Description
Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.
- • Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
- • Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
- • Evaluate product designs for safety.
- • Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
- • Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
- • Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.
- • Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
- • Evaluate potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse.
- • Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
- • Interpret safety regulations for others interested in industrial safety, such as safety engineers, labor representatives, and safety inspectors.
- • Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
- • Participate in preparation of product usage and precautionary label instructions.
- • Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
- • Provide expert testimony in litigation cases.
- • Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.
- • Conduct or direct testing of air quality, noise, temperature, or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
- • Provide technical advice and guidance to organizations on how to handle health-related problems and make needed changes.
- • Develop industry standards of product safety.
- • Maintain liaisons with outside organizations, such as fire departments, mutual aid societies, and rescue teams, so that emergency responses can be facilitated.
- • Plan and conduct industrial hygiene research.
- • Compile, analyze, and interpret statistical data related to occupational illnesses and accidents.
- • Write and revise safety regulations and codes.
- • Confer with medical professionals to assess health risks and to develop ways to manage health issues and concerns.
- • Design and build safety equipment.
- • Check floors of plants to ensure that they are strong enough to support heavy machinery.
- • Inspect facilities, machinery, or safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
- • Install safety devices on machinery or direct device installation.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
