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Job opening: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST (T5)

Salary: $69 107 - 89 835 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Nov 29 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST (T5), Position Description Number T59046P1 and is part of the AL 187TH Fighter Wing, National Guard. ORGANIZATION: 187TH FW, MONTGOMERY, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: Lt Col B. HYATT ***THIS POSITION MAY BE AUTHORIZED A RECRUITMENT OR RELOCATION INCENTIVE FOR UP TO 25%***

Duties

1. 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. Acts as the technical expert and advisor to Wing leadership on all issues pertaining to the above directives. Serves as an expert advisor concerning OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and US Air Force on installation health matters such as, (a) health hazard identification, evaluation and abatement; (b) workplace surveillance, (c) medical-legal documentation, (d) asbestos abatement, (e) lead based paint, (f) ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, (g) Thermo Luminescent Dosimetry (TLD), (h) air emissions, (i) drinking water, (j) wastewater discharges, (k) hazardous wastes, (l) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) activities, (m) pesticide use, (n) environmental noise, (o) environmental assessment, (p) environmental sampling, and (q) other environmental monitoring. Serves as an installation expert regarding Nuclear Biological and Chemical readiness issues. 2. Manages and assesses installation environmental sampling, analysis and monitoring requirements, and performs ambient, source and substance tests and monitoring. Compiles and evaluates pollution emission inventories to include air, waste water and hazardous materials/wastes. Determines human health impacts, works with Air Force, federal, and state officials collaboratively to ensure all laws are followed properly.Serves as the installation point of contact and coordinator for Agency Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) activities, including assembling and maintaining an inventory of information sources and documents, providing information and expert advisory services relative to ATSDR health assessments/risks, and preparing related correspondence and reports. 3. Serves as the Base Radiation Safety Officer for Radio-Frequency radiation, ionizing radiation, and laser radiation. Develops and implements local directives for the installation radiation program. Interprets TLD reports as they apply to the base program, ensures instructions comply with applicable directives, and develops and monitors local emergency cleanup procedures for accidental releases. Routinely surveys workplaces for compliance, providing corrective measures when non-compliance situations arise. Investigates potential radiation overexposures by conducting interviews with potentially exposed personnel, witnesses, and management/supervisory personnel and by calculating probe burnout conditions, permissible exposure limit distances, and incident exposure levels. Recreates exposure levels, and measures exposure levels at re-creation, formulating determination of exposures from available hard data and mathematical re-creations. Provides reports of findings with recommended preventative/corrective measures to the installation commander and other state and federal agencies (i.e. OSHA, Department of Transportation, and EPA). Coordinates with the Medical Group ensuring the incident is documented in the individual's medical record. 4. Reviews and provides input to the installation Environmental Engineer regarding federal and state environmental permit applications. Ensures accuracy and completeness of radioactive material permits before forwarding to the USAF and state regulatory agencies.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. Periodically reevaluates existing EDP situations for continued validity. Advises the State Human Resource Officer and Position Classification Specialist of any required additions/deletions/amendments to the state EDP plan. Performs other duties as assigned. PLEASE SEE HRO FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Requirements

  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
  • May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantiate (in his/her own words) that he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position. DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE POSITION. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene(external link) (ABIH). Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Knowledge Required by the Position: -- Professional knowledge and skills applicable to performance of a wide range of industrial hygiene duties, including survey, detection, evaluation, and sampling/testing techniques and related control measures for a variety of potential workplace-related health hazards. This includes performance of highly complex computations and application of theory and formulas representative of a wide variety of tests and reporting responsibilities that is typical of the scientific requirements of the industrial hygiene profession. -- Knowledge of OSHA, AFOSH, EPA, and other federal laws and related programs, and of DoD, USAF, and ANG regulations, policies and procedures related to industrial hygiene, occupational health, and bioenvironmental engineering. -- Knowledge of a broad range of administrative and managerial principles/ procedures, conventional methods, and techniques sufficient to independently plan, implement, evaluate, and manage the assigned ANG IH/BEE program. -- Knowledge of technical installation work processes/operations and equipment relative to their effect on the health and efficiency of employees working in machine shops, warehouses, on aircraft parking areas, and in adjacent office areas, etc. -- Knowledge of and ability to isolate and identify a variety of chemical agents (i.e., liquids, duets, fumes, vapors, gases, etc.); physical agents (i.e., noise, temperature, pressure, and radiation); biological agents (i.e., fungi, bacteria, and viruses); and ergonomic factors, involving body positions and repetitious motion, etc. -- Professional knowledge required to direct or recommend alternative controls, approaches, and/or protective devices relative to the prevention or correction of harmful exposures and/or hazardous findings. -- Knowledge of USAF/ATSDR activities and requirements in order to act as the local point of contact and program coordinator. -- Knowledge and skills sufficient to communicate effectively and educate employees, supervisors, and managers; ability to interact effectively with other health specialists and officials and to properly prepare related correspondence and associated reports.

Education

Please see Basic Requirements.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Contacts

  • Address AL 187TH Fighter Wing 5187 Selma Hwy Montgomery, AL 36108 US
  • Name: Lt Col Brandi Hyatt
  • Phone: 334-394-7565
  • Email: [email protected]

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