Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Individuals who promote occupational health and safety within organizations by developing safer, healthier and more efficient ways of working with the objective of preventing harm to workers, property and the environment as well as the general public. They analyze work environments and design programs to control, eliminate and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical and biological agents or ergonomic factors that involve the impact of equipment design on a worker's comfort, fatigue or long-term physical well-being. They may conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws, regulations or employer policies governing worker health and safety. Occupational health and safety specialists are also known as occupational health and safety inspectors, industrial hygienists, environmental protection officers and ergonomists.