Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Health and Safety Specialist; Industrial Hygienist; Industrial Safety Engineer; Product Safety and Standards Engineer; Product Safety Consultant; Product Safety Engineer; Safety and Health Consultant; Safety Engineer; Service Loss Control Consultant; System Safety Engineer

Tasks

• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
• Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
• Evaluate product designs for safety.
• Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
• Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
• Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.
• Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
• Evaluate potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse.
• Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
• Interpret safety regulations for others interested in industrial safety, such as safety engineers, labor representatives, and safety inspectors.
• Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
• Participate in preparation of product usage and precautionary label instructions.
• Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
• Provide expert testimony in litigation cases.
• Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.

Knowledge

• English Language
• Engineering and Technology
• Administration and Management
• Customer and Personal Service
• Public Safety and Security
• Law and Government
• Education and Training
• Mechanical
• Mathematics
• Design
• Chemistry
• Production and Processing
• Administrative
• Physics
• Building and Construction
• Psychology
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Computers and Electronics

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Monitoring
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies

Abilities

• Inductive Reasoning
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Written Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Fluency of Ideas
• Category Flexibility
• Near Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Originality
• Information Ordering
• Flexibility of Closure
• Selective Attention
• Far Vision
• Perceptual Speed
• Visual Color Discrimination