SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST T32

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST T32, PDD2461000 and is part of the AZ 161st Air Refueling Wing, National Guard.

What you will do

• This position is located at the 161st ARW, Phoenix, Arizona.
• The primary purpose of this position is to perform work in a broad range of occupational safety program elements, such as inspections/surveys, assessments, evaluations, mishap investigations, and safety training.
• DUTIES (condensed): Performs a broad range of safety and occupational health duties in one or more areas of safety and occupational health.
• Performs periodic inspections, assessments and evaluations on numerous programs such as high-risk activity programs, supervisory safety training, and emergency/disaster preparedness to determine compliance with appropriate safety and occupational health regulations.
• Conducts safety and occupational health surveys of facilities and equipment related to the full range of work operations.
• Evaluates a variety of complex, unconventional safety and occupational health problems or circumstances such as playground equipment and base traffic patterns; ensures correct safety and protective equipment is available and in use; and determines risk assessment of the hazardous processes/conditions identified.
• Determines and recommends applicable methods and procedures, such as fault tree analysis and risk management, for controlling or eliminating hazards.
• Documents and reviews inspection, assessment and evaluation findings and prepares formal reports for dissemination to appropriate parties.
• Conducts follow-up inspections to ensure violations and hazards are corrected.
• Ensures safety concerns are addressed throughout the contracting process with contracted services.
• Plans and carries out formal investigations of reportable and non-reportable mishaps involving personal injury accidents, property damage, covering a wide range of work operations.
• Assigned area involves a substantial number and diversity of hazards that may cause mishaps with significant severity and loss.
• Serves as the investigation officer for formal mishap investigations such as Safety Investigation Boards (SIB) involving class A and B mishaps.
• Obtains statements from witnesses, photographs mishap scene, records circumstances of mishap and extent of injuries, estimates cost of property damage, and prepares a formal report of findings with proposed recommendations and abatement dates to correct the unsafe acts/conditions.
• Compiles and analyzes mishap data, identifies trends, provides managers with mishap/trend analysis data, and assists them in developing programs to reduce mishaps.
• Prepares formal reports using the Air Force Safety Automated System (AFSAS) program.
• Develops specialized operating practices, modifying or departing significantly from standard techniques when necessary based on interpretation of policies, standards, and regulations.
• Coordinates with other installation offices regarding safety matters affecting installation personnel and devises specialized operating practices involving diverse but recognized hazards.
• Prepares and/or revises standard local safety instructions and guides such as local supervisory safety guide, and unit safety representative guide that are relevant to base employees and current or planned contractor operations.
• Devises specialized operating practices involving hazards associated with various holiday celebrations such as fourth of July celebrations, safety campaigns, air shows etc. Reviews plans and specifications for new construction, major building alterations, and/or changes in installation equipment and monitors project through completion to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards.
• Recommends design changes not included in the original plan and provides technical recommendations to eliminate or control safety hazards in the repair and maintenance of installation facilities and equipment.
• Develops specialized operating practices affecting construction matters associated with diverse but recognized hazards and attends pre construction conferences to brief contractor on applicable safety and health requirements.
• When need arises, stops any operation that is of imminent danger to personnel or property.
• Responds to concerns and complaints and answers questions when OSHA is contacted or comes on base.
• Provides technical safety training/instruction to supervisors, employees, and/or unit safety representatives on a wide range of work operations areas, such as traffic safety techniques, proper storage of hazardous materials, common laboratory hazards, and building evacuation procedures.
• Prepares and uses a wide variety of formal training materials, such as outlines, handouts, publications, films, exhibits, protective devices, and visual aids to provide and/or reinforce information related to safe work practices, accident prevention techniques, and mishap reporting requirements.
• Promotes safety campaigns/awareness through oral presentations at local safety committee meetings; and extracts, compiles, and prepares safety articles, bulletins, and pamphlets for local use by base personnel.

Education

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.

To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): 1. Ability to manage safety or occupational health program elements. 2.

Ability to develop and recommend safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. 3. Knowledge to apply 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.

4. Knowledge to develop or implement programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. 5.

Knowledge of 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. 6.

Knowledge to provide technical safety training/instruction to supervisors, employees, and/or unit safety representatives on a wide range of work operations areas, such as traffic safety techniques, proper storage of hazardous materials, common laboratory hazards, and building evacuation procedures.

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you MUST SUBMIT a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume must provide the following information for proper evaluation: Name Phone Number Work experience related to the job for which you are applying; details to include, job title (if federal, include pay plan, series and grade), work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment, employer's name, supervisor's name and contact number, and duties performed.
• NOTE: If your resume does not provide enough information for us to make a clear creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified.
• Verbiage displayed on your resume must clearly describe relevant experience using your own words.
• Please avoid acronyms, abbreviations, or internal terminology that may not be universally understood.
• You must refer to position descriptions, i.e the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience; however, resume or applications received in verbatim will not be considered.
• Other supporting documents: Applicant MUST submit their most current Report on Individual Personnel (RIP) to verify unit, rank, AFSC, and security clearance requirements.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 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 (***).