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Fairchild AFB, WA (On-Site/Office)
Duties
A GS-0690-11, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST:
Conditions of employment
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS :
Military Grades: E1 (AB) - E7 (MSgt)
Desired Military Assignments: 4B071 Desired
- Applicants need not be assigned to the position or possess the AFSC to apply or be considered for selection. Selected applicant must be assigned to a compatible Military position and attain AFSC within 1 year of appointment action.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Must maintain membership in the WA Air National Guard for continued employment.
- Must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
- Must possess or be able to obtain a SECRET clearance within one year of appointment.
- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
- Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
- The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
- "This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG."
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
Experience, education, or training which provided a basic knowledge of principles and practices related to the health care delivery system.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :
Must have at least 36 months of 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. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Applicant must have 1-year equivalent specialized experience to at least GS-09.
Education
Education Requirements:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.
Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:
Combination of education and experience -- at least 12 semester hours of course work in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours as specified in 1. above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
To receive credit for Education, you must provide transcripts or other documentation of proof to support your Educational claims.
Additional information
- Certain incentive(s) may be available pending funding and approval but are not guaranteed.
- 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 ( ).
- Military Technicians are ineligible for enlistment, retention, and student loan repayment bonuses. Acceptance of a Technician position will terminate these incentives.
- Military Technicians in the excepted service will wear the appropriate uniform while performing as a Technician.
- Veteran's preference does not apply to National Guard Technician positions in accordance with Title 32 USC 709 (f).
- May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY :
The WA National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.
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A GS-0690-11, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST:
- Acts as the technical expert and advisor to Wing leadership on all issues pertaining to the above directives.
- Researches industrial operations and develops, implements, and executes surveillance strategies, inspections and evaluations of operational facilities and various activities to detect and eliminate health hazards.
- Executes appropriate methods and techniques of surveys.
- Performs base wide no-notice, spot, and special inspections of operational facilities and worksites when statistical analyses and conditions dictate need, when new equipment is to be installed, and/or when hazardous conditions exist.
- Identifies potential physical, biological, and chemical health hazards in the workplace; evaluates exposure to workers, and prescribes corrective measures which may include changing work processes/procedures, adding/modifying engineering systems, making chemical substitutions, or using personal protective equipment.
- In the case of serious or acute conditions, chronic illnesses, etc., performs follow-up interviews and provides professional guidance to the affected or involved employee(s), physician(s), hospital/clinic, and supervisor(s) to prevent future similar situations.
- Documents findings using complex inter-relational data basing systems.
- Determines and assigns Risk Assessment Code (RAC) to health hazards.
- Manages and assesses installation environmental sampling, analysis and monitoring requirements, and performs ambient, source and substance tests and monitoring.
- Compiles and evaluates pollution emission inventories to include air, waste water and hazardous materials/wastes.
- Interprets Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for employees, management and other health professionals, and maintains the base master MSDS file.
- Provides education concerning MSDS's to new and existing employees.
- Interfaces with manufactures of hazardous materials in order to obtain the most current health hazard information available for chemicals located at each installation.
- Authorizes, reviews, and validates new hazardous material issued on AF Form 3952, Chemical Hazardous Material Request/Authorization.
- Identifies low level less hazardous substitutes through expert chemical and process knowledge.
- Reviews and approves issues related to hazardous material including personal protective equipment (PPE) and disposal requirements.
- Acts as the technical health expert and advisor to Wing leadership on issues pertaining to the Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP) and other pertinent issues.
- Serves as the program manager that ensures installation compliance with OSHA confined space standards.
- Researches, formulates, and implements workplace air sampling strategy; performs air sampling surveys and evaluates results.
- Evaluates existing controls and determines and prescribes corrective measures to management such as implementation of administrative or engineering controls and/or use of personal protective equipment.
- Briefs installation leadership and management committees on survey results that have a potential positive/adverse impact, and provides expert technical advice on plans and correction.
- Researches needs and conducts sound/decibel tests in facilities or other areas where potential over exposures to noise may exist, such as machine shops.
- Analyzes and implements appropriate engineering and/or administrative/procedural controls.
- Recommends personal protective equipment where excessive noise is evident.
- Ensures respiratory protection device chosen will provide proper protection against hazard identified.
- Controls issue of respiratory protective devices in coordination with installation base supply.
- Authorizes issue of respiratory protection for specific industrial processes and ensures respirator users are quantitatively fit tested.
- The water vulnerability assessment includes formal written assessment of the potential risks associated with each base.
- Notifies base populace and state regulators when standards are exceeded, and provides advice regarding follow-up health/safety actions that should/must be taken.
- Reviews and provides input to the installation Environmental Engineer regarding federal and state environmental permit applications.
- Ensures accuracy and completeness of radioactive material permits before forwarding to the USAF and state regulatory agencies.
- Participates in planning and implementation of the Full Spectrum Threat Response (FSTR) cell, for control of real world and exercise incidents.
- Provides input to the base security vulnerability assessment plan. Responds to actual disasters or exercises.
- Principal expert and advisor to on-scene commander on chemical, biological, and nuclear materials and recommends personal protection equipment requirements.
- Manages the base Quantitative Fit Test (QNFT) program.
- Identifies, tests, and trains base personnel requiring the issue of chemical warfare gas masks.
- Other duties as assigned.
Conditions of employment
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS :
Military Grades: E1 (AB) - E7 (MSgt)
Desired Military Assignments: 4B071 Desired
- Applicants need not be assigned to the position or possess the AFSC to apply or be considered for selection. Selected applicant must be assigned to a compatible Military position and attain AFSC within 1 year of appointment action.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Must maintain membership in the WA Air National Guard for continued employment.
- Must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
- Must possess or be able to obtain a SECRET clearance within one year of appointment.
- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
- Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
- The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
- "This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG."
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
Experience, education, or training which provided a basic knowledge of principles and practices related to the health care delivery system.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :
Must have at least 36 months of 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. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Applicant must have 1-year equivalent specialized experience to at least GS-09.
Education
Education Requirements:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
- 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 Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly (ABIH)).
Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.
Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:
Combination of education and experience -- at least 12 semester hours of course work in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours as specified in 1. above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
To receive credit for Education, you must provide transcripts or other documentation of proof to support your Educational claims.
Additional information
- Certain incentive(s) may be available pending funding and approval but are not guaranteed.
- 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 ( ).
- Military Technicians are ineligible for enlistment, retention, and student loan repayment bonuses. Acceptance of a Technician position will terminate these incentives.
- Military Technicians in the excepted service will wear the appropriate uniform while performing as a Technician.
- Veteran's preference does not apply to National Guard Technician positions in accordance with Title 32 USC 709 (f).
- May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY :
The WA National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.
If you are unable to upload a document online please send the document via email to our .
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