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Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (CSHO)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration · Posted 25 days ago
Hybrid Arlington Heights, IL $50K – $109K Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Safety and Occupational Health Management ISFPISTP
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These positions are with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Chicago Region. These positions are located in the Chicago South, Chicago North, Peoria, and Fairview Heights Area Offices. The full performance level of these positions are at the GS-12 grade level. Positions are 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.
What You'll Do
- →Researches and studies records and files covering mishaps, injuries, and equipment maintenance data.
- →Audits employer occupational safety and health injury records, safety plans, and program documentation.
- →Assists in the documentation of conducted portions of investigations to help support a legally sufficient case.
- →Takes photographs and videos of apparent violations of occupational safety and health standards.
- →Assists in preparing for opening and closing conferences and outreach activities.
- →Responds to requests for information on OSHA policies, regulations, and programs.
- →GS-09: Assists in conducting and/or participates in opening and closing conferences with management officials, employees, and employee representatives reviewing hazards or unsafe working conditions.
- →Conducts specific (targeted) outreach activities and provides information on OSHA legislation, regulations, and compliance activities to a variety of different audiences.
- →Assists in planning and conducting portions or limited inspections or compliance reviews in establishments and worksites.
- →Assists in conducting monitoring and evaluation by analyzing select portions of plan changes, programs, procedures, inspections, citations, and reports to determine compliance with approved occupational safety standards and programs.
- →GS-11: Conducts occupational safety and health inspections within a variety of agricultural, construction, general industry, and maritime business establishments to ensure employer compliance with federal OSHA standards.
- →Conducts investigations involving one or more fatalities, injuries, serious accidents, or other unsafe conditions.
- →Prepares for inspections to become familiar with work processes, operations, and standards applicable to the workplace to be inspected.
- →Conducts opening conferences with management officials and employee representatives concerning the nature and purpose of the inspection, the procedures which will be followed, and employee discrimination rights.
Requirements
- ✓Combining Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
- ✓To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
- ✓Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18.
- ✓Add the two percentages.
- ✓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: 8b9a7bf6-b720-474e-b1e1-5a2bc0773f9c
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