Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Incumbent independently conducts surveys and inspections at assigned areas to assess work practices and environments conditions for safety and health hazards, and to ensure fire protection devices and safety equipment are working properly.

Include but are not limited to:

• Surveying work areas and inspecting equipment for compliance with EPA, NFPA, OSHA, The Joint Commission, VA, and all other applicable regulations and codebooks, within established timeframes.
• Inspecting contract nursing homes, halfway houses, homeless shelters, and other work areas in accordance with the latest edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, and other applicable codes.
• Providing timely and accurate reports of these inspections.
• Inspecting and testing fire extinguishing equipment, fire safety and fire suppression systems.
• Coordinating and performing quality surveillance of related work completed by contractors.
• Inspecting construction sites for compliance with VA, the Joint Commission and OSHA regulations with regard to exits and stairs, floor load capacity, aisle space, adequacy of sprinkling systems, safety features on storage tanks containing flammable and volatile liquids, and the adequacy of scaffolding erected to facilitate painting of buildings, etc.
• Assists with maintaining hazardous material inventories and documentation.
• Maintains required records of fire and safety inspections and tests.
• Recommends and implements appropriate remedies by submitting work orders, purchases requests, or initiating contract services.
• Assists Safety Manager and Industrial Hygienist in developing, coordinating and implementing programs, prepares polices and procedures; revises safety instructions and guides.
• Conducts general safety training, industrial equipment safety training; identifies external training opportunities for additional training, using a wide variety of materials, publication, exhibits, protective devies, and visual aids; promotes safety campaigns through oral presentations at local safety committee meetings, posting safety displays.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Compressed/Flexible: Compress schedule not authorized.

Telework: This position is not authorized for telework.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD11354O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Nor approved.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Physical Requirements: The incumbent frequently inspects and surveys patient-care areas, laboratories, warehouses, vehicles, industrial shops, grounds, community-based clinics, and nursing homes, necessitating prolonged periods of walking, standing, reaching, and bending. Incumbent negotiates narrow passages, rooftops, and crawlspaces. Climbing, running, jumping, crawling in confined spaces, and exposure to fire situations may be required. The work requires a degree of agility and dexterity.