SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Knowledge of various safety and occupational health regulations, procedures, practices, and standards; 2) Ability to interpret and apply basic Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards to unsafe acts and conditions characteristic of shop and shipboard environments; 3) Experienced in evaluating various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and researching alternative forms of PPE; 4) Ability to conduct OSH inspections to identify unsafe practices and working conditions and recommend measures to remedy or correct hazards; 5) Skilled in using job-relevant information systems and/or software applications, such as Microsoft Office Applications and RMI, necessary for entering and tracking program inspections, Job Hazard Analyses, Mishap Investigations, Medical Surveillance, and Training. . Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.