INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST 1 -UNDERFILL

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

Job Summary

The Department of Business and Industry is recruiting to underfill Industrial Hygienist 3 positions within the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NVOSHA) of the Division of Industrial Relations. These positions may be filled in either Las Vegas or Reno depending on the chosen candidates and the needs of the agency. These positions are assigned to the Enforcement Section and report to an Industrial Hygiene Supervisor. Under close supervision, the incumbent receives training in performing workplace health and safety inspections throughout Nevada. Upon completion of training, the incumbent promotes recognized health and safety practices, conducts inspections independently, and enforces State and federal health and safety laws and regulations, including NRS 618, NAC 618, 29 CFR 1910, and 29 CFR 1926. They are trained to identify safety and health hazards and violations; recommend reasonable and feasible methods of abatement; research industry-specific technologies and applications using applicable codes and standards; prepare written inspection and investigation reports; investigate industrial accidents resulting in serious injury or fatality; and investigate health and safety complaints. The use of a State vehicle to conduct State business is required, but the use of a personal vehicle may also be required. Work schedules may include evenings, weekends, and holidays. Successful candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate strong organizational and analytical skills, and provide professional, high-quality customer service.

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, chemistry, physics, biology, toxicology, environmental engineering, or closely related field; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of professional experience with the principal duty of safety officer in an industrial or construction setting which included conducting inspections or investigations for the purpose of evaluating workplace health and safety; OR an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Job Duties

Conduct surveys, inspections, and/or investigations of worksites to evaluate work practices, engineering and administrative controls in relation to health hazards. (Depending on the unit to which an Industrial Hygienist is assigned, these reviews may include safety as well as health factors).

Evaluate workplace environment for presence of biological, ergonomic, physical energy, and chemical hazards. Evaluate employer compliance with federal and State health and safety laws and regulations. Quantify employees’ exposure to contaminants and physical hazards by selecting appropriate sampling methodology, using properly calibrated and maintained equipment, and preparing samples for laboratory analysis; compare exposure levels to established threshold values.

Determine need for hazard control measures; evaluate economic and technical feasibility; recommend abatements for hazards and violations of health or safety regulations; and suggest enhancements to optimize workplace environmental conditions.

Research businesses, industries, work processes, operations, and published codes and standards relevant to workplaces to be surveyed or inspected. Anticipate typical hazards and recognized control and abatement procedures for similar operations. Ensure that appropriate technical and personal protective equipment is available as needed.

Conduct opening and closing conferences with employers to explain purpose of the survey or inspection, and to discuss findings. Industrial Hygienists in the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NVOSHA) classify hazards according to regulatory guidelines, set time periods for abatement, and take necessary steps to ensure that employees are removed from observed situations of imminent danger. Industrial Hygienists also issue notices of violation and recommend citations.

Perform literature searches on specific diseases, toxins, environmental exposures, or infectious agents for use in determining causal factors, informing client employers, and/or defending findings against medical or legal challenge.

When investigating an employee complaint, workers’ compensation claim, or workplace accident, determine cause and contributing factors of reported illnesses, injuries, or fatalities. Evaluate environmental contaminants, physical agents, engineering failures, and human error factors. Interview witnesses and others with relevant information; review medical records.

Document findings from inspections, surveys, and investigations in comprehensive reports and case files for use by company management, and/or State enforcement, claims processing, or legal staff. Testify regarding findings in informal and formal hearings, and court proceedings.

Respond to inquiries concerning occupational health; may provide informal or formal training in safety and health hazard recognition, inspection, and control methods and/or related regulatory requirements; may make public presentations on various aspects of industrial hygiene.

Maintain updated knowledge of industrial hygiene field and related work processes, technology, and regulations.

Perform related duties as assigned.
Incumbents in this class work under close supervision and receive training in performing part or all of the duties described in the series concept.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

General knowledge of: physics, chemistry, and biology; practical application of arithmetic, percents, ratios, algebra and statistical computations.

Ability to: read and interpret technical, legal and scientific documents, journals, reports, regulations and statutes; write concise, logical and grammatically correct technical reports; interact effectively with persons of varying social and educational backgrounds; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; speak to individuals and groups to exchange information, including presentation of technical information in understandable terms; define problems or objectives, identify relevant factors and relationships, recognize alternatives and their implications, and formulate logical, objective conclusions; physically conduct inspections requiring prolonged standing, walking, climbing, bending and twisting, stooping, and/or reaching.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

Please send direct Inquiries or correspondence to the recruiter listed on this announcement.

Benefits include:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP) .
  
• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
  
• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
  
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
  
• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) . Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication .
  
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program .
  
• No Nevada state income tax.
  
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
  
• Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.
  

Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU) .

For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF) .

*** State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.

The following are legal holidays:

January 1.............................................. New Year's Day

Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

Third Monday in February................ Washington’s Birthday

Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day

June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day

July 4.................................................... Independence Day

First Monday in September.............. Labor Day

Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day

November 11........................................ Veterans' Day

Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day

Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day

December 25........................................ Christmas Day

When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255

Closing Date/Time: 3/23/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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