Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland . This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. If you are using education to qualify for this position you will need to submit your unofficial/official transcripts with your application. Failure to provide transcripts/certifications, or a determination that you do not possess the education requirement, will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration in accordance with competitive examining procedures. (Individual Occupational Requirements for Series 0018) 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 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 Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP) Time In Grade For entry at the GS-11 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in the Federal Service. For entry at the GS-12 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-11, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-09 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting in evaluating safety and occupational health practices, regulations, and/or safety trainings to ensure program effectiveness; or performing inspections and surveys for safety and occupational compliance to identify potential new hazards. For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Surveying facilities to identify unsafe operations and conditions, and experience drafting and implementing measures to control or eliminate recognized hazards. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. #J-18808-Ljbffr PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)