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Safety & Occupational Health Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-siteDetroit, MI$99K – $128KApply by May 26, 2026Safety and Occupational Health ManagementESTJESTPISFPISTPTrades
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Safety and Occupational Health Service is recruiting for a well-qualified Safety and Occupational Health Specialist. This position will be within the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. Incumbent will plan, direct, coordinate, and evaluate a comprehensive safety and research safety program. The program requires the development of safety criteria to eliminate or control serious hazards encountered in the construction, operation, and maintenance of research laboratories.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as the principal R&D safety and occupational advisor to the John D.
- →Dingell VA Medical Center, interprets new safety and occupational health legislation, and recommends the adoption or implementation of specific policies and procedures.
- →As a consultant to Research Scientists, Principal Investigators, facility committees, and facility inquiries, the incumbent provides extensive technical guidance and assistance on diverse, complex hazardous conditions in varied research laboratories that require specialized safety approaches.
- →Plans, organizes, coordinates, and conducts a series of department-wide inspections, internal and external, such as OSHA, ORO (Office of Research Oversight), Environment of Care, Hazardous Waste.
- →Develops and conducts a safety education program to address the possible hazards associated with Research facilities and studies.
- →Monthly trainings are offered on a recurring basis.
- →Conducts on the spot training as well as one-on one specialized training for research personnel.
- →Consults and coordinates with other agency experts including industrial hygienists, physicians, scientists, environmental engineers, and fire prevention engineers in the resolution of difficult environmental hazards and the development of safety guidance and procedures.
- →Chairs the Subcommittee for Research Safety and Security (SRSS), tasked with overseeing research safety at the John D.
- →Dingell VA Medical Center and reviews initial submissions and continuing review for all research studies.
- →Participate in various facility-wide safety and environmental programs, include those involving radiation safety, green initiatives, environmental care, and emergency preparedness.
- →Responsible for compiling and submitting safety reports in response to inspections, audits, annual reviews, etc.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Safety & Occupational Health Specialist/PD943810 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 282612d2-1530-4966-9891-018553f864c1
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