Below is a potential job opportunity for graduating seniors and alumni in the life, physical, or environmental sciences. This is an entry level position in industrial hygiene and does NOT require prior experience. NOTE: The posting suggests 4 years of experience as a minimum qualification, which can be substituted with a Bachelor's degree in physical or life science, including applicants obtaining their degrees by June 2022.
The Maryland Department of Labor is currently recruiting Occupational Safety and Health Compliance
Hygienists (Industrial Hygienists) at Maryland Occupational Safety and Health. An Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Compliance Hygienist I is the entry level of work at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation involving the inspection, research, and analysis of the effect of chemical and physical workplace hazards on worker health. Employees help to control or eliminate workplace hazards through compliance and enforcement measures designed to provide corrective action for violators of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Law. OSH Compliance Hygienist I job duties include: participating in formal and on-the-job training programs related to safety and health inspection; learning how to interpret complex technical standards, policies and procedures necessary for enforcement of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Law; observing and participating in routine safety and health inspections and interventions in private and public sector establishments; developing, preparing, and submitting oral and/or written reports of field activity; and performing other duties as assigned. Job openings available at the MOSH Hunt Valley, MD office.
Preferred: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, physical science, or life science which includes 12 credit semester hours in chemistry and 18 additional semester credit hours in physical or life science, which could include any combination of the following: chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology or industrial hygiene.
** Please be sure to attach transcripts to your online application.
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