Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Serving as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist GS-0018-9/11/12 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the Organizational Health Division within Mission and Readiness Support Directorate located in Glynco, Georgia.

The primary purpose of this position is ensuring that operations and activities are performed safely and in accordance with established policy and procedures. The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Medical Programs at FLETC encompass all activities and operational disciplines, including law enforcement training, administrative, industrial, and medical support activities.

• Leading the development and implementation of medical safety policy decisions and serves as a subject matter expert for the Organizational Health Division.
• Developing and implementing essential portions of the OSH and medical surveillance programs, including evaluating program adequacy and compliance, and reviews and recommends changes to medical safety protocols and standards.
• Developing and delivering advanced technical medical safety education and training programs for hazardous and physically demanding occupations, evaluates and monitors exposure to medical hazards, recommending and implementing hazard control measures, and ensures ongoing compliance.
• Provides technical medical safety education and training for all FLETC employees, assists in developing medical safety training programs, and ensures personnel engaged in hazardous work receive required medical safety training.

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Current and former federal employees within the General Schedule (GS) must meet the time-in-grade requirements outlined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license to conduct official government business.
• You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
• Must be able to meet job-related medical and/or fitness standards. Subject to an initial and annual physical examination that measures visual, hearing, and physical acuity.
• Required to undergo initial and random drug testing for illegal drug use. Employment is contingent upon favorable results.
• This position is Emergency Essential and required to sustain FLETC’s operations under all conditions of DHS operations or services, to ensure FLETC Continuity of Operations for Mission Essential Functions locally or DHS-wide.
• Overtime may be required.
• Travel of 25% or less may be required.
• This position is eligible for situational-only telework based on agency policy.

A resume must be no more than two pages. If an applicant's resume exceeds two pages, the USAJOBS database will not allow the application to be submitted. For additional assistance, please visit:

You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as:
1) Assisting with safety, occupational health, or medical safety programs,
2) Evaluating workplace activities for compliance with safety requirements,
3) Identifying safety or health concerns and recommending corrective actions and
4) Providing safety related guidance or training.

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Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D. with major study in the safety and occupational health field (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or 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.

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An equivalent combination of graduate level education and specialized experience as listed above. Only graduate education beyond the first 18 semester hours will be…