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Occupational health and safety specialists look for hazards at work and fix them before someone is hurt. In a hospital, that means needle safety, patient lifting, chemicals, and the fire and emergency plans that surveyors check.
Occupational health and safety specialists look for hazards at work and fix them before someone is hurt. In a hospital, that means needle safety, patient lifting, chemicals, and the fire and emergency plans that surveyors check.
Hospitals compete with manufacturers, builders, and government agencies for the same people. A specialist who knows healthcare rules is harder to find than the title suggests.
The work
You inspect, investigate incidents, and train staff. You keep the records an inspector or accreditor will ask for.
Some days are rounds on the units. Others are a committee meeting and a plan to fix what the last survey found.
License and training
States do not license most safety specialists. Employers often prefer the CSP from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or the CIH from ABIH. Read the posting for the credential the role expects.
Questions
What credential do safety specialists hold?
Many hold the CSP or CIH. Neither is a state license, but both are common in postings.
Is hospital safety work different?
Yes. Patient handling, infection risks, and accreditation surveys add work that factory safety roles rarely see.
Hiring occupational health and safety specialists
Metros
- Anniston, AL
- Auburn, AL
- Birmingham, AL
- Daphne, AL
- Decatur, AL
- Dothan, AL
- Florence, AL
- Gadsden, AL
- Huntsville, AL
- Mobile, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Anchorage, AK
- Fairbanks, AK
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Phoenix, AZ
- Prescott Valley, AZ
- Sierra Vista, AZ
- Tucson, AZ
- Yuma, AZ
- Fayetteville, AR
- Fort Smith, AR
- Jonesboro, AR
- Little Rock, AR
- Bakersfield, CA
- Chico, CA
- El Centro, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Hanford, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Merced, CA
- Modesto, CA
- Napa, CA
- Oxnard, CA
- Redding, CA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Salinas, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Maria, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Stockton, CA
- Vallejo, CA
- Visalia, CA
- Yuba City, CA
- Boulder, CO
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Denver, CO
- Fort Collins, CO
- Grand Junction, CO
- Greeley, CO
- Pueblo, CO
- Bridgeport, CT
- Hartford, CT
- New Haven, CT
- Norwich, CT
- Waterbury, CT
- Dover, DE
- Washington, DC
- Cape Coral, FL
- Crestview, FL
- Deltona, FL
- Gainesville, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Lakeland, FL
- Miami, FL
- Naples, FL
- North Port, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Palm Bay, FL
- Panama City, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Punta Gorda, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Wildwood, FL
- Albany, GA
- Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Atlanta, GA
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA
- Columbus, GA
- Dalton, GA
- Gainesville, GA
- Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Rome, GA
- Savannah, GA
- Valdosta, GA
- Warner Robins, GA
- Kahului, HI
- Urban Honolulu, HI
- Boise City, ID
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Lewiston, ID
- Twin Falls, ID
- Champaign, IL
- Chicago, IL
- Decatur, IL
- Peoria, IL
- Rockford, IL
- Springfield, IL
- Bloomington, IN
- Columbus, IN
- Elkhart, IN
- Evansville, IN
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Indianapolis, IN
- Lafayette, IN
- Michigan City, IN
- South Bend, IN
- Terre Haute, IN
- Ames, IA
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Davenport, IA
- Des Moines, IA
- Dubuque, IA
- Iowa City, IA
- Sioux City, IA
- Waterloo, IA
- Lawrence, KS
- Manhattan, KS
- Topeka, KS
- Wichita, KS
- Bowling Green, KY
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Louisville, KY
- Owensboro, KY
- Paducah, KY
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Hammond, LA
- Houma, LA
- Lafayette, LA
- Lake Charles, LA
