Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions.

• Industrial-Health Engineer
• Safety Engineer
• Safety Manager

• Check floors of plants to ensure that they are strong enough to support heavy machinery.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret statistical data related to occupational illnesses and accidents.
• Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
• Conduct or direct testing of air quality, noise, temperature, or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Confer with medical professionals to assess health risks and to develop ways to manage health issues and concerns.
• Design and build safety equipment.
• Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Install safety devices on machinery, or direct device installation.
• Interpret safety regulations for others interested in industrial safety such as safety engineers, labor representatives, and safety inspectors.
• Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
• Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
• 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.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to organizations on how to handle health-related problems and make needed changes.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
• Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
• Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.
• Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
• Write and revise safety regulations and codes.

• adhere to safety procedures
• advise clients regarding engineering problems
• analyze effectiveness of safety systems or procedures
• analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications
• collect scientific or technical data
• compile information on findings from investigation of accidents
• conduct evaluations of worker exposure to radiation or noise
• conduct training for personnel
• confer with authorities or community groups
• develop plans for programs or projects
• develop safety regulations
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• evaluate engineering data
• evaluate manufacturing or processing systems
• evaluate product design
• evaluate tool designs
• examine engineering documents for completeness or accuracy
• explain complex mathematical information
• follow safe waste disposal procedures
• improve test devices or techniques in manufacturing, industrial or engineering setting
• inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance
• interpret employee's medical evaluations
• make presentations
• perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
• plan testing of engineering methods
• prepare safety reports
• prepare technical reports or related documentation
• read blueprints
• read schematics
• read technical drawings
• recommend measures to ensure maximum employee protection
• record test results, test procedures, or inspection data
• resolve engineering or science problems
• test air quality, noise, temperature, or radiation
• test equipment as part of engineering projects or processes
• understand engineering data or reports
• use chemical testing or analysis procedures
• use drafting or mechanical drawing techniques
• use hazardous materials information
• use intuitive judgment for engineering analyses
• use knowledge of materials testing procedures
• use mathematical or statistical methods to identify or analyze problems
• use pollution control techniques
• use scientific research methodology
• use technical regulations for engineering problems
• write product performance requirements