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Position Title
SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
Agency
Army National Guard Units
Announcement Number
MN-12641398-25-053 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 16, 2024 to Monday, December 30, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Current Army M-Day and current Air DSG members within the state for which you are applying.  Are you a current Army M-Day or current Air DSG member within the state for which this position is being advertised? (limit characters)
2. Current nationwide military/prior members willing and eligible to become National Guard members.  Are you a current military or prior member willing and eligible to become a National Guard member? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
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4. Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the appropriate answer to indicate your current military status. (limit characters)
1. I am currently:
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2. Please provide your rank and grade. *
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INSTRUCTIONS: Respond to all the questions below. For each question choose the response below that best describes your experience and/or training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application and information your references provide. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Do you possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or at least 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-7? (limit characters)
4. Do you possess an undergraduate or graduate education in 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 in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position OR 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. (limit characters)
5. Do you possess at least 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least next lower grade level of GS07, to include experience, education, or training performing periodic onsite surveys, to determine compliance with applicable occupational safety standards;  Prepared or revised safety instructions and guides;  Advised personnel of appropriate safety and occupational health measures to control or eliminate hazardous operating processes which may cause mishaps;  Investigated mishaps, obtained statements from witnesses, and photographed mishap scenes? (limit characters)
6. Do you possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR at least 1 year specialized experience such as a broad range of air and ground safety; as well as, explosive and range safety, weapons safety program elements, such as inspections, surveys, evaluations, mishap investigations and safety training or equivalent to at least GS-9? (limit characters)
7. Do you possess at least 1 year specialized experience at the GS09 level that had equipped you with the following: performing periodic/unscheduled inspections of base facilities, warehouses, and equipment maintenance operations and evaluated compliance with applicable regulations and hazard system; Recommended measures and methods to correct safety and occupational health deficiencies; Participated in planning for testing of munitions, and assured integration of explosive safety criteria in testing procedures; Reviewed test implementation directives for inclusion of appropriate safety criteria; Prepared supplements to regulations and manuals for aircraft weapons safety and developed local regulations defining applicable mishap prevention procedures? (limit characters)
8. Do you have experience, education, or training in which you have performed, as a team member, specified survey work to identify and evaluate hazardous and nonhazardous work and conditions;  Applied conventional survey techniques to complete relatively uncomplicated evaluations; Made recommendations concerning corrective procedures where the potential for injury or property damage exists or current procedures do not achieve the desired results or modify/cancel the corrective procedures are no longer appropriate for situations encountered? (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
9. Have you experience or training in which you have recorded circumstances of mishaps and extent of injuries, prepared final report(s) of findings with recommendations to correct the unsafe acts or conditions which caused injuries or property damage? (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
10. Do you have experience or training in which you have performed periodic onsite surveys, to determine compliance with applicable occupational safety standards?
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11. Do you have experience or training in which you have implemented plans, methods, and processes to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments; Reduce preventable mishaps in the preservation of ARNG personnel, equipment, facilities, and resources? (limit characters)
12. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position. Select the most appropriate response below.
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