Description
Research, design, plan, and perform engineering duties to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control workplace health hazards. Work includes exposure assessment, ventilation and noise control, and implementation of industrial hygiene programs to ensure regulatory compliance and protect worker health.
- • Prepare, review, or update industrial hygiene exposure assessment and recommendation reports.
- • Obtain, update, or maintain IH plans, SOPs, and written programs (e.g., respiratory protection, hearing conservation).
- • Provide technical support for exposure modeling, control selection, and applicability of OSHA, ACGIH, and NIOSH limits.
- • Monitor progress of exposure reduction and occupational health improvement programs.
- • Inspect workplaces and processes to evaluate exposure risks and regulatory compliance.
- • Collect exposure data, maintain documentation, and support IH program administration.
- • Develop IH objectives, targets, and KPIs, and report program performance to management.
- • Advise employers on procedures to control or eliminate chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards.
- • Advise management on occupational health policies, exposure limits, and best practices.
- • Communicate monitoring results, risks, and controls to employees and stakeholders.
- • Conduct qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments using OSHA/NIOSH methods.
- • Assist in budgeting, forecasting, and procurement of IH resources and equipment.
- • Develop site-specific exposure control plans, sampling strategies, and decontamination procedures.
- • Coordinate or manage IH projects and programs, assigning and evaluating work.
- • Liaise with regulatory agencies and occupational health officials on IH compliance matters.
- • Prepare chain-of-custody forms, lab submittals, and fit test records for IH sampling and programs.
- • Develop and deliver IH and OSHA compliance training, including hazard communication and PPE use.
- • Implement and manage programs for respiratory protection, hearing conservation, heat stress, and ergonomics.
- • Assess and classify chemicals and materials to determine hazard controls and PPE requirements.
- • Request bids from laboratories, ventilation contractors, PPE suppliers, and IH consultants.
- • Provide regulatory analysis and develop or review exposure databases, dashboards, and data systems.
- • Design or supervise design of local exhaust ventilation, process enclosures, and noise control solutions.
- • Direct installation, calibration, and use of IH monitoring instruments and oversee sampling programs.
- • Prepare and present briefings to leadership and the workforce on IH findings and program status.
- • Write articles or guidance for internal sites or newsletters on occupational health topics.
- • Collaborate with safety, occupational medicine, engineering, and HR to address workplace health risks.
- • Provide IH planning, QA/QC, inspection protocols, and sampling support for facility assessments.
- • Prepare, maintain, or revise IH QA/QC procedures, SOPs, and sampling protocols.
- • Conduct incident and root-cause investigations of exposure events and recommend controls.
- • Attend professional conferences and training (e.g., AIHce) to maintain IH competencies.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
