What are the responsibilities and job description for the INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST position at City of New York?
he New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water collecting and treating wastewater and reducing air
noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. We deliver 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water per day to 8.3 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York and we collect and treat an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.
The selected candidates will work in the Bureau of Police and Security as an Industrial Hygienist in the Division of Emergency Response and Technical Assessment (DERTA). Under supervision will perform chemical safety audits Ensure that facilities practice safe handling and storage of hazardous substances to minimize accidental releases and injuries Contact and meet with managers and workers to evaluate current managements practices Interprets applies and enforce the Community RighttoKnow laws regulations and policies Discuss the inspection results with facility owners / managers provides technical advice and proposes best management practice to deal with hazardous materials Uses computerized database to create or update data on facilities and enter inspection results Represents the Division of Emergency Response & Technical Assessment at Environmental Control Board (ECB) hearings assisting clients to file according to the Community RighttoKnow regulations and may be required to perform emergency response which requires the use of protective clothing respiratory protection and testing equipment.
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST 31305
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in industrial hygiene environmental health science occupational health science and / or safety engineering; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in the physical or natural sciences civil engineering mechanical engineering environmental engineering chemical engineering and / or toxicology and one year of satisfactory fulltime experience
in the identification evaluation and control of health and safety hazards; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory fulltime work experience as described in 2 above; or
4. A combination of education and experience that is the equivalent of the course work and / or experience
described in 1 2 and 3 above. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene environmental health science occupational health science and / or safety engineering may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in the physical or natural sciences civil engineering mechanical engineering environmental engineering chemical engineering and / or toxicology may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 3 months of experience up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. However all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
License Requirements
A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Special Note :
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have in addition to meeting the minimum requirements one year of satisfactory fulltime work experience in the identification evaluation and control of health and safety hazards.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Key Skills
EMR Systems,Dentrix,Communication skills,HIPAA,Computer Skills,Infection Control Training,Chairside Assisting,Dental Office Experience,OSHA,Medical Imaging,Outside Sales,Eaglesoft
Vacancy : 1
