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Background: They prevent and eliminate injury and illness to employees and assist companies to comply with safety laws. They inspect workplaces, and minimize or eliminate hazards from processes, such as incorrect working methods, and materials, such as potentially toxic chemicals |
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Duties and responsibilities: health and safety managers inspect and evaluate the environment, equipment and processes in working areas to ensure compliance with government safety regulations and industry standards. Their chief goal is to protect the employees, customers and the environment. They identify potentially hazardous biological, chemical and radiological materials and collect samples of them for analysis. They recommend changes to protect workers, and educate employees on how to prevent health problems through the use of safety training programs. They also investigate accidents to identify their causes and find ways to prevent them in the future |
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: Training for the career can begin in high school with classes in biology, chemistry, physics, English and math. It then continues into college with a bachelor’s degree in occupational health, safety, or a related scientific field, such as biology, chemistry or engineering. Some employers or high-level positions require a master’s degree in health physics, industrial hygiene or a related subject. Because each industry, company or agency is different, specialists need on-the-job training after their formal educations. For example, someone working in an office environment deals with different conditions than someone who handles heavy industrial conditions **at least 5 years experience** |
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