developing, implementing and reviewing programmes and policies to minimize potential environmental and occupational risks to health and safety
// Unit group · 2263
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals
Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals assess, plan and implement programmes to recognize, monitor and control environmental factors that can potentially affect human health, to ensure safe and healthy working conditions and to prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, radiological and biological agents or ergonomic factors.
2 Professionals / 22 Health Professionals / 226 Other Health Professionals / All level 4
// Working conditions
// Hand tools
No hand tools in this set.
preparing and implementing plans and strategies for the safe, economic and suitable disposal of commercial, industrial, medical and household wastes
implementing prevention programmes and strategies for communicable diseases, food safety, waste water treatment and disposal systems, recreation and domestic water quality, contaminated and hazardous substances
identifying, reporting and documenting hazards, and assessing and controlling risks in the environment and workplace and advising on compliance with relevant law and regulations
developing, implementing and monitoring programmes to minimize workplace and environmental pollution involving chemical, physical and biological hazards
advising on methods to prevent, eliminate, control or reduce the exposure of workers, students, the public and the environment to radiological and other hazards
promoting ergonomic principles within the workplace such as matching furniture, equipment and work activities to the needs of employees
providing education, information, training and advice to persons at all levels on aspects of occupational hygiene and environmental health
recording and investigating injuries and equipment damage, and reporting safety performance
coordinating arrangements for the compensation, rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers.
Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Environmental health officer
- Occupational health and safety adviser
- Occupational hygienist
- Radiation protection expert
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Environmental protection professional - 2133
- Specialist medical practitioner (public health) - 2212
- Specialist nurse (public health) - 2221
- Occupational therapist - 2269
- Health inspector - 3257
- Occupational health and safety inspector - 3257
- Sanitarian - 3257
- Sanitary inspector - 3257
Notes
Professionals who assess, plan and implement programmes to monitor or control the impact of human activities on the environment are classified in Unit Group 2133: Environmental protection professionals.
Indexed job titles 16
- Adviser, environmental healthISCO-88 3222
- Adviser, occupational health and safetyISCO-88 3152
- Adviser, occupational hygieneISCO-88 3152
- Adviser, radiation protectionISCO-88 3222
- Consultant, environmental healthISCO-88 3222
- Consultant, occupational health and safetyISCO-88 3152
- Consultant, occupational hygieneISCO-88 3152
- Consultant, radiation protectionISCO-88 3222
- Expert, radiation protectionISCO-88 3222
- Hygienist, occupationalISCO-88 3152
- Officer, environmental healthISCO-88 3222
- Officer, occupational health and safetyISCO-88 3152
- Officer, occupational hygieneISCO-88 3152
- Officer, personnel: safetyISCO-88 2412
- Officer, public healthISCO-88 3222
- Officer, radiation protectionISCO-88 3222