SAFETY ENGINEER

Definition and Nature of the Work Safety engineers are responsible for keeping people free from danger, risk, or injury in t e !orkpla"e# T ey de$elop safety programs to minimi%e losses due to injuries and property damage# T ey try to eliminate unsafe pra"ti"es and "onditions in industrial plants, mines, and stores as !ell as on "onstru"tion sites and t roug out transportation systems# Safety engineers !ork for a !ide $ariety of industrial and "ommer"ial "ompanies# &any !ork for insuran"e "ompanies# 't ers are employed by go$ernment agen"ies or safety organi%ations# Still ot ers tea" in "olleges and uni$ersities or !ork as independent "onsultants# Safety engineers ! o !ork for insuran"e "ompanies usually pro$ide "onsulting ser$i"es to t eir "lients# T ey are e(perts ! o "an spot a%ards and re"ommend !ays to eliminate t em# For e(ample, t ey may re$ie! plans for a s opping "enter t at is to be insured by t eir "ompany and point out dangerous traffi" patterns# 'n"e t e "enter is built, t ey inspe"t it and " e"k t at t e ele$ators a$e been installed properly so t at t ere !ill not be a""idents# T ey also study maintenan"e pro"edures and may re"ommend t at floors be "leaned ! en "ustomers are not present# T e s opping "enter o!ners may be able to lo!er t eir insuran"e rates by follo!ing t e safety engineer)s suggestions# In t e tru"king industry, safety engineers re$ie! patterns of traffi" a""idents# T ey study routes, s" edules, loads, and speeds to determine o! t ese fa"tors affe"t a""idents# T ey also inspe"t tru"ks for safety a%ards# Safety engineers in t e mining industry must " e"k to see t at underground or open*pit mines meet t e re+uirements set by state and federal la!s# T ey also design e+uipment, su" as lamps t at are used underground# ,uring mining emergen"ies t ey may be in " arge of res"ue teams# Education and Training Requirements You generally need a ba" elor)s degree in s"ien"e or engineering to be"ome a safety engineer# It usually takes a minimum of four years to get t is formal training# Some employers prefer to ire graduates !it spe"ial degrees in safety management or o""upational safety and ealt # 't ers look for people ! o a$e a master)s degree or some !ork e(perien"e in a related field# In some "ases graduates of t!o*year "ollege programs "an be"ome safety engineers after some years of e(perien"e as te" ni"ians in t is field# -ndergraduate "ourses s ould in"lude be a$ioral, medi"al, and so"ial s"ien"es# A list of "olleges offering degrees in o""upational safety and ealt is a$ailable from t e Ameri"an So"iety of Safety Engineers# &any "ompanies pro$ide additional training for t eir employees# Safety engineers "ontinue to study ne! de$elopments in t eir field t roug out t eir "areers#

Working Conditions Safety engineers spend mu" of t eir time re$ie!ing and inspe"ting on*site safety "onditions and in$estigating a""idents# T ey also a$e an offi"e in ! i" t ey analy%e data and !rite reports# T ey may a$e to do some tra$eling to !orksites, "onferen"es, and seminars# Safety engineers generally !ork forty ours per !eek# In many "ases, longer ours are ne"essary# &anufa"turing plants may re+uire some s ift !ork# Sometimes safety engineers a$e to ans!er une(pe"ted emergen"y "alls# T ere may be some danger in$ol$ed in t eir !ork, but safety pre"autions minimi%e t is danger# Safety engineers often meet !it "lients, !orkers, and managers# T ey must be able to "on$in"e t ese people of t e need for safety measures# In addition to kno!ledge of t e engineering problems in$ol$ed in keeping !ork areas and ot er publi" pla"es free from a%ards, safety engineers need to a$e a good kno!ledge of management met ods, safety la!s, and industrial psy" ology# T ey s ould be good at sol$ing problems#

