INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN

About this role

For GS-9 Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-8 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience independently planning, coordinating, and conducting industrial hygiene surveys and exposure monitoring to identify, evaluate, and document chemical, physical, and biological workplace hazards using established industrial hygiene principles and practices. Experience selecting, preparing, and operating industrial hygiene sampling equipment and direct-reading instruments to conduct personal, area, and bulk sampling in accordance with established NIOSH and OSHA methodologies. Experience analyzing workplace exposure data, evaluating engineering controls, preparing technical reports and sampling documentation, and maintaining industrial hygiene records in databases such as DOEHRS-IH. For GS-8 Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with industrial hygiene surveys by collecting workplace information, identifying potential occupational hazards, documenting work processes, and gathering information on chemical inventories and workplace controls. Experience preparing and operating industrial hygiene sampling equipment to collect workplace samples and measurements for airborne contaminants, hazardous noise, and thermal stressors using established sampling procedures. Experience compiling sampling results, maintaining workplace exposure records, preparing field notes and sampling documentation, and entering industrial hygiene data into electronic databases under established procedures. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/health-aid-and-technician-series-0640/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Required skills

• OSHA Compliance