industrial hygienist

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Terre Haute, Indiana, United States Department Of The Air Force Full time
Summary

THIS IS AN INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This position is part of the IN 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana National Guard under Position Description Number D1719P01.

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Duties
  • As an Industrial Hygienist, ensures statutory and regulatory compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Air Force Occupational Safety and health (AFOSH) directives and regulations.
  • Researches industrial operations and develops, implements, and executes surveillance strategies, inspections and evaluations of operational facilities and various activities to detect and eliminate health hazards.
  • Determines and assigns Risk Assessment Code (RAC) to health hazards.
  • Reviews plans for new and existing facility construction projects.
  • Manages and assesses installation environmental sampling, analysis and monitoring requirements, and performs ambient, source and substance tests and monitoring.
  • Develops, implements, and manages the Federal Hazard Communication Standard as mandated by OSHA.
  • Authorizes, reviews, and validates new hazardous material issued on AF Form 3952, Chemical Hazardous Material Request/Authorization.
  • Serves as the competent authority on radioactive material on base, controlling management of these materials from receipt to disposal.
  • Serves as the Base Radiation Safety Officer for Radio-Frequency radiation, ionizing radiation, and laser radiation.
  • Serves as the program manager that ensures installation compliance with OSHA confined space standards.
  • Researches, formulates, and implements workplace air sampling strategy; performs air sampling surveys and evaluates results.
  • Conducts noise surveys before commencement of new operations or work processes, when notified that operations/processes have changes, or on a periodic basis.
  • Directs the base Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) in accordance with AFOSH Standard 48-137, Respiratory Protection Program based on air sampling results and expert professional judgment.
  • Manages the base drinking water surveillance program, ensuring full compliance with all aspects of the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
  • Reviews and provides input to the installation Environmental Engineer regarding federal and state environmental permit applications.
  • As a member of the Environmental Differential Pay (EDP) review Committee, evaluates proposed EDP situations for degree of health risk and functions as the technical expert on availability and soundness of protective equipment or clothing.
  • Updates and reviews base disaster/contingency/response plans.
  • Manages the base Quantitative Fit Test (QNFT) program.
  • Maintains regulations, standards and manuals; writes supplemental guidance to ANG and AF directives; prepares correspondence and a variety of reports relative to the local IH/BEE program.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.