys and evaluations individually or as part of a team. You will assess work practices to identify the population at risk and to detect violations of published health standards (e.g. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, DoD and DoN directives). You will present oral briefs, if requested, and provide detailed written reports of IH survey findings including hazards identified, assessment of the hazards, exposure monitoring required and controls recommended. You will evaluate the need for quantitative assessment of air contamination; noise and other physical stressors as well as the quantitative assessment of ventilation systems. You will prepare written workplace monitoring plans and track their completion, updating the plans as necessary. You will maintain, calibrate, and select appropriate equipment and media and conduct or oversee sampling. You will prepare notifications as required and documentation for personnel medical records. You will recommend engineering controls to correct deficiencies where feasible. You will recommend medical surveillance for employees who are potentially over exposed to hazardous materials, noise, and physical hazards.
What you need to qualify
GS-12: 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 assessing work practices to identify the population at risk and to detect violations of published health standards (e.g. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, DoD and DoN directives). Experience providing detailed written reports of IH survey findings including hazards identified, assessment of the hazards, exposure monitoring required and controls recommended. Experience reviewing IH survey findings with occupational health command medical surveillance representatives to help identify employees at risk who require medical surveillance. Experience advising management staff and safety office staff on respiratory protection, storage and handling of chemicals, and upon request, performs unscheduled evaluations and accompanies special inspection teams. GS-11: 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 utilizing industrial hygiene concepts, principles and practices, applicable to planning and carrying out all industrial hygiene programs concerned with a wide variety of industrial sites and research laboratories. Experience applying knowledge required to recognize and evaluate occupational health hazards, including those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood. Experience devising a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, change in work procedures, isolation, education, and personal protective equipment. Experience applying knowledge required to recognize and evaluate proposed new work processes and/or materials and or recommend measures to minimize health hazards. Experience using DOEHRS-IH and making statistical exposure assessments is preferred. Experience with AIHA's Exposure Risk Assessment & Management Tools is preferred. Registration as an AIHA Exposure Decision Analysis specialist is preferred. GS-09: 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 utilizing knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices, applicable to planning and carrying out all industrial hygiene programs for Navy and Marine Corps activities concerned with a wide variety of industrial sites and research laboratories. Experience recognizing and evaluating occupational health hazards. Experience evaluating proposed new work processes and/or materials and or recommend measures to minimize health hazards. Experience collecting industrial hygiene samples and utilizing industrial hygiene sampling equipment. GS-07: 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 utilizing knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices. Experience recognizing occupational health hazards. Experience devising a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, change in work procedures, isolation, education, personal protective devices. Experience evaluating new work processes. GS-05: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 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 utilizing professional knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices, applicable to planning and carrying out all industrial hygiene programs for Navy and Marine Corps activities concerned with a wide variety of industrial sites and research laboratories. Experience recognizing and evaluating occupational health hazards, including those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood. Experiencing devising a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, change in work procedures, isolation, education, personal protective devices. 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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