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Occupational Health & Safety Specialists
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Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Interests
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $77,460.00 |
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| North Carolina | $51,780.00 |
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| South Carolina | $36,620.00 |
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Related Careers
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors| | Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances. |
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Fire Inspectors| | Inspect buildings and equipment to detect fire hazards and enforce state and local regulations. |
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Fire Investigators| | Conduct investigations to determine causes of fires and explosions. |
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Forensic Science Technicians| | Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry. |
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Private Detectives & Investigators| | Detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment, or seek, examine, and compile information for client. |
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Product Safety Engineers| | Develop and conduct tests to evaluate product safety levels and recommend measures to reduce or eliminate hazards. |
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Skills
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health and safety. |
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| Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials. |
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| Investigate accidents to identify causes and to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future. |
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| Develop and maintain hygiene programs such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, and asbestos management plans. |
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| Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, and other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance. |
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| Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment, and practices, in order to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations. |
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| Collaborate with engineers and physicians to institute control and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions or equipment. |
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| Conduct safety training and education programs, and demonstrate the use of safety equipment. |
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| Provide new-employee health and safety orientations, and develop materials for these presentations. |
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| Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, and other potentially toxic materials for analysis. |
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| Investigate health-related complaints, and inspect facilities to ensure that they comply with public health legislation and regulations. |
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| Coordinate "right-to-know" programs regarding hazardous chemicals and other substances. |
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| Maintain and update emergency response plans and procedures. |
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| Develop and maintain medical monitoring programs for employees. |
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| Conduct audits at hazardous waste sites or industrial sites, and participate in hazardous waste site investigations. |
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| Inspect specified areas to ensure the presence of fire prevention equipment, safety equipment, and first-aid supplies. |
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| Collect samples of hazardous materials, or arrange for sample collection. |
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| Maintain inventories of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes, using waste tracking systems to ensure that materials are handled properly. |
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| Prepare hazardous, radioactive, and mixed waste samples for transportation and storage by treating, compacting, packaging, and labeling them. |
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| Perform laboratory analyses and physical inspections of samples in order to detect disease or to assess purity or cleanliness. |
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Tools
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| Air pollutant samplers |
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| Gravimetric dust samplers |
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| Particle sensors |
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| Air samplers or collectors |
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| Aerosol monitoring instruments |
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| Air sampling impingers |
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| Cascade impactors |
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| Dry gas meters |
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| Sampling trains |
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| Air sampling pumps |
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| High-volume air sampling pumps |
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| Low-volume air sampling pumps |
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| Air velocity and temperature monitors |
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| Air flow monitors |
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| Anemometers |
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| Audiometers or accessories |
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| Audiometers |
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| Barometers |
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| Chemical absorption gas analyzers |
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| Chemical detection tubes |
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| Chromatographic detectors |
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| Ultraviolet UV digital meters |
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| Colorimeters |
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| Compressed air gun |
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| Compressed air guns |
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| Decontamination shower |
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| Emergency shower stations |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Dissolved oxygen meters |
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| Dissolved oxygen monitors |
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| Dosimeters |
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| Radiation monitoring instruments |
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| Ear muffs |
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| Protective ear muffs |
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| Eyewashers or eye wash stations |
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| Emergency eyewash stations |
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| Fire extinguishers |
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| Flame ionization analyzers |
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| Flame ionization detectors |
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| Flow sensors |
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| Rotameters |
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| Flowmeters |
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| Wet test meters |
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| Gamma counters |
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| Gamma radiation survey meters |
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| Gas chromatographs |
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| Gas detector tubes |
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| Benzene detector tubes |
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| Charcoal absorption tubes |
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| Sorbent sample tubes |
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| Gas detectors |
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| Combustible gas meters |
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| Gas leak testing equipment |
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| Geiger counters |
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| Goggles |
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| Safety goggles |
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| Handheld thermometer |
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| Handheld thermometers |
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| Hazardous material protective apparel |
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| Personal protective suits |
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| Laboratory balances |
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| Laboratory flasks |
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| Volumetric flasks |
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| Leak testing equipment |
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| Smoke generating tubes |
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| Liquid leak detectors |
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| Liquid leak testing equipment |
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| Refrigerant leak detectors |
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| Luxmeters |
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| Manometers |
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| Moisture meters |
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| Humidity measurement equipment |
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| Moisture measurement meters |
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| Multi gas monitors |
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| Multi gas detectors |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Pasteur or transfer pipettes |
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| Laboratory transfer pipettes |
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| Peristaltic pumps |
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| Personal computers |
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| pH meters |
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| pH monitors |
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| Photometers |
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| Pressure indicators |
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| Pressure measurement devices |
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| Psychrometers |
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| Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories |
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| Self-contained breathing apparatus |
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| Respirators |
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| Safety shoes |
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| Protective safety shoes |
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| Sample holders |
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| Sample vials |
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| Sampling syringes |
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| Microliter syringes |
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| Single gas monitors |
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| Chlorine monitors |
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| Soil testing kits |
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| Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters |
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| X ray fluorescence XRF lead testing analyzers |
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| Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies |
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| Spirometers |
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| Tape measures |
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| Measuring tapes |
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| Toxicology test kits or supplies |
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| Mold sampling equipment |
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| Turbidimeters |
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| Turbidity monitors |
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| Vibration testers |
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| Vibration measurement equipment |
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Technology
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| Compliance software |
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| ESS Compliance Suite |
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| Mannus Compliance: EHS |
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| Primatech AUDITWorks |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Curtis Management Resources Training Management System |
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| Database software |
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| EcoLogic Systems ADAM Indoor Air Quality Management Software |
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| ImageWave MSDSFinder |
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| Medgate Occupational Health and Safety Software |
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| Microsoft Access |
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| Quality Systems Incorporated Safety Tagging System |
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| RAE Systems HazRAE |
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| Safety Software OSHALOG 300 |
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| Internet browser software |
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| Web browser software |
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| Presentation software |
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| Microsoft PowerPoint |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Word processing software |
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| Microsoft Word |
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Career Activities
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| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates |
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| confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| recommend measures to ensure maximum employee protection |
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| Getting Information |
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| collect clinical data |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow safe waste disposal procedures |
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| use chemical testing or analysis procedures |
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| use cost benefit analysis techniques |
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| use hazardous materials information |
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| use knowledge of investigation techniques |
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| use knowledge of materials testing procedures |
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| use pollution control techniques |
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| use scientific research methodology |
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| Processing Information |
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| compile numerical or statistical data |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance |
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| perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand engineering data or reports |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate technical information |
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| make presentations on health or medical issues |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze effectiveness of safety systems or procedures |
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| analyze medical data |
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| conduct evaluations of worker exposure to radiation or noise |
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