Occupational Hygienist

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• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. 
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class. 
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In the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division this class is accountable for providing the most complex consultative services to all employers regarding occupational health or inspecting and investigating public employers for compliance with Connecticut Occupational Safety and Health Act.

• COMPLIANCE:

  • Conducts comprehensive occupational health inspections of public employer work sites including inspections of all types of equipment, construction and personnel to ensure compliance with state occupational safety and health act;
  • Interviews managers, employees, union officials and others to obtain information;
  • Investigates accidents in public sector to determine cause and possible violation of state occupational safety and health act;
  • Investigates complaints of alleged violations of state occupational safety and health act by public employers;
  • Uses chemical, mechanical and electrical principles and procedures to measure, evaluate and control occupational health hazards;
  • Analyzes heat, illumination, radiation, noise, vibration, vapors and other physical factors;
  • Calibrates technical instruments;
  • Conducts occupational health related research;
  • Recommends issuance of citations, monetary penalties and time abatements;
  • Prepares comprehensive reports;
  • Audits employer records of injuries and illnesses;
  • May testify at hearings and in court;
  • May address employer and employee groups;
  • Performs related duties as required.

  CONSULTATION:
  

  • Conducts inspections of work site and equipment used in response to either public or private employers requests for technical assistance with occupational health issues;
  • Conducts tests with technical and scientific instruments;
  • Conducts occupational health related research;
  • Provides off site technical assistance;
  • Makes recommendations to correct health hazards;
  • Provides training, information and materials to employers and employees;
  • Assists employers in correcting occupational hazards;
  • Promotes consultation services offered by division;
  • Prepares comprehensive reports;
  • Audits employer records of injuries and illnesses;
  • May address employee and employer groups;
  • May perform compliance inspections;
  • Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and practices of occupational health;
  • state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and standards;
  • investigation methods and techniques;
• Knowledge of
  • instrument use and calibration;
  • research methods and techniques;
  • toxicology;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to utilize computer software.

Seven (7) years of experience in occupational health.

• College training in chemistry, occupational health, physics or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in industrial hygiene, public health or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• Experience working with State and Federal Occupational Safety and Health standards.
• Experience with preparing for and conducting workplace walkthroughs to identify potential workplace hazards and determine compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
• Experience developing and conducting an industrial hygiene sampling survey with technical instruments that include, but are not limited to, air monitoring and noise dosimetry equipment.
• Experience with providing employers and employees with comprehensive written reports and verbal communications regarding occupational safety and health hazards and recommended abatement strategies.
• Experience training employers, workers, unions or trade associations on occupational safety and health hazards, standards and control strategies.
• Experience interviewing/communicating with employees, managers, executives and/or union officials to obtain information and respond to safety and health related questions.
• Experience working with others, but also independently, to complete tasks and meet deadlines.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to moderately disagreeable and hazardous conditions.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.