Safety and Occupational Health Management

Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions

Individual Occupational Requirements:

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

OR

Experience:

• GS-5: Experience in scientific or technical work that provided an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the safety and occupational health field. Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in safety engineering, safety inspection, occupational health, fire prevention, public health, industrial hygiene, accident investigation, or other fields related to safety and health.

• Above GS-5: Specialized experience that demonstrated the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the full range of duties of the position. Examples include:

  • Managing safety or occupational health program elements
  • Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management
  • Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements
  • Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards
  • Developing or implementing programs to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, or losses
  • Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to identify potential hazards
  • Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards
  • Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential hazards
  • Training workers, supervisors, managers, or safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects
  • Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, or occupational health nurse

OR

Certificates: Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5.

Education and Experience Requirements (Group Standard):