Industrial Hygienist
GS-09:
Provides technical industrial hygiene advice and assistance to employers, employee organizations, and others concerning industrial health hazards and possible approaches to their control; potential hazards resulting from specific work operations, facilities, and equipment. Promotes industrial practices that are consistent with the goals and principles of industrial hygiene, requiring a comprehensive knowledge of a wide variety of chemicals and other hazards, and work practices affecting employee health. Reviews laboratory analyses, and prepares reports which include findings and recommendations for control of identified hazards. Reviews and/or determines the nature of the problem and the number and type of environmental samples to be collected. Examines the effectiveness of existing control measures & collaborates with engineers, safety & occ. health specialists, & other technical personnel to develop & establish effective control measures. Obtains immediate corrective action of conditions which are of imminent danger to life or limb. Assists in the litigation process, providing agency attorneys with information necessary to support the legal defense of actions. Assigns abatement dates and follows up as necessary to ensure that required abatement measures are completed, which, in some cases, requires additional inspections. GS-11:
Conducts interviews as appropriate with witnesses, employees, employers, medical personnel, law enforcement personnel, and/or other persons in order to identify potential symptoms of occupational illness, conditions and potential causes, and to obtain and communicate other case-related information. Documents case files with findings, completes forms, and attaches background notes and other material. Ensures case files are processed within the OSHA Information System in an accurate and timely manner and ensures proper annotation for reporting purposes and achievement of agency goals. Diagrams workplace flow processes; documents descriptions of the work environment, operations, and equipment; and/or photographs operations as necessary, as well as documents measurements of conditions and worker exposure and potential injury from the hazard for complete case file documentation. Documents ongoing cases with relevant documentation to support a legally sufficient case. Testifies in contested court cases as a witness under oath and is subject to examinations conducted by attorneys representing both the agency and the employer. Explains requirements of safety and health standards; effective abatement of hazards; and/or other related matters. Identifies and documents hazards, proposes citations for OSHA standards which have allegedly been violated, and secures immediate corrective action of conditions which are of imminent danger. All applicants MUST meet both the Basic Education AND Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for specialized experience requirements described below. Basic Education Requirements:
Applicants MUST meet one of the following requirements:
1. A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or2. 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; or3. Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Evaluation of Education:
All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university.AND,Specialized Experience Requirements:
in addition to meeting the education requirements described above, applicants must also meet the specialized experience below. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. For GS-09:
applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level which includes:
Assisting in the planning of and/or conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections of workplaces where the exposures and types of hazards are predictable in advance. Examples may include the following:
Health sampling; Chemical exposures and/or over exposures; Noise exposures and/or over exposures; Equipment and/or machine operations; Environmental conditions; Work practices; Protective devices and/or protective equipment; Safety procedures. Conducts research and studies records and/or files regarding any of the following:
Occupational safety and/or occupational health mishaps/accidents; Occupational safety and/or occupational health injuries; Equipment maintenance data. Identifying occupational health and safety hazard Assist in developing legally sufficient occupational safety and/or occupational health investigation or in reports; Assist in and/or knowledge of calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations. OR,Substitution of Education for Specialized
Experience:
applicants who do not have the specialized experience described above may qualify at the GS-09 level if they possess a master's degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, public health, or safety and health related field. For GS-11:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level which includes:
Planning and conducting or assisting in the planning and conducting of evaluations of workplace operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions. Such conditions could include any of the following:
Chemical conditions and/or exposures; Biological conditions and/or exposures to biological agents; Environmental conditions. Assist in conducting sampling for occupational health-related hazards and/or exposure levels and reviewing laboratory analyses of health-related sampling, prepare reports that include findings and recommendations for the control of identified hazards; Conducting occupational health investigations and/or occupational health inspections; Conducts interviews with employers and/or employees and/or employee representatives and/or emergency services personnel and/or law enforcement officials and/or other parties to identify unhealthful working conditions and/or causes of injuries/illnesses/fatalities AND to obtain information required to conduct a legally sufficient occupational health investigation; Developing legally sufficient occupational safety and/or occupational health investigation or inspection reports; Identifying occupational health and safety hazard and applying occupational safety and/or occupational health standards and criteria to unsafe working conditions. Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur. OR,Substitution of Education for Specialized
Experience:
