I've abridged this for list distribution. If you would like the entire file, please e-mail me at rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu. - Ralph Department: Department Of Agriculture Agency: Agricultural Research Service Job Announcement Number: ARS-X6W-0103 Safety and Occupational Health Manager Salary Range: 51,972.00 - 80,975.00 USD per year Open Period: Monday, January 16, 2006 to Monday, February 13, 2006 Series & Grade: GS-0018-11/12 Position Information: Full-Time Permanent Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Peoria, IL Who May Be Considered: Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities. Job Summary: Find Solutions to Agricultural Problems that Affect Americans Every Day, From Field to Table You must include a statement in your application that you are a U.S. citizen. Seeking a permanent, full-time Safety and Occupational Health Manager with responsibilities for safety management, occupational health management, industrial hygiene, and environmental management. Major Duties: The incumbent serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager for the Midwest Area and is responsible for performing the following: • Plans, organizes, and administers a comprehensive safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and environmental management program. • Serves as the Area's technical advisor in the interpretation of pertinent legislation, regulations, and standards related to safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and environmental management programs. • Coordinates and provides technical oversight to ensure the implementation of the ARS Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Program for all employees, cooperators, and visitors. • Recommends goals, objectives, and resource requirements for reducing or eliminating accidents, injuries, illnesses, and damage to the environment. • Participates with managers/supervisors in identifying and arranging for appropriate safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and environmental education/training programs and orientation of new employees; and conducts training as time and priorities permit. • Conducts and oversees the performance of periodic inspections, including environmental audits of all workplaces and follows-up to ensure that abatement programs are put in place on an annual basis or as resources permit. Qualifications: Your education and experience will be evaluated against all qualification requirements (basic and any additional requirements) listed below. Basic Requirements: GS-11: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. GS-12: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. If qualifying all or in part based on your education, please submit a copy of your college transcripts OR a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received. If the requested information is not provided, your education may not be appropriately evaluated and you may lose consideration for this position. If your qualifications are based in any part on education and you are selected for this position, you will have to provide an official copy of your academic transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/ SEC-II/s2-e4.htm#e4a for additional information on this topic. How To Apply: Applications may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to the appropriate address and/or facsimile number, but they must be postmarked by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date. Contact Information: Margy Trout Phone: 301-504-1580 Fax: 301-504-1535 TDD: 202-855-1234 Internet: SCIRECRUIT**At_Symbol_Here**ARS.USDA.GOV
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