Occupational Health and Safety Technician

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY TECHNICIAN

SITE OF SERVICE:

Nellis Air Force Base, NV

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Performs workplace industrial hygiene surveys assessing all occupational, environmental, and radiological health hazards. Provide technical data and completed forms/documentation to staff for inclusion into occupational/environmental/radiological health program files. Enter data into DOEHRS-IH in accordance with local procedures and requirements.

POSITION QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Minimum of Associate’s Degree in one of the following disciplines:

·        Occupational Health/Safety, Core Science or Engineering Technology.

·        Alternatively, a minimum of a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalency combined with a minimum of four years of experience working in a position in which a 4B0X or 43E Air Force Specialty Code is held.

Equivalency Determination Request: An equivalency determination may be requested as a substitute for education requirements on this labor category.

Cardiac Certifications: Must have the following hands-on certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross

·        Basic Life Support (BLS)

Experience: Have one of the following below in addition 1 year experience using basic sampling equipment to include detection tubes/chips, personal air samplers and calibrators, sound level meters, noise dosimeters, and environmental sampling equipment is required:

·        Personnel must have at least three (3) years of experience working in Bioenvironmental Engineering, Occupational Health or Industrial Hygiene related medical field

·        Have formal college/vocational school education and hold a certification issued by Occupational Health and Safety Technologist Certification (OHST).

·        Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).

U.S. Citizenship: Shall be a U.S. citizen

English Language Requirement:  Shall be able to read, write, speak and understand English well enough to effectively communicate with all patients and other health care providers.

Physical Capability: Shall be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time and physically capable of performing all services required under the contract.

DUTIES:

·        Performs workplace industrial hygiene surveys assessing all occupational, environmental, and radiological health hazards. Provide technical data and completed forms/documentation to staff for inclusion into occupational/environmental/radiological health program files.

Inspects, tests, and evaluates workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure they follow all applicable standards and government regulations in accordance with AF requirements. Includes sample collection and survey measurements of potential hazards and engineering controls.

·        Recommends health hazard controls to mitigate hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.

·        Assists staff in monitoring environmental conditions on the installation to include the collection of water samples for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, swimming pool and bathing area water quality evaluations and program Exhibit 5, Version 1.0 (4 Oct 22) compliance, and occupational and environmental health site assessment sampling.

Investigates occupational illnesses and injuries to identify why they happened and how they might be prevented in the future.

·        Performs evaluations for compliance with fetal protection requirements.

·        Reviews hazardous materials requests, plans, work orders, contracts and specifications for compliance with environmental and occupational health directives.

Serves as a member on committees for occupational health, and environmental

protection matters.

HOURS:

0730-1630 Monday-Friday

Base Bown Days:

During a planned closure of the facility due to training, closures before or after holidays family down days, Employee will only be compensated for the actual hours worked. If clinic is closed and employee is not able to work, employee will be required to use leave or take LWOP (without penalty). 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS

Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Must be able and willing to reprioritize on short notice and work on multiple simultaneous projects. Flexible and able to work with various personalities. Teamwork skills required. Time management skills required. The ability to meet deadlines in a deadline intensive environment is essential. High level of adaptability and willingness to embrace change in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

LUKE is an Equal Opportunity employer

Links: To learn more about LUKE please visit our website at: http://www.lukestaffing.com