Industrial Hygienist
ATTENTION TO ALL APPLICANTS:
This position may be filled either as a Industrial Hygienist advertised in this announcement or may be filled as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist advertised under announcements #MS-20-BOS-OSHA-259 or as Safety Engineer advertised under announcement #MS-20-BOS-OSHA-261. Applicants are encouraged to review all announcements and apply if interested/eligible. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to, the following:
Review case files to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates and documentation that is legally sufficient and consistent with OSHA policies and directives. Communicate assignments and applicable time frames to team members. Conduct on-the-job assessments of workload progress, productivity, and quality to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Make recommendations on promotions, reassignments, awards, training, and other career development opportunities. Assist in the formulation of new or revised draft performance standards. Provides and sign written performance appraisals based on daily observation of work. Approve the use of annual, sick, and/or credit leave of short duration. Participate in and conduct informal conferences and negotiate settlement agreements relative to safety and health inspections. Leads inspections/investigations involving difficult and complex cases involving high risk operations, imminent danger, non-existent or inadequate standards where use of the general duty clause would be required, catastrophes and discrimination complaints. Work with the Regional Solicitor in developing cases under contest and coordinate hearings. Serves as a witness before judicial hearing and trials, including criminal investigations, providing technical expertise in occupational safety. Represent OSHA at meetings of employer or labor organizations, trade associations and other groups interested in safety and health. Ensure that OSHA's Strategic Plan, mission, and vision are communicated and integrated into the goals, objectives, work plan, and customer service. Basic Requirements The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. Evaluation of Education All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. Evaluation of Experience Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas:
the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment. In additional to the basic requirements, all qualified applicants must also meet the specialized experience for this position. To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS- 12, in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This position may be filled either as a Industrial Hygienist advertised in this announcement or may be filled as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist advertised under announcements #MS-20-BOS-OSHA-259 or as Safety Engineer advertised under announcement #MS-20-BOS-OSHA-261. Applicants are encouraged to review all announcements and apply if interested/eligible. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to, the following:
Review case files to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates and documentation that is legally sufficient and consistent with OSHA policies and directives. Communicate assignments and applicable time frames to team members. Conduct on-the-job assessments of workload progress, productivity, and quality to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Make recommendations on promotions, reassignments, awards, training, and other career development opportunities. Assist in the formulation of new or revised draft performance standards. Provides and sign written performance appraisals based on daily observation of work. Approve the use of annual, sick, and/or credit leave of short duration. Participate in and conduct informal conferences and negotiate settlement agreements relative to safety and health inspections. Leads inspections/investigations involving difficult and complex cases involving high risk operations, imminent danger, non-existent or inadequate standards where use of the general duty clause would be required, catastrophes and discrimination complaints. Work with the Regional Solicitor in developing cases under contest and coordinate hearings. Serves as a witness before judicial hearing and trials, including criminal investigations, providing technical expertise in occupational safety. Represent OSHA at meetings of employer or labor organizations, trade associations and other groups interested in safety and health. Ensure that OSHA's Strategic Plan, mission, and vision are communicated and integrated into the goals, objectives, work plan, and customer service. Basic Requirements The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. Evaluation of Education All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. Evaluation of Experience Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas:
the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment. In additional to the basic requirements, all qualified applicants must also meet the specialized experience for this position. To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS- 12, in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
- Department:
0690 Industrial Hygiene - Salary Range:
$91,231 to $118,603 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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