Safety & Occupational Health Manager

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The Veterans Affairs St. Louis VA Health Care System (VASTLHCS) is a Level 1B two (2) division medical center system (John Cochran & Jefferson Barracks) and ranks among the most complex systems in the VA serving the VA Heartland Network (VISN 15). To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/17/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): 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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience 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 the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of 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 new hazards. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other 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, and occupational health nurse. OR Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP) Grade Determination, GS-13: In addition to the IOR, you must meet the following: Specialized Experience - You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the Federal Service that has given you the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of an Industrial Hygienist, GS-13. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Managing the overall facility safety program to provide the patients, visitors, and staff with the highest attainable level of safety; Defining safety issues; Collecting reports, investigating accidents and incident; Assisting in prioritizing the activities of the Safety, Environment of Care (EOC) Committee; Assessing and correcting unsafe or healthy working conditions, and plans, develops, and implements an accident prevention and reporting system; Overseeing the development of an industrial hygiene program to identify hazards associated with areas such as asbestos, radiation, airborne chemical contaminants, noise, temperature extremes, fumes, mold, illumination, ergonomics, and other occupational health and safety areas; Reviewing all plans and specification for new construction, minor improvements, and non-recurring maintenance; & Ensuring resources and capabilities to manage and recover from the impacts of disasters are in within local and national standards. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of intelligence operations; public safety and security operations; occupational health and safety; investigation and inspection techniques; or rules, regulations, precautions, and prevention techniques for the protection of people, data, and property. Environmental Engineering - Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to protect and improve the qualit

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