Variety, challenges and opportunity in many different working environments
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I really enjoy the contact with people and knowing that you can help protect them from occupational risks through training and communication.
Knowing that workers leave work as healthy as when they came in makes it all worthwhile.
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José Pedro Dias Jr
•ABHO - Brazil
Real-world occupational hygiene roles can be found in a wide variety of organisations including:
Industry, commerce and health services protecting the health of employees within the organisation
Consultancy, advising a multitude of businesses, often including Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Government, as inspectors of workplaces, technical specialists or as policymakers
Universities, in teaching or research
Military services, supporting both armed forces in the field and the range of craftsman who operate behind the scenes
Each offers a different type of working environment, with different challenges. All offer the opportunity to progress from junior to more senior roles.
For more insights into careers in occupational hygiene, you can watch videos about real hygienists:
