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Job Description
Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-9012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,520.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
- Currently, there are 16,560 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Occupational Health and Safety Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
- Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Professional
- Safety Specialist
- Safety Professional, Industrial Hygiene Consultant
- Project Manager, Senior
- Plant Safety Leader
- Health and Safety Tech
- Environmental, Health, and Safety EHS Leader
- Director of Safety
- Consultant
- Construction Safety Consultant
- Safety Technician
- Safety Person
- Safety Instructor
- Safety Equipment Testing Specialist
- Safety Coordinator
- Safety Assistant
- Radiation Monitor
- Plant Technical Specialist
- Occupational Health and Safety Technologist
- Mine Patrol
- Health and Safety Coordinator
- Ergonomics Technician
- Environmental Health Technologist
- Construction Health and Safety Technician
Tasks for “Health and Safety Tech”
- Provide consultation to organizations or agencies on the workplace application of safety principles, practices, or techniques.
- Help direct rescue or firefighting operations in the event of a fire or an explosion.
- Conduct worker studies to determine whether specific instances of disease or illness are job-related.
- Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices or maintenance of proper ventilation during wind turbine construction.
- Collect data regarding potential hazards from new equipment or products linked to green practices.
- Examine practices at green building sites to determine whether adherence to green building standards alters risks to workers.
- Prepare documents to be used in legal proceedings, testifying in such proceedings when necessary.
- Conduct interviews to obtain information or evidence regarding communicable diseases or violations of health or sanitation regulations.
- Confer with schools, state authorities, or community groups to develop health standards or programs.
- Maintain all required environmental records and documentation.
- Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples.
- Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment, such as hearing protection or respirators.
- Plan emergency response drills.
- Perform tests to identify any potential hazards related to recycled products used at green building sites.
- Prepare or review specifications or orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards.
- Inspect fire suppression systems or portable fire systems to ensure proper working order.
- Review records or reports concerning laboratory results, staffing, floor plans, fire inspections, or sanitation to gather information for the development or enforcement of safety activities.
- Maintain logbooks of daily activities, including areas visited or activities performed.
- Collect data related to ecological or human health risks at brownfield sites.
- Recommend corrective measures to be applied based on results of environmental contaminant analyses.
- Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.
- Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
- Examine credentials, licenses, or permits to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
- Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that danger or potential harm exists.
- Educate the public about health issues or enforce health legislation to prevent disease, to promote health, or to help people understand health protection procedures and regulations.
- Test or balance newly installed HVAC systems to determine whether indoor air quality standards are met.
Related Technology & Tools
- Protective gloves
- Gilibrators
- Infrared thermometers
- Light meters
- Octave band analyzers
- Combustible gas detectors
- Mercury vapor analyzers
- X ray fluorescence XRF analyzers
- Sound level meters
- Half-face respirators
- Multimeters
- Radiation detectors
- Two way radios
- Photodetectors
- Grab samplers
- Airflow indicators
- Thermoanemometers
- Single gas monitors
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Anemometers
- Wet scrubbers
- Passive dosimeters
- Electrostatic precipitators
- Electronic pump calibrators
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Flow hoods
- Carbon monoxide sensors
- Digital cameras
- Radon monitors
- Electrobalances
- Manometers
- Dry-gas meters
- Safety goggles
- Portable infrared spectrophotometers
- Vibration monitors
- Power blowers
- Heat stress monitors
- Rotameters
- Oxygen monitors
- Particle sensors
- Air compressors
- Digital video cameras
- Cyclone samplers
- Data loggers
- Inspection lamps
- Particulate monitors
- Diffusive air samplers
- Moisture meters
- Photoionization detectors PID
- Electronic bubble meters
- Mass flow meters
- Gas detector tubes
- Electrochemical gas monitors
- Handheld calculators
- Thermal desorption tubes
- Microbial samplers
- Air flow calibrators
- Infrared analyzers
- Impingers
- Respirator hose masks
- Medical measuring tapes
- Data acquisition equipment
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Dust collectors
- Personal computers
- Sorbent tubes
- Particle counters
- Spectroscopes
- Aerosol meters
- Air quality dataloggers
- Passive samplers
- Aerosol photometers
- Personal sampling pumps
- Cascade impactors
- Spirometers
- Email software
- Brady Lockout Pro
- Database software
- Graphics software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP
- Presentation software
- Web browser software
- Teleconferencing software
- Remedy Interactive iMitigate
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- Spreadsheet software
- QuestSuite Professional
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Statistical analysis software
- TapRooT
- Microsoft Word
- Industrial Scientific iNET