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41400.02 – Occupational or industrial hygienists

Occupational and industrial hygienists conduct research, prepare reports, provide consultation and advice, and administer programs related to physical and chemical hazards and stresses in the workplace.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Industrial hygienist
  • Occupational hygienist

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Study, evaluate and control physical, chemical and biological hazards and stresses in the workplace
  • Report and document investigations and conclusions
  • Suggest changes to work environments and processes
  • Provide information to workers and managers or employers on methods to reduce the risk of injury or illness from specific occupational hazards
  • May teach safe work procedures, participate in emergency response planning, testify at hearings and report findings at scientific conferences or in scientific journals.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory or managerial positions in these fields is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Chemists (21101)
  • Geoscientists and oceanographers (21102)
  • Meteorologists and climatologists (21103)
  • Other professional occupations in physical sciences (21109)
  • Physicists and astronomers (21100)

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