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| Job Title : Safety and Occupational Health Specialist |
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Air Force Personnel Center |
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US-MA-Westover ARB, MA |
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License/Certification Required |
-- Other --
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Minimum Career Level |
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Required Education |
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GPA Required |
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| Salary |
$49,334.00
to $64,140.00
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| JOB DESCRIPTION |
Air Force Personnel Center
Job Announcement Number:
AFPCDEO-191281-183809-BKC
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
SALARY RANGE: 49,334.00 - 64,140.00 USD per yearOPEN PERIOD: Monday, May 19, 2008
to Sunday, May 25, 2008
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0018-09POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Career/Career Conditional
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Westover ARB, MA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens
JOB SUMMARY:
The mission of the United States Air Force is to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests -- to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace.
To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Reach and Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values -- integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. Citizenship RequiredPosition to be filled through Delegated Examining AuthorityTravel and relocation expenses may be paidThis is an obligated position to an employee on an overseas tour
Send Mail to:
Westover ARB MA
DO NOT WRITE OR MAIL APPLICATION
SEE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER HOW TO APPLY TAB
PLEASE FAX, TX 78150
Fax: (478)757-3144
For questions about this job:
AFPC DEO
Phone: (800)616-3775
Fax: (478)757-3144
TDD: 978-461-8404
Email: recruitment.center@randolph.af.mil
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| JOB REQUIREMENTS |
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AFPCDEO-191281-183809-BKC
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENT
EDUCATION:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: 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.
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
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.
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CERTIFICATION:
Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience.
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-07) or qualifying pay band or other pay systems.Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and ability to perform successfully the duties of the position.Examples would include a working knowledge of general management functions, practices, and procedures sufficient to understand organizational objectives, safety and occupational health principles, regulations, standards, and work processes of assigned organizational segment; the requirements, methods, and techniques of accident/mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of routine safety problems, and reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluating low safety and occupational health risk areas.
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GRADUATE EDUCATION:
Successful completion of two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.This education was directly related to the work of the position being filled.
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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.
Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims.Unless otherwise stated, unofficial transcripts on college letterhead are acceptable. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements. You must show proof that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station.Incumbent may be required to perform work during uncommon duty hours.Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.This position is obligated to the former incumbent who has moved to a civilian overseas assignment and has return rights to this position.Upon the employee’s return you are subject to being displaced from this obligated position.Every effort will be made to find an equivalent position for you at the same grade for which you qualify within the commuting area without loss of seniority, status or tenure. If this is not possible, you will be entitled to an assignment under reduction-in-force procedures. The returning employee does not compete in this reduction-in-force.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
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Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1.Knowledge of general management functions, practices, and procedures sufficient to understand organizational objectives, safety and occupational health principles, regulations, standards, and work processes of assigned organizational segment; the requirements, methods, and techniques of accident/mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of routine safety problems, and reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluating low safety and occupational health risk areas.
2.Knowledge of communication techniques, principles, and regulations to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in responding to work related problems and questions.
3.Knowledge of basic construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards.
4.Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions.
5.Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed facilities/renovations.
6.Ability to plan, organize work, and meet deadlines.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. The Human Resource Specialist uses your responses to the occupational questionnaire, along with your resume and supporting documentation, to determine if you meet regulatory eligibilities and appointment authorities listed in this vacancy announcement. AFPC is not responsible for erroneous eligibilities that you list or those that you fail to list.
If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
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| JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES, TASKS |
AFPCDEO-191281-183809-BKC
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Additional Duty Location Info:1 vacancy - Westover ARB, MA
MAJOR DUTIES:
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The primary purpose of this position is to perform work in a number of ground safety program elements such as inspections/surveys, evaluations, mishap investigations, and safety training.Perform recurring assignments to control or eliminate unsafe physical conditions, equipment and machine hazards, and risks in human performance that may cause injury to persons or damage to property.Perform periodic inspections and evaluations of assigned unit to determine compliance with appropriate occupational safety and health regulations.Conduct independent safety and occupational health surveys of assigned functional facilities, equipment, and operations where normal safety risks are encountered.Use agency checklists and criteria from different standards to determine compliance with conventional occupational safety and health regulations and program specific safety directives and methods.Make minor changes to local procedures when necessary.Evaluate unsafe working practices/conditions; ensure correct safety and protective equipment is available and in use; and determine risk assessment of the hazardous processes/conditions identified.Recommend measures to eliminate or control hazardous practices/conditions that may cause mishaps.Conduct formal investigations of reportable and non-reportable mishaps of a recurring nature involving personal injury accidents, property damage, or occupational illnesses within the assigned functional area.Obtain statements from witnesses, photograph mishap scene, record circumstances of mishap and extent of injuries, estimate cost of property damage, and prepare a formal report of findings with proposed recommendations and abatement dates to correct the unsafe acts/conditions.Compile and analyze mishap data, identify trends, provide managers with mishap/trend analysis data, and assist them in developing programs to reduce mishaps.Use statistical data to prepare charts, tables, and reports.Incumbent may accompany senior personnel in investigations of accidents/mishaps that include those with significant severity and loss. Review and recommend revisions to standard local safety instructions and guides that are relevant to current or planned contractor operations and base employees.Evaluate specific safety standards adopted by national safety associations, societies, or institutes; publications on work processes; and current industrial problems and makes recommendations as to local application related to specific work operations of assigned functional areas.Review plans and specifications for minor construction, building alterations, and/or changes in installation equipment, to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards.Attend pre-construction conferences to brief contractor on safety requirements outlined on standardized checklists.Provide technical recommendations for safety and health in the repair and maintenance of installation facilities and equipment.Identify potential safety hazards to assure adequate fire exits, stairways, aisle space, sprinkler systems, etc.Provide technical safety training and instruction on specific safety procedures to supervisors, employees, and/or unit safety representatives on such areas as traffic safety techniques, proper storage of hazardous materials, common laboratory hazards, and building evacuation procedures.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:This position is currently a GS position.Upon conversion to the national security personnel system (NSPS) this position may be converted to a corresponding NSPS pay banded position at which time pay may be negotiated in accordance with NSPS regulations.
