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Job Description
Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector. Includes environmental protection officers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-9011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 72,480.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 34.00
- Currently, there are 76,630 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Occupational Health and Safety Specialists”.
Also Known As…
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Safety Specialist
- Safety Consultant
- Risk Control Consultant
- Health and Safety Manager
- Environmental, Health, and Safety EHS Officer
- Environmental Health and Safety Manager
- Director Employee Safety and Health
- Corporate Safety Director
- Chief Safety Officer
- Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Work Environment Safety Inspector
- Water Inspector
- Venereal Disease Investigator
- Tick Inspector
- Senior Safety Support Manager
- Senior Safety Management Consultant
- Sanitation Officer
- Sanitation Inspector
- Sanitary Inspector
- Sanitarian Inspector
- Sanitarian
- Safety Trainer
- Safety Person
- Safety Officer
- Safety Manager
- Safety Investigator/Cause Analyst
- Safety Investigator
- Safety Instructor
- Safety Inspector
- Safety Director
- Safety and Skill Based Pay Manager
- Safety and Health Manager
- Safety Advisor
- Safety Administrator
- Risk Prevention Engineer
- Risk Analyst
- Restaurant Inspector
- Radiological Health Specialist
- Radiation Protection Specialist
- Rabies Inspector
- Quarantine Inspector
- Public Health Service Officer
- Public Health Inspector
- Principle Industrial Hygienist
- OSHA Inspector (Occupational Safety and Health Administration Inspector)
- Occupational Safety and Health Inspector
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
- Mortician Investigator
- Medical Safety Director
- Loss Control Representative
- Loss Control Consultant
- Industrial Waste Inspector
- Industrial Safety and Health Technician
- Industrial Safety and Health Specialist
- Industrial Hygienist
- Industrial Hygiene Technician
- Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist, Senior
- Health Sanitarian
- Health Safety Manager
- Health Physics Technician
- Health Inspector
- Health Care Facilities Inspector
- Health and Safety Technician
- Health and Safety Inspector
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialist
- Furniture and Bedding Inspector
- Food Inspector
- Food and Drug Inspector
- Environmental Specialist
- Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Program Manager
- Environmental Protection Officer
- Environmental Protection Inspector
- Environmental Health Technologist
- Environmental Health Sanitarian
- Environmental Health Safety Manager
- Environmental Health Inspector
- Dining Service Inspector
- Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety Director
- Chief of Safety and Protection
- Certified Professional Ergonomist
- Certified Indoor Environmentalist
- Cause Analyst
- Analysis or Research Safety Inspector
Tasks for “Field Health Officer”
- Investigate accidents to identify causes or to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.
- Prepare hazardous, radioactive, or mixed waste samples for transportation or storage by treating, compacting, packaging, and labeling them.
- Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or asbestos management plans.
- Perform laboratory analyses or physical inspections of samples to detect disease or to assess purity or cleanliness.
- Conduct safety training or education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
- Conduct audits at hazardous waste sites or industrial sites or participate in hazardous waste site investigations.
- Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, or other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.
- Maintain or update emergency response plans or procedures.
- Provide new-employee health and safety orientations and develop materials for these presentations.
- Collaborate with engineers or physicians to institute control or remedial measures for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
- Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
- Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.
- Collect samples of hazardous materials or arrange for sample collection.
- Inspect or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Maintain inventories of hazardous materials or hazardous wastes, using waste tracking systems to ensure that materials are handled properly.
- Coordinate "right-to-know" programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
- Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, or other potentially toxic materials for analysis.
- Inspect specified areas to ensure the presence of fire prevention equipment, safety equipment, or first-aid supplies.
- Investigate health-related complaints and inspect facilities to ensure that they comply with public health legislation and regulations.
- Develop or maintain medical monitoring programs for employees.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pressure meters
- pH monitors
- Rotameters
- Geiger-Muller counters
- Cascade impactors
- Liquid leak testing equipment
- Wet test meters
- Air sampling pumps
- Low-volume air sampling pumps
- Handheld thermometers
- Medical measuring tapes
- Charcoal absorption tubes
- Fire extinguishers
- Volumetric flasks
- Manometers
- Benzene detector tubes
- Dry gas meters
- Vibration measurement equipment
- Smoke generating tubes
- Radiation monitoring instruments
- Emergency shower stations
- Photometers
- Gas leak testing equipment
- Mold sampling equipment
- Particle sensors
- X ray fluorescence XRF lead testing analyzers
- Chlorine monitors
- Moisture meters
- Multi-gas detectors
- Desktop computers
- Protective ear muffs
- Soil testing kits
- Luxmeters
- Personal computers
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Dissolved oxygen monitors
- Refrigerant leak detectors
- Psychrometers
- Ultraviolet UV digital meters
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Gravimetric dust samplers
- Sorbent tubes
- Combustible gas meters
- Colorimeters
- Air sampling impingers
- Sampling trains
- Respirators
- Barometers
- Laboratory transfer pipettes
- Turbidity monitors
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Humidity measurement equipment
- Chemical detection tubes
- Aerosol monitoring instruments
- Safety shoes
- Safety goggles
- Gamma radiation survey meters
- Audiometers
- Sample vials
- Spirometers
- Anemometers
- Laboratory balances
- Notebook computers
- Microliter syringes
- Peristaltic pumps
- Emergency eye wash stations
- Air flow monitors
- High-volume air sampling pumps
- Personal protective suits
- Compressed air guns
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Curtis Management Resources Training Management System
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office
- RAE Systems HazRAE
- Database software
- ImageWave MSDSFinder
- Safety Software OSHALOG 300
- Quality Systems Incorporated Safety Tagging System
- Mannus Compliance: EHS
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP
- ESS Compliance Suite
- Primatech AUDITWorks
- Web browser software
- EcoLogic ADAM Indoor Air Quality and Analytical Data Management
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Medgate Enterprise EHS