Industrial Safety and Health Engineers

Tasks Include:

• Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Install safety devices on machinery, or direct device installation.
• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
• Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
• Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
• Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
• Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.

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