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE:Spouses of active duty military members may be eligible for consideration under DEU competitive examining. To claim DEU military spouse preference you must submit your documentation showing eligibility at the time you apply.Specific program requirements may be found by at the Air Force Employment Information page, cut and paste this link into your web browser:http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/main_content.asp?prods1=1&prods2=14&prods3=181&prods4=886
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| JOB BENEFITS AND OTHER INFORMATION |
AFPCDEO-191281-183809-BKC
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
BENEFITS:
The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. The following Web addresses are provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees.
Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp
Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com/
Retirement Program - http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp
The following link provides an overview of the Civilian Benefits and Entitlements currently offered to civilian Federal employees.http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/best/default.asp?prods3=272&prods2=264&prods1=44
OTHER INFORMATION:
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1. We recommend you visit the following web sites for bases in which you are interested for information on the local community, cost of living expenses, education, employment, housing availability, relocation and support services: Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service: http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/sites, Official public Air Force sites: http://www.af.mil/sites.The Department of Air Force will not pay or assume liability for personal travel, moving expenses, or other relocation costs incurred in accepting employment.
2. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Program (ICTAP). If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. You must be a current or former federal employee displaced from non-DoD Federal agencies (e.g., IRS, VA, Dept of Labor, etc.). Applicants eligible under ICTAP are provided priority selection for vacancies within the local commuting area for which they apply and are determined well qualified.
To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, current or former Federal employees displaced from non-DoD federal agencies must be rated at 80 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
ICTAP eligibles must submit copies of the appropriate documentation as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority such as: a RIF separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation OR a notice of proposed separation for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area; and the current (or last) performance rating received (the rating must be fully successful or higher).
3. If you are a veteran with preference eligibility, submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 or other copy showing type of discharge).If you are eligible for 10-point veterans' preference, attach an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form.
Five-point preference is given to those honorably separated veterans (this means an honorable or general discharge) who served on active duty in the Armed Forces:during any war (this means a war declared by Congress, the last of which was World War II);during the period April 28, 1952, through July 1, 1955;for more than 180 consecutive days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and before October 15, 1976;during the Gulf War period beginning August 2, 1990, and ending January 2, 1992; orfor more than 180 consecutive days, any part of which occurred during the period beginning September 11, 2001, and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law as the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom; orin a campaign or expedition for which a campaign medal has been authorized, such as El Salvador, Lebanon, Granada, Panama, Southwest Asia, Somalia, and Haiti.Medal holders and Gulf War veterans who originally enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered on active duty on or after October 14, 1982, without having previously completed 24 months of continuous active duty, must have served continuously for 24 months or the full period called or ordered to active duty.Effective on October 1, 1980, military retirees at or above the rank of major or equivalent, are not entitled to preference unless they qualify as disabled veterans.
Ten-point preference is given to:those honorably separated veterans who 1) qualify as disabled veterans because they have served on active duty in the Armed Forces at any time and have a service-connected disability or are receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension from the military or the Department of Veterans Affairs; or 2) are Purple Heart recipients;the spouse of a veteran unable to work because of a service-connected disability;the unmarried widow of certain deceased veterans; and the mother of a veteran who died in service or who is permanently and totally disabled.
For more specifics on all veterans employment issues such as Veterans preference or special appointing authorities see the Veteran's Guide http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp .
4. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
6. Employed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. For more information on this policy please go to http://www.cpms.osd.mil/fas/staffing/pdf/rem_ann.pdf
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