2. Opportunities with OSHA
So you want to be a compliance officer?

3. Types of Compliance Officers
Industrial Hygienist
Safety

4. Safety
Conducts safety inspections for hazards such as: machine guarding, electrical, falls, trenching
Construction sites
Natural gas rigs
Accident investigations
Fatality investigations

5. Industrial Hygienist
Conducts health inspections in manufacturing, healthcare, service industries, construction
Hazards include: chemical exposures, noise, ergonomics, bloodborne pathogens, workplace violence, heat stress, etc
Accident and fatality investigations
Conducts air monitoring for chemicals, noise levels

6. All inspectors Evaluate safety and health programs
Provide assistance to employers in correcting hazards
Make recommendations for program improvements
Intake of complaints-duty officer
Outreach for incoming inquiries

7. So how do I learn to do all this?
OSHA Training Institute-Arlington Heights, Illinois
On the job training
Webinars provided by OTI

8. Where are offices located ?
PA-Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, Harrisburg, Erie, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Region III includes: Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Wilmington
Other offices found nationwide

9. But I really love nursing!
Expanded role as OHN
Preventative medicine-up close and personal
Wellness at the source
Prevent exposures that cause illness
Educate the workers and employers

10. Familiar duties include:
Evaluating hearing conservation programs with the addition of noise monitoring
Evaluating OSHA 300 logs with the addition of looking for injury and illness trends and connecting them to the work environment
Dealing with patients (employees) on a regular basis

11. more Evaluating the use of PPE as related to the hazards found
Investigating the causes of an injury
Communicating with an injured employee
Communicating to grieving families

12. Sounds interesting, what are the education requirements?
Bachelor of Science-Industrial Hygienist
Bachelors Degree or equivalent safety experience-Safety
Veterans preference

14. How to apply