Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Industrial hygienist


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Duties and responsibilities :

Industrial hygienists evaluate health hazards, conduct health risk assessments, manage industrial or business health programs, and provide consultation.   Many  They may be administrators, researchers, consultants or teachers.  Many work as part of an industrial or government team, although some have private practices.  Industrial hygienists often:  • Collect samples and perform laboratory analyses.
• Check worker exposure to radiation, vibrations, and noise.
• Calibrate equipment.
• Investigate possible health hazards.
• Conduct epidemiological research.
• Instruct employees on injury prevention techniques.

 

 

 

Salary: 40,000 - $60,000

 

 

Education: Students should take challenging college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science, during high school. 

A career in industrial hygiene requires a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in occupational health and safety, environmental health engineering, or the physical sciences.  Many jobs require certification and/or a Master's Degree in these, or related, fields. 

 
 

 

 

Reflection: do you think you would like to be one ? why ? or why not ? if I'd be a mechanical engineer seems a very good career, because it draws as construction progresses or buildings to build many things, but even they build their own house for me if I'd be a mechanical engineer

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