Safety and Occupational Health Specialist Los Angeles

Job Overview

The General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS) manages a diverse real estate portfolio of approximately 1,600 federally owned buildings and 6,500 leased facilities across the U.S. and territories. The real estate portfolio includes federal office buildings, courthouses, land ports of entry, federal campus facilities, laboratories, and warehouses.

This position is part of the Facility Risk Management Division (FRMD) of the GSA PBS Office of Facilities Management (OFM). The FRMD is responsible for GSA’s industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, facility safety, and fire protection programs, which help to provide safe and healthy work spaces to federal tenants, occupants, and visitors across GSA’s building portfolio.

The Safety and Occupational Health Specialist will be responsible for tasks and projects assigned by the FRMD Director or their designee. In general, the Safety and Occupational Health Specialist will support the overall management of the National Safety and Occupational Health Program. The National Safety and Occupational Health Program includes the following program areas:

Based on the needs of the position, occasional travel may be required to conduct field inspections or attend meetings.

programs related to their space or to buildings/facilities housing their operations.

(3) accidents for which prior analysis of the hazards or development of control and preventive measures have been unsuccessful.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) compliance, including

• Construction safety
• Electrical safety
• Fall protection / walk-working surfaces
• Confined space
• Occupational health and environmental control (noise, ventilation, non-ionizing radiation)
• Machinery and machine guarding
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Medical surveillance
• Job hazard analysis
• Accident prevention and investigation
• Ammunition and explosives safety
• Hazardous materials / hazard communication
• Health and safety audits and risk management surveys
• Provides expert advice, guidance, troubleshooting and technical assistance to management officials, agency heads, staff members, buildings managers, employees and visitors on all issues related to the diverse range of safety and occupational health matters that arise, including but not limited to, accident investigation, building inspections, policy implementation and interpretation, OSHA regulations, injury reporting and occupational safety, crossing business, divisions and project lines.
• Using mastery of the OSH programs, serves as a national subject matter expert in matters relating to occupational health and safety matters for GSA.
• Provides expert advisory and consulting services to employees and managers at all levels in occupational safety and health matters and provides options to resolve the problems presented, many of which are highly complex in nature and impact critical projects or important operating issues.
• Provides expert advice, guidance and policy interpretation and implementation to improve building safety and reduce and/or prevent accidents and injuries.
• Implements all national policies and, as necessary, develops national guidance, training or operating procedures to facilitate understanding of this program.
• Analyzes and maintains all OSH related training information, training needs and develops training/curriculum based on regulatory changes or anticipated program needs to improve or enhance OSH knowledge.
• Develops, directs and conducts a safety education program to fulfill employee training/continuing education requirements for the diverse GSA workforce engaged in various aspects of the Agency's business.
• Develops and delivers training in building operations and construction safety for GSA, that are accepted for continuing education credits for GSA employees.
• Participates in accident investigations in GSA controlled facilities when potentially hazardous or unknown substances are involved.
• Operates as a national expert and resource to develop or revise policy, address new OSHA regulations or proposed legislation which could impact GSA mission accomplishment, troubleshoot unprecedented safety situations, research and resolve the most complex safety problems facing GSA nationwide through collaboration and use of expert of analytical skills, and share best practices.
• Manages, plans, develops, coordinates, and administers the internal GSA employee OSH program elements such as OSH inspections, record keeping, reporting and training.
• Manages, plans, coordinates, develops and administers the GSA OSH program to assist Federal agencies in carrying out their duties under Section 19, of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Act, Executive Order 12196, and 29 CFR 1960.
• Manages OSH Act compliance, administering implementation of provisions of the OSH Act, Executive Order 12196, and OSHA program regulations within the context of GSA's internal occupational safety and health responsibilities. This includes participation in GSA OSH committees.
• Serves as…