Industrial Hygienist

Duties

The major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensures region-wide consistency among Area Offices in the application and interpretation of the federal enforcement program and all appropriate national and regional policies and procedures.
• Oversees and monitors the regional Federal health compliance programs by providing expert guidance and assistance to area directors and supervisors concerning national and regional office policies, the Field Operations Manual, the OSHA Information System (OIS), and new and existing directives and instructions dealing with enforcement of OSHA occupational health programs.
• Provides assistance and guidance to Area Directors concerning significant fatality/accident issues.
• Coordinates and work closely with Area Office, Regional Solicitors Office, and National Office on cases with citations that are willful, repeated, failure to abate in nature, and other significant health violations and high penalties, or presenting unique issues.
• Advises leadership on the most appropriate enforcement methods to gain abatement of general and unique safety issues.
• Analyzes trends which might indicate that significant issues or problems might arise through improper application or interpretation of established policy.
• Plans and evaluates health compliance methodology to develop internal compliance procedures and determine priorities, provide liaison with employer and employees, organizations as well as with the Regional Solicitor's Office and with publicly organized safety and health groups, and to act as the Assistant Regional Administrator, as required.
• Monitors inspection scheduling through the OSHA Information System (OIS) and other contacts with the Area Offices.