Industrial Hygienist 1 - Dir

State of Nevada•Las Vegas, NV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Business and Industry is recruiting to underfill an Industrial Hygienist 3 position within the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NVOSHA) Enforcement Section of the Division of Industrial Relations in Las Vegas. Under close supervision, Industrial Hygienists receive training in performing health and safety inspections at workplaces throughout Southern Nevada. Once trained, the Industrial Hygienist will promote health and safety practices, perform inspections independently, and enforce State and Federal health and safety laws and regulations (e.g. NRS 618, NAC 618, 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926). Incumbents will be trained to identify safety and health hazards and violations and recommend reasonable and feasible means of abatement; research specific technology and industry applications using technical references and applicable codes and standards; prepare written reports; investigate industrial accidents resulting in serious injuries or fatalities; and investigate complaints. Incumbents will be required to use State vehicles to conduct State business. Use of personal vehicles may also be required. Incumbents may be required to work shifts other than 8:00am to 5:00pm, to include nights, weekends, and holidays. Persons interested in this position should have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, have exceptional organizational and analytical skills, and possess the ability to provide quality and professional customer service.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, chemistry, physics, biology, toxicology, environmental engineering, or closely related field; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of professional experience with the principal duty of safety officer in an industrial or construction setting which included conducting inspections or investigations for the purpose of evaluating workplace health and safety; OR an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Ability to read and interpret technical, legal and scientific documents, journals, reports, regulations and statutes.
Ability to write concise, logical and grammatically correct technical reports.
Ability to interact effectively with persons of varying social and educational backgrounds.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Ability to speak to individuals and groups to exchange information, including presentation of technical information in understandable terms.
Ability to define problems or objectives, identify relevant factors and relationships, recognize alternatives and their implications, and formulate logical, objective conclusions.
Ability to physically conduct inspections requiring prolonged standing, walking, climbing, bending and twisting, stooping, and/or reaching.

Responsibilities

Conduct surveys, inspections, and/or investigations of worksites to evaluate work practices, engineering and administrative controls in relation to health hazards.
Evaluate workplace environment for presence of biological, ergonomic, physical energy, and chemical hazards.
Evaluate employer compliance with federal and State health and safety laws and regulations.
Quantify employees’ exposure to contaminants and physical hazards by selecting appropriate sampling methodology, using properly calibrated and maintained equipment, and preparing samples for laboratory analysis; compare exposure levels to established threshold values.
Determine need for hazard control measures; evaluate economic and technical feasibility; recommend abatements for hazards and violations of health or safety regulations; and suggest enhancements to optimize workplace environmental conditions.
Research businesses, industries, work processes, operations, and published codes and standards relevant to workplaces to be surveyed or inspected.
Anticipate typical hazards and recognized control and abatement procedures for similar operations.
Ensure that appropriate technical and personal protective equipment is available as needed.
Conduct opening and closing conferences with employers to explain purpose of the survey or inspection, and to discuss findings.
Classify hazards according to regulatory guidelines, set time periods for abatement, and take necessary steps to ensure that employees are removed from observed situations of imminent danger.
Issue notices of violation and recommend citations.
Perform literature searches on specific diseases, toxins, environmental exposures, or infectious agents for use in determining causal factors, informing client employers, and/or defending findings against medical or legal challenge.
When investigating an employee complaint, workers’ compensation claim, or workplace accident, determine cause and contributing factors of reported illnesses, injuries, or fatalities.
Evaluate environmental contaminants, physical agents, engineering failures, and human error factors.
Interview witnesses and others with relevant information; review medical records.
Document findings from inspections, surveys, and investigations in comprehensive reports and case files for use by company management, and/or State enforcement, claims processing, or legal staff.
Testify regarding findings in informal and formal hearings, and court proceedings.
Respond to inquiries concerning occupational health; may provide informal or formal training in safety and health hazard recognition, inspection, and control methods and/or related regulatory requirements; may make public presentations on various aspects of industrial hygiene.
Maintain updated knowledge of industrial hygiene field and related work processes, technology, and regulations.
Perform related duties as assigned.