What is Environmental Health and Safety Scientist?
Conduct laboratory and field testing to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including matters that affect health, under the direction of environmental scientists, technicians, or other specialists. Can collect samples from gas, soil, water, and other materials to be tested.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
Knowledge
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant tools, policies, procedures and strategies to support effective raid / patrol operations for local, provincial and national security, and protect people, data, property and institutions.
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Law and Governance
Knowledge of laws, legal rules, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, institutional rules, and democratic political processes.
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, function, interdependence, and their interactions with the environment and each other.
Chemistry
Knowledge of the composition, structure and chemical properties of substances and chemical processes and transformations that occur. Includes the use of chemicals and their interactions, alarms, production techniques and disposal methods
Mechanical
Knowledge of machinery and equipment, including design, function, repair and maintenance.
Skills
Monitor
Monitor / assess the performance of themselves, other individuals, and organizations to develop or take corrective actions.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled
Reading Understanding
Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.
Quality Control Analysis
Test and inspect products, services or processes in order to evaluate quality or performance.
Science
Use scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Capability
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Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed
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Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so that others can understand
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Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences
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Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing
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Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods and formulas to solve problems.