Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (Safety - Prince George, United States - US Justice, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

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Prince George, United States

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Description

Duties:


Conducts safety and environmental inspections of the institution and prepares a report for the Environmental and Safety Compliance Administrator's review.

Promotes the adherence of safety policy for the facility.

Assist in the training of staff and inmates in the techniques of firefighting, occupational safety and environmental protection.


Assist the Safety Administrator or Assistant Safety Administrator in conducting investigations and obtains statements from witnesses and securing physical evidence.


Prepares factual written reports for all concerned that will identify the accident, injuries suffered by staff and/or inmates, cost of property damage and offer recommendations to eliminate future accidents in the future.

Responsible for developing and conducting safety training classes for the inmate population and staff.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staff's correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.


Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship is Required.
  • See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications:

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.


Education:


Undergraduate and Graduate Education:

Major study - in a 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.


GL-07: 1 full year of graduate education or Superior Academic Achievement.


GL-09:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B or J.D., if related.


OR

Experience:


Some examples of the qualifying experience are:

GL-07 and GL-09: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, experience must be in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Some examples of the qualifying specialized experience are:

GL-07:


  • Experience attending and observing closing sessions where violations of appropriate standards and subsequent corrective requirements are discussed with management representatives.

GL-09:


  • Experience surveying work to identify and evaluate hazardous and nonhazardous industrial work operations and conditions and to recommend corrective procedures where the potential for injury or property damage exists.
  • Experience analyzing accident and injury reports, studying data to discover trends and mishap causes, and to develop recommendations for eliminating or controlling the hazards detected.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:


GL-07 and GL-09: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.


OR

Certificates:

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.

To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.


Education:

See Qualifications Section for education requirements,
if applicable.

  • Foreign Education:_ For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U

S Department of Education website:
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Superior Academic Achievement. (S.A.A.) applicants
MUST provide a transcript in order to be considered under S.A.A.


In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.


Additional information:

This position IS included in the bargaining unit.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C.

3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.

If you are above the maximum entry age and have prior federal law enforcement coverage, you MUST submit an SF-50 to verify prior coverage.

Qualified Preference Eligible Veterans may be exempt from meeting the maximum age. Please refer to the Required Documen
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