Safety And Occupational Health Manager, Gs

SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER, GS-0018-13 (73428)

Position:
Safety and Occupational Health Manager (GS‑0018‑13, 73428) – Service Branch: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Division:
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) – Honolulu District.

Location:

Fort Shafter, HI.

Manages and administers a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health (S&OH) program for the Honolulu Engineer District. Formulates District policies and provides program direction by issuing regulations, standards, and technical guidance. Manages surveys, evaluations, studies, audits, and accident investigation/reporting. Advises the Commander and staff on safety and occupational health matters. Serves as the District technical authority on S&OH.

• Interprets, recommends, or issues directions for the District's S&OH Training Program.
• Interprets S&OH program policies, regulations, and standards to issue supplemental guidance for District implementation. Recommends or issues District policy or regulatory solutions to technical and managerial problems affecting the execution of the District mission. Recommends to higher headquarters the District's position on policies, regulations, standards, and technical guides. Researches and implements latest developments in S&OH by review of technical publications and independent research.
  
  Develops local operating procedures to supplement regulations and manuals of higher echelons in the area of safety and occupational health.
• Serves as the District technical authority on S&OH. Provides expert consultation and advice to top management, staff, operating officials, and the union on S&OH management issues pertaining to a wide variety of complex industrial, operating, construction, and engineering work situations. Serves as the District and command representative (as designated) to professional committees, boards, and panels dealing with S&OH matters and the application of Federal, state, local and national consensus standards.
  
  Consults with Federal, State, and local officials, industry groups, and manufacturers regarding the application and interpretation of S&OH professionals. Evaluates safety suggestions. Acts as expert witness regarding cases undergoing litigation, to include participating in hearings and at court, as required. Provides command and staff elements with risk assessment advise and consultation.
• Oversees construction activities. Renders professional advice on accident hazards and methods of control. Surveys construction sites to observe actual construction and proper observance of safety rules and regulations. Evaluates and assures the application of safety policies and criteria in all plans, designs, specifications, and training programs. Prepares and implements procedures and guidelines applicable to complex work operations and specialized heavy equipment use.
  
  Recommends and implements new techniques and methods, and resolves critical problems resulting from unique, changing work processes, and numerous hazardous human‑machine relationships.
• Manages surveys, inspections, evaluations, studies, audits, and accident investigations and reporting. Assesses District Managers implementation of S&OH program elements through safety management evaluations. Performs non‑routine S&OH surveys and evaluations as warranted. Performs risk assessment of the hazardous processes/conditions identified. Advises appropriate officials of methods of control or elimination of hazardous processes/conditions, including various available alternative measures. Monitors progress of corrective measures taken.
  
  Manages the Accident Investigation/Reporting System to ensure thorough investigation, timely reporting, and identification and implementation of corrective actions. Serves on Boards of Investigation for serious accidents. Assesses cumulative findings of safety management evaluations and other safety and/or occupational health surveys and accident reports to identify systemic issues/trends, and recommend corrective actions. Investigates employee S&OH complaints.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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