Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
**The Closing Date of this announcement has been extended until March 15, 2023.**
As the employee progresses, the assignments will become more difficult and complex with less supervision. Major Duties include, but are not limited to:
GS-07
- Participate as a member of an inspection team led by a higher-graded specialist and assist in the planning of and/or conduct a limited segment of a major investigation or a small investigation where the exposure and type of hazard and unsafe working conditions is predictable in advance.
- 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.
- Participates in Agency efforts to obtain warrants and to subpoena witnesses and documents, if necessary.
- Analyses injury and illness data and reviews establishments’ occupational safety and health programs.
GS-12
- Conducts closing conferences with management officials and employee representatives. Discusses proposed citations for OSHA standards that have been allegedly violated, abatement dates, and employer and employee rights and responsibilities
- Processes inspections utilizing the OSHA Information System.
- Proposes fiscal penalties.
- Assists agency attorneys in the preparation of contested cases for hearing before administrative law judges; testifies under examinations conducted by attorneys representing the agency and the employer.
- Provides technical assistance to employers, employees, labor organizations and business associations to achieve safe and healthy working environments.
- Provides training to new employees and peers.
- Conducts interviews, reviews documents, and researches various sources of information such as equipment manuals, consensus standards, interpretations of standards, court decisions.
- Identifies violations and hazards, and recommends abatement methods common to the work processes and operations.
- Documents inspections to support a legally sufficient case.