Industrial Hygiene Technician; IH Tech

Does creating a safe and healthy work environment resonate with you? Do you enjoy imparting safety knowledge and providing expertise in the field of Environmental Remediation? If you answered yes, then this might be the role for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Technologist to join the team. Apply today!

• Performing physical, biological and chemical hazard assessments in Environmental Remediation Monitoring (ERM).
• Ensuring compliance with relevant procedures, programs, standards and/or regulations.
• Performing IH-related field sampling and testing of physical, biological and chemical stressors, including but not limited to: asbestos, silica, lead, mercury, mould, noise, non-ionizing radiation, and extreme temperature.
• Recommending, implementing and monitoring required engineering controls, work practice, personal protective equipment and respirators.
• Performing Confined Space Initial Hazard Assessments/Confined Space Entry Surveys and ensuring surveys comply with the relevant analytical and interpretation documentation.
• Arranging and/or performing compressor and breathing air quality surveys (direct reading instruments and analytical techniques), and ventilation surveys, including fume hood testing.
• Providing line managers and employees with survey reports indicating the results, field observations and recommendations.
• Providing the Certified Industrial Hygienist with IH monitoring data, work plans, and reports for interpretation or in order to access necessary controls and take further action.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• Education
  • Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology or equivalent formal education in a field relevant to the position (i.e., industrial hygiene, occupational health, environmental science, biology or chemistry)
    or
  • Secondary School Graduation diploma or equivalent and has more than 3 years pertinent experience or the equivalent in experience, additional education and/or training.
• Experience
  • Preferably at least three years of work experience in industrial hygiene field operations or a combination of experiences and IH-related training/education.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated “safety first” attitude and which ensures activities are conducted with CNL, public and employee safety foremost in mind.
  • Ability to function well in an integrated work control team environment.
  • Intermediate skills and experience writing technical and investigative reports.
  • Working level knowledge of occupational health & safety legislation relating to general operational systems, construction, waste operations, environment remediation and demolition environments.
  • A working knowledge of radiation protection principles would be an asset.
  • Ability to prioritize work assignments.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal, communication (active listening, oral expression/comprehension), and training/presentation skills.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom
    . CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

• Must be able to be physically active (standing, walking) for up to 7.5 hours a day.
• Must be able to manage stairs, ladders and other egress equipment to enter all site and building areas, including confined spaces.
• Must be able to use personal protective equipment, including a respirator.

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