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Job SummaryThis position is with the the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Kansas City Region, with duty location located in Kansas City Area Office, St. Louis Area Office, Omaha Area Office or Wichita Area Office. This position is at the full performance level. This position is inside the bargaining unit. This position is not remote. Selectee will be expected to report to a office above
QualificationsThis series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. OR Experience: (for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements. Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. OR Certificates Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience. You must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) listed above, and the Specialized Experience below to qualify for Safety and Occupational Health Manager, as described below. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized Experience is defined as: Advise leadership on the most appropriate enforcement methods to gain abatement of general and unique safety issues. Provide technical advice and assistance to employers, employee organizations, and others concerning potential hazards resulting from work operations, facilities and equipment. Conduct workplace analyses and reviews establishments' occupational safety and health programs to determine the hazardous conditions that may have contributed to injury or illness.
Major DutiesThe major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Ensures region-wide consistency among Area Offices in the application and interpretation of the federal enforcement program and all appropriate national and regional policies and procedures. Oversees and monitors the regional Federal safety compliance programs by providing expert guidance and assistance to area directors and supervisors concerning national and regional office policies, the Field Operations Manual, the OSHA Information System (OIS), and new and existing directives and instructions dealing with enforcement of OSHA occupational health programs. Provides assistance and guidance to Area Directors concerning significant fatality/accident issues. Coordinates and work closely with Area Office, Regional Solicitors Office, and National Office on cases with citations that are willful, repeated, failure to abate in nature, and other significant safety violations and high penalties, or presenting unique issues. Analyzes trends which might indicate that significant issues or problems might arise through improper application or interpretation of established policy. Plans and evaluates safety compliance methodology to develop internal compliance procedures and determine priorities, provide liaison with employer and employees, organizations as well as with the Regional Solicitor's Office and with publicly organized safety and health groups, and to act as the Assistant Regional Administrator, as required. Advises leadership on the most appropriate enforcement methods to gain abatement of general and unique safety issues. Monitors inspection scheduling through the OSHA Information System (OIS) and other contacts with the Area Offices.