Asbestos Enforcement Inspector

Overview

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water to 8.5 million NYC residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and has a wastewater conveyance and treatment system capable of processing over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day to protect the environment and the city’s surrounding waterways.

The Bureau of Environmental Compliance’s (BEC) mission is the enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, which affect the health and safety of the public and environment. Specifically, the bureau enforces the City’s Asbestos regulations as well as the Air and Noise Codes. The Bureau is comprised of the Division of Air & Noise Policy, Permitting and Enforcement and the Asbestos Control Program.

These divisions respond to; air and noise code complaints; inspect and track asbestos removal projects; and foster the goals of environmental protection.

• Responsibilities also include certifying asbestos handlers, inspecting and issuing operating certificates to stationary combustion and industrial process sources, and implementing the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
• The BEC seeks to hire an Industrial Hygienists for the Asbestos Control Program, located at our headquarters in Queens, NY.
• Under direction, the selected candidate will conduct safety and health investigations to ensure compliance with Asbestos Rules and Regulations.
• The candidate will ensure public safety and health by identifying and evaluating potential egress and/or fire protection system hazards, passive fire protection system removal or r hazards and violations, which may violate laws, rules and regulations that are intended to reduce or eliminate fire hazards or assist in extinguishing fires.
• The selected candidate will prepare detailed inspection reports of field activities; obtain worksite dimensions, diagrams and photographs; collect and document asbestos samples.
• They will interpret laboratory reports, review air sampling reports, issue Notice of Violations, prepare case files and evidence; provide testimony at Environmental Control Board Hearings and trials.
• They will also respond to reports and concerns from the public and emergency situations, conduct field and office audits of Asbestos Assessment Reports, and perform joint inspections and investigations with other City, State and Federal Agencies.