hazardous waste technician
ISCO: 3116. Skills: 53. Essential: 17.
Essential skills
- assess contamination
- assess waste type
- avoid contamination
- characteristics of waste
- contamination exposure regulations
- dispose of hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- follow standards for machinery safety
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- hazardous waste types
- remove contaminants
- remove contaminated materials
- store contaminated materials
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
Supporting skills
- advise on waste management procedures
- clean up spilled oil
- collect industrial waste
- collect samples for analysis
- decontamination techniques
- develop hazardous waste management strategies
- develop radiation protection strategies
- document analysis results
- drain hazardous liquids
- educate on hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- establish waste collection routes
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- hydraulics
- inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations
- instruct employees on radiation protection
- issue licences
- maintain recycling records
- maintain waste collection records
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances
- monitor radiation levels
- operate recycling processing equipment
- pneumatics
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
- radiochemistry
- read maps
- report pollution incidents
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- sort waste
- test electrical equipment
- test samples for pollutants
- wear appropriate protective gear