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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
Occupational Safety and Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These positions are located in the Anchorage, Portland, Kent, Oakland, Phoenix, Boise, Las Vegas, and Honolulu Area Offices. The full performance level of these positions is at the GS-12 grade level. Position is in the bargaining unit. A writing sample may be included as a part of the interview process. Selectee will be expected to report to the office listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Deposes, makes affidavits and testifies in a court of law where an opposing attorney may challenge the competence of the IH including his/her work methods or findings.
- →Conducts research assignments using internet technology to prepare for on-site inspections or in response to requests for information.
- →Interprets the application of specific guidelines for particular phases of an inspection, exercising sound judgment in the application of industrial hygiene criteria to potential hazards or unsafe working conditions.
- →Gains compliance with published standards by exchanging information, communicating findings and advice, and coordinating work efforts.
- →Contacts often involve dealing with uncooperative persons and include serious technical disagreements and difficult labor-management relations.
- →Conducts research assignments using internet technology to prepare for on-site inspections or in response to requests for information.
- →Selects and applies appropriate regulatory provisions to determine whether establishments are complying with prevailing safety and occupational health standards.
- →Conducts specific (targeted) outreach activities and provides information on OSHA legislation, regulations, and compliance activities to a variety of different audiences.
- →Communicates orally and in writing, in order to communicate basic occupational safety and health information and guidance, participate in some outreach activities, and provide technically accurate information generated by requests for information.
- →As the employee progresses, the assignments will become more difficult and complex with less supervision.
Requirements
- ✓To qualify for this position solely on education, in addition to meeting the IOR, the following education may be used to substitute for specialized experience: For GS-09: 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.
- ✓For GS-11: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
- ✓Combining Education and Experience In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, an equivalent combination of successfully completed related graduate (GS-09) level education and specialized experience as described in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement, can be used to meet the total experience requirements for this position.
- ✓For more information please click here (Application of Qualification Standard/Option 5).
- ✓If you wish to use your education as a basis for meeting the eligibility and/or minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must submit academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the qualifying educational requirements.
- ✓If specific course work is required to fulfill the eligibility and/or minimum qualification requirements, you must supply transcripts from each academic institution in which the required courses were taken in order to receive credit for that course work.
- ✓See the 'Qualifications and Evaluations' section of this announcement for more details.
- ✓Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
- ✓If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.
- ✓Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: acfd6da8-5193-4216-9531-17897e8680dc
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