- Monroe, LA
- New Orleans, LA
- Shreveport, LA
- Slidell, LA
- Bangor, ME
- Lewiston, ME
- Portland, ME
- Baltimore, MD
- Hagerstown, MD
- Lexington Park, MD
- Amherst Town, MA
- Barnstable Town, MA
- Boston, MA
- Pittsfield, MA
- Springfield, MA
- Worcester, MA
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Battle Creek, MI
- Bay City, MI
- Detroit, MI
- Flint, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Lansing, MI
- Midland, MI
- Monroe, MI
- Muskegon, MI
- Niles, MI
- Saginaw, MI
- Traverse City, MI
- Duluth, MN
- Mankato, MN
- Minneapolis, MN
- Rochester, MN
- St. Cloud, MN
- Gulfport, MS
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Jackson, MS
- Columbia, MO
- Jefferson City, MO
- Joplin, MO
- Kansas City, MO
- Springfield, MO
- St. Joseph, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Billings, MT
- Bozeman, MT
- Great Falls, MT
- Helena, MT
- Missoula, MT
- Lincoln, NE
- Omaha, NE
- Las Vegas, NV
- Reno, NV
- Manchester, NH
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Vineland, NJ
- Albuquerque, NM
- Farmington, NM
- Las Cruces, NM
- Albany, NY
- Binghamton, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Elmira, NY
- Ithaca, NY
- Kingston, NY
- Kiryas Joel, NY
- New York, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Syracuse, NY
- Utica, NY
- Watertown, NY
- Asheville, NC
- Burlington, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Durham, NC
- Fayetteville, NC
- Goldsboro, NC
- Greensboro, NC
- Greenville, NC
- Hickory, NC
- Jacksonville, NC
- Pinehurst, NC
- Raleigh, NC
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Wilmington, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Bismarck, ND
- Fargo, ND
- Grand Forks, ND
- Minot, ND
- Akron, OH
- Canton, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Lima, OH
- Mansfield, OH
- Sandusky, OH
- Springfield, OH
- Toledo, OH
- Youngstown, OH
- Lawton, OK
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Tulsa, OK
- Albany, OR
- Bend, OR
- Corvallis, OR
- Eugene, OR
- Medford, OR
- Portland, OR
- Salem, OR
- Allentown, PA
- Altoona, PA
- Chambersburg, PA
- Erie, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Johnstown, PA
- Lancaster, PA
- Lebanon, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Reading, PA
- Scranton, PA
- State College, PA
- Williamsport, PA
- York, PA
- Providence, RI
- Charleston, SC
- Columbia, SC
- Florence, SC
- Greenville, SC
- Hilton Head Island, SC
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Spartanburg, SC
- Sumter, SC
- Rapid City, SD
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Chattanooga, TN
- Clarksville, TN
- Cleveland, TN
- Jackson, TN
- Johnson City, TN
- Kingsport, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Memphis, TN
- Morristown, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Abilene, TX
- Amarillo, TX
- Austin, TX
- Beaumont, TX
- Brownsville, TX
- College Station, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Houston, TX
- Killeen, TX
- Laredo, TX
- Longview, TX
- Lubbock, TX
- McAllen, TX
- Midland, TX
- Odessa, TX
- San Angelo, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- Sherman, TX
- Texarkana, TX
- Tyler, TX
- Victoria, TX
- Waco, TX
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Logan, UT
- Ogden, UT
- Provo, UT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Burlington, VT
- Blacksburg, VA
- Charlottesville, VA
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Lynchburg, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Roanoke, VA
- Staunton, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Winchester, VA
- Bellingham, WA
- Bremerton, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- Longview, WA
- Mount Vernon, WA
- Olympia, WA
- Seattle, WA
- Spokane, WA
- Walla Walla, WA
- Wenatchee, WA
- Yakima, WA
- Beckley, WV
- Charleston, WV
- Huntington, WV
- Morgantown, WV
- Parkersburg, WV
- Weirton, WV
- Wheeling, WV
- Appleton, WI
- Eau Claire, WI
- Fond du Lac, WI
- Green Bay, WI
- Janesville, WI
- Kenosha, WI
- La Crosse, WI
- Madison, WI
- Milwaukee, WI
- Oshkosh, WI
- Racine, WI
- Sheboygan, WI
- Wausau, WI
- Casper, WY
- Cheyenne, WY