Description
Respond to and mitigate hazardous materials incidents; identify, contain, neutralize, remove, package, and transport hazardous substances such as asbestos, lead, oils, fuels, chemicals, radioactive materials, or contaminated soils. Perform air monitoring and sampling, establish site control and decontamination, and complete compliant documentation for disposal. Requires HAZWOPER, SCBA, and confined-space entry training; may operate response vehicles and industrial equipment.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Building and Construction
- • Mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
