Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (Title 32) (Permanent), Position Description Number D2939000 and is part of the VA DofJS, National Guard. Responsibilities As a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (Title 32), GS-0018-11, you will perform the below duties: 1. Serves as the State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the maintenance of a comprehensive ground and explosives, safety program for the State. Coordinates with senior safety personnel and provides quality actions and plans for the sustainment of State ARNG Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems (ASOHMS) within the broad framework of statutory public law, DOD, Army, and National Guard policy, goals, and objectives. Implements plans, methods, and assess risks to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments. Reduces preventable mishaps in the preservation of ARNG personnel, equipment, facilities, and resources.The SOH Specialist executes a complex SO&EH program for a broad occupational field involving a wide variety of changing, high risk operations, environmental conditions, and hazardous materials. 2. Performs inspections of daily operations and workplaces. Conducts or participates in. Identifies high risk hazardous operations and procedures and ensures mitigation countermeasures are effective. Performs inspections, assessments, and surveys of daily safety and occupational health operations and workplaces requiring a degree of physical exertion and considerable standing, walking, climbing, bending, crouching, stretching, lifting of moderately heavy objects, reaching or similar movements. Conducts safety and occupational health surveys of offices, storage areas, and industrial areas to determine compliance with applicable occupational safety standards. The use of Personal Protective Equipment and clothing may be needed to conduct surveys involving recurrent exposure to hazards and discomforts, moving machine parts, shielded radiation sources, irritant chemicals, acid fumes, physical stresses, high noise levels, adverse weather conditions, and high temperatures. Identifies hazards and evaluates initial risk potential for harm to employees, the general public, damage to equipment and resources, and provides technical assistance to managers, supervisors and employees necessary to achieve safe and healthy working conditions. 3. Conducts safety education. Prepares and distributes safety promotional and informative materials to maintain safety awareness. Prepares and conducts briefings, meetings, training classes, and associated functions. Determines safety education requirements for individuals or groups. Develops training plans to ensure worker qualification and competency. Prepares and conducts general and specialized training courses for supervisors, collateral duty representatives, labor union representatives, safety committees, and employees on safety related matters. Participates in safety committee meetings to answer questions and provide recommendations. 4. Performs or participates in mishap investigations involving Army personnel, equipment, property, or operations. Utilizes the Army Safety Information Management System (ASMIS) to upload mishap reports. Interviews witnesses and supervisors to gather factual data. Identifies elements contributing to human and machine failure which may lead to injury or property damage. Assesses and analyzes findings and prepares reports including recommendations to reduce, eliminate, or control the hazards and minimize the potential of recurrence. Prepares a final report of findings with recommendations to correct the unsafe acts or conditions which caused the injury or property damage, ensures on the spot correction. Measures trends and conducts analysis for meeting strategic objectives. 5. Reviews purchase, service, and construction contracts. Reviews drawings and specifications for new construction and building alterations to determine the degree of compliance with standards and regulatory criteria. Recommends procedures to control or eliminate hazardous operations or conditions. Prepares safety criteria applicable to the contracts. Reviews contract proposals, statements of work, performance work statements, local purchase requests, and work requests for inclusion of safety criteria. Reviews contractor safety plans' inclusion of safety requirements which are applicable to the type of work being performed or product to be delivered for acceptance. Participates in preconstruction conferences, pre- and post- award meetings, and pre- and final inspections. 6. Coordinates with external agencies and prepares and revises safety instructions, guides, and taskers that are relevant to higher Army headquarters, States, contractor, and subordinate installation employees. Investigates claims for Environmental Differential/Hazardous Differential Pay and prepares findings. Develops training material for specific external installation problems. Conducts safety training for supervisors and employees in accordance with all applicable regulations. 7. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. WHO CAN APPLY: GROUP I - All qualified Male/Female Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W5/CW5) or a Commissioned Officer (O1/2LT-O3/CPT), currently employed (permanent) in the Virginia Army National Guard Military Technician Program. GROUP II - All qualified Virginia Army National Guard Male/Female Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W5/CW5) or a Commissioned Officer (O1/2LT-O3/CPT), regardless of employment status (Traditional, Military Technician or AGR). To be considered as a Group II applicant, proof of appointment/enlistment in the Virginia National Guard must be attached if the appointment/enlistment occurred within 60 days prior to, or during, the advertisement period. Military Grades: Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W5/CW5) or a Commissioned Officer (O1/2LT-O3/CPT) GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have experience implementing plans, methods, and assessing risks to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have at least 12 months of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-09 level, or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector but must demonstrate that it is comparable to the GS grade indicated. This experience must include activities such as: Experience performing inspections of daily operations and workplaces. Experience conducting safety education. Experience performing or participating in mishap investigations involving Army personnel, equipment, property, or operations. Experience reviewing contract proposals, statements of work, performance work statements, local purchase requests, and work requests for inclusion of safety criteria. Education Additional Information 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 (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).