Idustrial+Hygienist

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= Job Description: = Industrial Hygienists evaluate health hazards in the work environment and make recommendations in an effort to keep employees safe from any potential health hazard. They use their specialized training to anticipate, evaluate, and control any health hazard that may exist in industry, government organizations, the community, or the environment. They often review reports and conduct research to determine if diseases or illnesses are work-related. They then consult with other health professional and management in an effort to neutralize or remove potentially hazardous materials from the occupational environment.

=** Personality Traits: **=

Works well under pressure. Accurate Precise

=** Working Conditions: **= Industrial hygienists generally spend part of their time at worksites, which may be noisy. They also spend some of their time in offices or laboratories. Some may travel a great deal. For example, industrial hygienists who work for an insurance company may spend about half the time away from the home office while they are inspecting worksites. Most industrial hygienists work thirty-five to forty hours a week during regular business hours. However, industrial hygienists employed in factories that operate continuously may work all or part of a night shift when problems require their services.

=** Places of Employment: **=

A worksite analysis is an essential first step that helps an industrial hygienist determine what jobs and work stations are the sources of potential problems. During the worksite analysis, the industrial hygienist measures and identifies exposures, problem tasks, and risks. The most effective worksite analyses include all jobs, operations, and work activities. The industrial hygienist inspects, researches, or analyzes how the particular chemicals or physical hazards at that worksite affect worker health. If a situation hazardous to health is discovered, the industrial hygienist recommends the appropriate corrective actions. =** Career Outlook: **= Employment opportunities for industrial hygienists should be good over the next decade as the public demand for a safe and healthy work environment increases. This demand, however, will be balanced by a desire keep government small and federal regulations at a minimum. As a result, growth in this sector will occur at about the same rate as all other occupations through the year 2012. Since federal, state, and local governments employ nearly half of all industrial hygienists, job security is usually fairly high for these health professionals.

= Salary: =

Between $58,000 To $84,000 A Year = **Education:** = You need to take algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, biology, chemistry, physics, English, health, computer skills, and health occupations/medical professions education in high school. You also must complete a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in occupational safety and health, environmental health engineering, physical science, or natural science. Most employers prefer candidates with master’s degrees in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Health Engineering, or Environmental Health Sciences.

=** Bibliography: **=

"Industrial Hygienist." __:: MHA Health Careers Center ::__. 02 Apr. 2009 . 02 Apr. 2009 []. __Job Descriptions and Careers, Career and Job Opportunities, Career Search, and Career Choices and Profiles__. 02 Apr. 2009 []. [|Hygienist.htmlhttp://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3143/OSHA3143.htm#What%20is]