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Career Exploration Seminars
in Industrial Hygiene
Trina Redford, Industrial HygienistNational Naval Medical CenterNaval Business Center, Bld. 615Philadelphia, PA
Purpose To introduce the field of industrial
hygiene and recruit minority students interested in pursing careers in the profession.
Industrial Hygiene Anticipation, recognition,
evaluation, and control of workplace environmental factors that may effect the health of comfort or productivity of the worker.
Science. Art that involves judgment
creativity and human interaction.
Job Diversity Public Utilities Government Laborer Unions Research
Laboratories Hospitals
Hazardous Waste Companies
College and Universities
Consulting Firms Chemical
Companies Manufacturing
Companies
The Federal Government’s Role
1970-Occupational Safety and Health Act
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Educational requirements Undergraduate degree in:
Engineering Chemistry Biology Occupational Health Industrial Hygiene
Areas the Industrial Hygienist may be involved in include:
Asbestos Biological
Monitoring Biosafety Confined Spaces Ergonomics Environmental Lead Exposure
Assessment
Hazard Evaluation Indoor Environmental
Quality Radiation Laboratory Health
and Safety Toxicology Workplace
Environmental Exposure Levels
Occupational Health Team Occupational Health Physician Certified Occupational Health Nurse
(COHN) Audiologist Optometrist Industrial Hygienist
Salary of an Industrial Hygienist Entry Level $35,000-$40,000 Mid Level $40,000-$70,000 Top Level $60,000-$130,000 or higher