applicants who do not have the specialized experience described above may qualify at the GS-11 level if they possess a Ph.D degree or three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or equivalent doctoral degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, public health, or safety and health related field.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Provides technical industrial hygiene advice and assistance to employers, employee organizations, and others concerning industrial health hazards and possible approaches to their control; potential hazards resulting from specific work operations, facilities, and equipment. Promotes industrial practices that are consistent with the goals and principles of industrial hygiene, requiring a comprehensive knowledge of a wide variety of chemicals and other hazards, and work practices affecting employee health. Reviews laboratory analyses, and prepares reports which include findings and recommendations for control of identified hazards. Reviews and/or determines the nature of the problem and the number and type of environmental samples to be collected. Examines the effectiveness of existing control measures & collaborates with engineers, safety & occ. health specialists, & other technical personnel to develop & establish effective control measures. Obtains immediate corrective action of conditions which are of imminent danger to life or limb. Assists in the litigation process, providing agency attorneys with information necessary to support the legal defense of actions. Assigns abatement dates and follows up as necessary to ensure that required abatement measures are completed, which, in some cases, requires additional inspections. GS-11:
Conducts interviews as appropriate with witnesses, employees, employers, medical personnel, law enforcement personnel, and/or other persons in order to identify potential symptoms of occupational illness, conditions and potential causes, and to obtain and communicate other case-related information. Documents case files with findings, completes forms, and attaches background notes and other material. Ensures case files are processed within the OSHA Information System in an accurate and timely manner and ensures proper annotation for reporting purposes and achievement of agency goals. Diagrams workplace flow processes; documents descriptions of the work environment, operations, and equipment; and/or photographs operations as necessary, as well as documents measurements of conditions and worker exposure and potential injury from the hazard for complete case file documentation. Documents ongoing cases with relevant documentation to support a legally sufficient case. Testifies in contested court cases as a witness under oath and is subject to examinations conducted by attorneys representing both the agency and the employer. Explains requirements of safety and health standards; effective abatement of hazards; and/or other related matters. Identifies and documents hazards, proposes citations for OSHA standards which have allegedly been violated, and secures immediate corrective action of conditions which are of imminent danger. All applicants MUST meet both the Basic Education AND Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for specialized experience requirements described below. Basic Education Requirements:
Applicants MUST meet one of the following requirements:
1. A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or2. 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; or3. Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Evaluation of Education:
All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university.AND,Specialized Experience Requirements:
in addition to meeting the education requirements described above, applicants must also meet the specialized experience below. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. For GS-09:
applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level which includes:
Assisting in the planning of and/or conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections of workplaces where the exposures and types of hazards are predictable in advance. Examples may include the following:
Health sampling; Chemical exposures and/or over exposures; Noise exposures and/or over exposures; Equipment and/or machine operations; Environmental conditions; Work practices; Protective devices and/or protective equipment; Safety procedures. Conducts research and studies records and/or files regarding any of the following:
Occupational safety and/or occupational health mishaps/accidents; Occupational safety and/or occupational health injuries; Equipment maintenance data. Identifying occupational health and safety hazard Assist in developing legally sufficient occupational safety and/or occupational health investigation or in reports; Assist in and/or knowledge of calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations. OR,Substitution of Education for Specialized
Experience:
applicants who do not have the specialized experience described above may qualify at the GS-09 level if they possess a master's degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, public health, or safety and health related field. For GS-11:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level which includes:
Planning and conducting or assisting in the planning and conducting of evaluations of workplace operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions. Such conditions could include any of the following:
Chemical conditions and/or exposures; Biological conditions and/or exposures to biological agents; Environmental conditions. Assist in conducting sampling for occupational health-related hazards and/or exposure levels and reviewing laboratory analyses of health-related sampling, prepare reports that include findings and recommendations for the control of identified hazards; Conducting occupational health investigations and/or occupational health inspections; Conducts interviews with employers and/or employees and/or employee representatives and/or emergency services personnel and/or law enforcement officials and/or other parties to identify unhealthful working conditions and/or causes of injuries/illnesses/fatalities AND to obtain information required to conduct a legally sufficient occupational health investigation; Developing legally sufficient occupational safety and/or occupational health investigation or inspection reports; Identifying occupational health and safety hazard and applying occupational safety and/or occupational health standards and criteria to unsafe working conditions. Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur. OR,Substitution of Education for Specialized
Experience:
applicants who do not have the specialized experience described above may qualify at the GS-11 level if they possess a Ph.D degree or three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or equivalent doctoral degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, public health, or safety and health related field.
- Department:
0690 Industrial Hygiene - Salary Range:
$61,131 to $96,149 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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