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Job opening: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN (T32)

Salary: $66 036 - 85 844 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Oct 30 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN (T32), Position Description Number D0814000 and is part of the AL 187TH Fighter Wing, National Guard. ORGANIZATION: 187th MDG, MONTGOMERY, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: MR. C. TARANTINO

Duties

1. Ensures statutory and regulatory compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) directives. Serves as an advisor concerning OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and US Air Force on installation health matters, such as health hazard identification, evaluation and abatement; workplace surveillance; industrial casefile documentation; Issue Exception Codes (IEX); asbestos abatement; lead-based paint; ionizing and non-ionizing radiation; thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD); air emissions; drinking water; wastewater discharges; hazardous wastes; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) activities; pesticide use; environmental noise; environmental assessment; environmental sampling; and other environmental monitoring. 2. Surveys, inspects, and evaluates operational facilities and various activities to eliminate health hazards. Determines appropriate survey methods and techniques. Performs no-notice, spot and special inspections of operational facilities and shops when statistical analyses and conditions dictate need; when new equipment is to be installed; and/or when hazardous conditions may exist. Identifies potential physical, biological and chemical health hazards in the workplace; evaluates exposure to workers; and prescribes corrective measures, which can include changing work processes/procedures, adding/modifying ventilation systems, making chemical substitutions, or using personal protective equipment. As necessary, invokes authority to cease any operation due to unhealthy conditions. In the case of serious or acute conditions, chronic illnesses, etc., performs follow-up interviews with the affected or involved employee(s), physician, hospital/clinic, and supervisor(s) to prevent future similar situations. 3. Reviews plans for new and existing facilities construction projects. Ensures applicable OSHA, AFOSH, EPA criteria are incorporated, and where deficiencies are noted, recommends appropriate changes to facilities' environments that would assure integration of occupational/environmental health and industrial hygiene controls to prevent adverse health and environmental impact. 4. Assesses installation environmental sampling, analysis and monitoring requirements, and performs ambient, source and substance monitoring. Compiles pollution emission inventories to include air, wastewater and hazardous materials/wastes. 5. Acts as the installation point of contact and coordinator for ATSDR activities, including assembling and maintaining an inventory of information sources and documents; providing information and advisory services relative to ATSDR health assessments/risk, and prepares related correspondence and reports. 6. Directs, implements, and manages the installation AF Hazard Communication Standard as mandated by OSHA. Interprets Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for employees, management and other health professionals, and maintains the base master MSDS file. Interfaces with manufacturers of hazardous materials in order to obtain the most current health hazard information available. Assists in preparing hazardous materials inventories and operating instructions. Provides technical assistance to employees for proper completion of hazardous chemical labeling, and otherwise recommends and assures handling, storage, and disposal of toxic and other hazardous waste in accordance with applicable regulatory directives. 7. Authorizes Issue Exception (IEX) Code for hazardous or toxic substances. Researches an item's composition and toxicity and instructs Base Supply concerning IEX code assignment for substances. Periodically reviews and authenticates master listing of all hazardous or toxic substances used on the installation. 8. Monitors the receipt and disposal of radioactive materials. Performs leak tests of incoming and outgoing materials, takes swipe samples of radioactive waste, and documents results. Assists users of radioactive materials to properly prepare required documentation. Approves transfer and shipment of radioactive materials. 9. Serves as Base Radiation Safety Officer for radio frequency radiation, ionizing radiation, and laser radiation. Interprets TLD reports as they apply to the base program, ensures unit operating 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.

Requirements

  • NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
  • This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
  • Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
  • Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military grade in the Alabama Air National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Alabama Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Alabama Air National Guard recruiter at (800) 864-6264 prior to applying for this position. MINIMUM MILITARY RANK: A1C MAXIMUM MILITARY RANK: MSG *Other Requirements: For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license. 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level performing tasks such as support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. SKILL & KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge encompassing a basic foundation in the physical or life sciences and mathematics. Knowledge of OSHA, AFOSH, EPA, and other federal laws and related programs, and of DoD, USAF, and ANG regulations, policies and procedures related to bioenvironmental engineering and occupational/ industrial health. Knowledge of a broad range of methods, techniques, and principles of occupational health and industrial hygiene sufficient to independently manage a local ANG Industrial Hygiene/Bioenvironmental Engineering program. Knowledge of bioenvironmental engineering and environmental protection concepts, principles, and practices applicable to the performance of industrial hygiene/occupational health investigations. Knowledge required to detect/identify and evaluate existing or potential hazardous conditions through a wide range of sampling and testing techniques. Knowledge of methods for performing data and requirements analysis. Knowledge required to recommend or direct applicable controls, approaches, and/or protective devices relative to the prevention or correction of harmful exposures and/or hazards findings. 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 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, managers; to interact effectively with other health specialists and officials; and to properly prepare related correspondence and associated reports.

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience: Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

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: MR. CHRISTOPHER TARANTINO
  • Phone: (334) 394-7561
  • Email: [email protected]

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