SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
What you'd do
You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST Department in the Naval Installations of NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA.
Major duties
You will serve as a NAVOSH safety consultant to all levels of management of the serviced organization. You will be responsible for safety resource management and planning. You will provide technical safety training to workplace supervisors and employees using a wide variety of materials, publications, exhibits and visual aids You will identify hazards and undesirable operational conditions. You will investigate mishaps and obtain statements from witnesses, photographs mishap scene, and records circumstances or mishap and extent of injuries.
What you need to qualify
GS-9Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-8 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Inspecting the work environment and identifying hazardous operational condition; 2) Investigating accidents and identifying the cause; 3) Preparing reports of inspection findings and accident investigations (e.g. witness statements, description of property damage, extent of injuries and contributing elements of mishaps and hazardous conditions occurring in the work environment). (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing local standards, guidelines, standard operating procedures and instructions to identify and eliminate or control safety hazards; 2) Analyzing mishap data (maintenance shops, maritime work, military training) to determine origin and develop techniques to prevent or reduce the possibility of mishaps; 3) Analyzing construction standards, practices and techniques, materials, equipment and utilities systems to determine compliance with building safety standards and to develop effective control of work and equipment hazards. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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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