Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

1 month ago


White Plains, New York, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

Safety and Occupational Health Specialist work in conjunction with the Safety and Occupational Health Manager, with supervisors, union officials and safety and occupational health committees to eliminate or control hazardous operations or conditions.



Duties

Major duties include but is not limited to:

  • Administers safety and occupational health programs to assure compliance with applicable standards and requirements to include the Safety Management Systems (SMS).
  • Advises senior level management officials on the status of safety and occupational health programs and recommends changes in the design of work programs to meet new safety occupational standards
  • Schedules surveys of VA buildings and offices to identify and evaluate risks involving a wide variety of work environments
  • Assists in making recommendations regarding adherence to established safety policies and procedures
  • Leads investigations of accidents, analyzing precipitating factors and accident cause data to develop specific methods for prevention
  • Trains other employees and lower grade occupational safety employees providing instruction on a variety of subjects, including chemical or physical safety topics
  • Conducts safety and fire protection orientation classes, conducts training classes for supervisors in fire, safety, accident prevention and reporting, conducts safety promotional programs for all services
  • Prepares written procedures for implementation of safety, fire protection and occupational health policies
  • Conducts administrative inspections of patient care areas for hazards and life safety code violations
  • Conducts inspections of adult Community Placement Home Facilities for safety and fire protection measures; makes recommendations and follow up inspections when necessary to assure compliance
  • Ensures fire drills are conducted through the facility, assists management in developing a comprehensive Disaster Plan and conducts disaster drills
  • Investigates alleged adverse incidents involving regulated materials, machinery or items that have and impact on employee/patient safety or occupational health and completes thorough reporting of findings, related data, illustrations, analysis and recommendations for higher level review
  • Develops specialized operating practices for construction, workplace safety and occupational health
  • Develops training plans for employees in fields of fire protection, workplace safety and occupational health
  • Reviews proposed/required corrective actions to ensure accomplishment of hazard abatement
  • Participates in the facility Safety, Accident Review Board (ARB) and/or Environment of Care committees and others as assigned
  • Other duties as assigned
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Telework: Not Eligible

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Safety & Occupational Health Specialist/PD90358-A and PD90359-A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required


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