Bioenvironmental Engineer
Current• Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.• Investigate accidents to identify causes and to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.• Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, and other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.• Develop and maintain hygiene programs such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, and asbestos management plans.• Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment, and practices, in order to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.• Collaborate with engineers and physicians to institute control and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.• Conduct safety training and education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.• Provide new-employee health and safety orientations and develop materials for these presentations.• Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, and other potentially toxic materials for analysis.• Coordinate 'right-to-know' programs regarding hazardous chemicals and other substances.• Maintain and update emergency response plans and procedures.• Inspect specified areas to ensure the presence of fire prevention equipment, safety equipment, and first-aid supplies.• Conduct audits at hazardous waste sites or industrial sites and participate in hazardous waste site investigations.• Collect samples of hazardous materials or arrange for sample collection.• Maintain inventories of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes, using waste tracking systems to ensure that materials are handled properly.• Prepare hazardous, radioactive, and mixed waste samples for transportation and storage by treating, compacting, packaging, and labeling them.