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Total Safety U.S., Inc.
IH Technician
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What they do
An Industrial Hygiene Specialist conducts assessments to identify health and environmental hazards at a workplace, and works to eliminate or mitigate hazards. Evaluates exposure to hazardous materials and monitors environmental conditions such as air quality. Develops health and safety programs and training, including ergonomics training for employees.
$78,916 / year median in Louisiana
+0% projected growth
Job Description
Total Safety is looking for an Industrial Hygiene Specialist to join their safety conscious team! The Industrial Hygiene Specialist is a safety and health generalist who monitors client employees and contractors for physical and chemical stressors. The IH Specialist utilizes various pieces of sampling equipment to monitor for noise, chemicals, radioactive materials and airborne solid contaminants. The IH Specialist has the knowledge and skills to perform a workplace exposure assessment to evaluate the agents, rank them and develop an IH sampling plan. The IH Specialist can recognize hazards, evaluate them and recommend control measures. Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Industrial hygiene field investigations and exposure assessments
- Personal and area air monitoring for hydrocarbons, particulates, and other airborne contaminants
- Asbestos and lead air monitoring and bulk sampling
- Noise dosimetry and area noise surveys
- Indoor air quality investigations
- Operation, calibration, and maintenance of IH sampling and monitoring equipment
- Field data collection, documentation, and basic analysis
Skills and Experience:
- Able to use all types of industrial hygiene equipment and download information from the meters.
- Ability to draft reports of sampling and build tables to record data from the IH sampling.
- Understand the sampling media used for each type of sampling and select the correct media for all types of chemical agents.
- Respond to emergencies, select the appropriate IH equipment to sample and provide accurate data.
- Act independently of supervision and make decisions based on real time data and activities occurring in the field.
- Reliable can organize work priorities to complete tasks within constricted time frames.
- Be able to apply for credentials like a TWIC card and take tests to allow entry into customer facilities.
- When a sampling issue comes up in the field be able to adapt and get solutions to equipment deficiencies, lack of media or special jobs that arise. Fix gear in the field and adapt when accessories were left at the lab.
- Enter data into Excel and be able to extract tables, employee notification letters and other reports. Draft a report for review by CIH.
- Adapt and be willing to learn new skills which are required by our customers.
Working Environment:
- Indoor and outdoor industrial environments.
Educational Requirements:
- BS in safety, industrial hygiene or technical science.
- Possess or be willing to take exams for
GSP, ASP.
CSP, CIH and CHMM- 2-5 years of field IH experience minimum, preferably in oil and gas and refining with technical classes taken during the work period.
- In lieu of a BS degree 8+ years of IH field work experience would be considered.