Safety & Occupational Health Specialist
What you'd do
You will serve as the Safety and Occupational Health Specialist at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Institutional Safety Branch. The Branch enhances mission success by providing independent analysis through audits, surveillance and inspections of AFRC facilities, equipment and operations. Ensures Federal OSHA compliance is understood and accomplished for the Center, and the safety of personnel, facilities, equipment and unique fleet of aircraft.
Major duties
Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Monitors and evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of Institutional Safety and Health programs. Reviews program documentation, records, and performance data; conducts tabletop exercises, field assessments, and on-site inspections to verify compliance and identify potential hazards or deficiencies. Investigates and analyzes adverse safety and health trends, recurring deficiencies, incidents, and unsafe conditions. Recommends and initiates corrective and preventive actions, tracks resolution, and verifies the effectiveness of corrective measures. Provides guidance to personnel and management on safety requirements, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. Provides safety oversight for facility construction, general industry hazardous operations, equipment, aircraft maintenance, and flight test activities. Establishes, implements, and oversees the Center’s occupational safety and health programs, applying sound management principles to develop, enforce, and sustain safety and health standards. Monitors, reviews and inspects documents and facilities for safety compliance and regulations. Inspects the work area to identify and eliminate unsafe and unhealthful environmental conditions and to determine compliance with Federal and State safety and occupational health standards.
What you need to qualify
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level: Administering and evaluating safety and occupational health programs; Providing employee training and safety education; conducting workplace inspections to identify hazards and ensure compliance with Federal and State standards; Evaluating work processes and equipment for potential accidents; and recommending effective risk-control measures. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Managing and evaluating safety and occupational health programs; providing employee training and safety education; Conducting construction safety oversight and workplace inspections to ensure compliance with State or Federal regulations; reviewing work plans, Safety and Health Plans, and Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs) for high-hazard activities, including confined space, lifting, fall protection, hot work, electrical outages, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO); Assessing work processes and equipment for hazards and accident potential; and recommending effective risk-control measures. Preferred candidate will have two or more of the following current license and/or certifications (or equivalent): *OSHA 30 Hour Occupational Safety and Health *OSHA 501 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry *OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry. *OSHA 2455 Safety and Health Management Program *Fall Protection Competent Person *Mishap/Close call Investigations *Confined Space Competent Person *Lockout/Tagout Training *NFPA Complaint Permit Authorizing Individual (PAI) training (Hot work) *OSHA 30 Hour Construction Safety *FEMA Incident Command Systems 100, 200, 700, 800 Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process.
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