EHS JOBS - SAFETY JOBS - ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS Overview * T e E.S field en"ompasses a broad spe"trum of E./S jobs in"luding safety jobs, en$ironmental jobs, and spe"ialties# E.S 0obs are generally !it "onsulting firms pro$iding guidan"e to "ompanies and go$ernment entities or !it spe"ifi" "ompanies and1or agen"ies as resident spe"ialists and e(perts in t eir respe"ti$e fields# All pro$ide regulatory guidan"e, program management, and remediation ! ere needed# T is se"tion presents major "areer options !it detailed job des"riptions in"luding !orking "onditions, training and ad$an"ement, employment opportunities, +ualifi"ations, "ertifi"ations and li"enses, job outlook, and earnings# Environmental services are needed to identify and e$aluate en$ironmental problems, su" as inspe"ting sites for !ater "ontaminants, and offer solutions# Ser$i"e pro$iders, eit er in* ouse or t roug "onsulting firms, in t is segment of t e industry ad$ise "lients about "ontrolling t e emissions of en$ironmental pollutants, "leaning up "ontaminated sites, establis ing a re"y"ling program, and "omplying !it go$ernment en$ironmental la!s and regulations# A real estate de$eloper, for e(ample, mig t ire an en$ironmental spe"ialist or a "onsulting firm to elp design and de$elop property !it out damaging natural abitats, su" as !etlands# A manufa"turing or utilities "ompany mig t ire an en$ironmental spe"ialist or a "onsultant firm to assess ! et er t e "ompany is meeting go$ernment emissions standards, in order to a$oid penalties before go$ernment regulators inspe"t t e property in +uestion# Finally, many go$ernment agen"ies ire en$ironmental professionals and spe"ialists or "ontra"t !ork out to en$ironmental "onsulting firms to assess en$ironmental "ontamination in a parti"ular geograp i" area or to e$aluate t e "osts and benefits of ne! regulations# Re$ie! t e en$ironmental job des"riptions for detailed information for ea" "areer field#

Occ !ational sa"et# services pro$ide ser$i"es similar to t ose offered by go$ernment agen"ies and pri$ate businesses, identifying !orkpla"e safety a%ards and ensuring t at employers are in "omplian"e !it go$ernment !orker safety regulations# Safety "onsulting firms or in* ouse spe"ialists elp plan a safe and ealt y en$ironment for !orkers, identify a%ardous materials or systems t at may "ause illness or injury, assess safety risks asso"iated !it ma" inery, in$estigate a""idents, and assess t e likeli ood of la!suits resulting from safety "ode $iolations# For e(ample, a manufa"turing firm building a ne! plant may seek t e ad$i"e of a safety "onsulting firm about o! to build e+uipment and design t e building layout in order to in"rease !orkpla"e safety and redu"e uman error# A restaurant may look to a safety "onsultant to de$elop o""upational safety and ealt systems for employees, su" as slip*resistant floors and s oes# Some safety "onsulting firms mig t spe"iali%e in a parti"ular type of a%ardous material, ! ile ot ers mig t spe"iali%e in a parti"ular industry, su" as "onstru"tion, mining, manufa"turing, ealt "are, or food pro"essing# As !it en$ironmental "onsulting firms, many go$ernment agen"ies "ontra"t out !ork to safety "onsulting firms for elp !it safety engineering, te" ni"al proje"ts, and $arious kinds of assessment# Re$ie! t e safety job des"riptions for detailed information for ea" "areer field#

ENVIRONMENTAL !A"ET# EN$INEER%ELMIRA& N# Global manufa"turer of "onsumer ouse old produ"ts needs ands*on professional to upgrade plant programs !it plant floor employee intera"tion# ,uties2 Report to &gr of .R for t is union fa"ility to maintain "ompany safety poli"ies# ,e$elop and maintain all Safety programs re+uired by 'S.A / E3A# 3ro$ide guidan"e and dire"tion to t e Safety Team and suggestions for plant impro$ement# Super$ise training of personnel in"luding all mandatory 'S.A / E3A "omplian"e training# &anage !orkers injury "ases !it medi"al / produ"tion management Injury1in"ident in$estigation and analysis !it de$elopment of a"tion plans and initiati$es to address a""ident trends# 3ro$iding safety orientation for ne! employees# 3ro$ide management !it rele$ant plant safety statisti"s# 4ondu"t safety audits on a regular basis !it do"umentation of findings and re"ommendations# Ensure '""upational safety and .ealt Administration 5'S.A6 and En$ironmental 3rote"tion Agen"y 5E3A6 regulatory "omplian"e#