Industrial Hygienist (6138) – Citywide (149484)

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAMINATION

The list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill Industrial Hygienist positions Citywide.

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening: Friday, February 7, 2025
• Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after February 28, 2025
• Salary: $138,996 - $168,922 annually
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment ID: 149484

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services. 

1. Serves as a technical advisor to departmental management and other personnel in identifying, containing, and regulating the use and storage of hazardous materials, and in developing and implementing inspection practices and procedures.
2. Investigates and evaluates health and safety hazards and coordinates remedial action with representatives from various City departments, other agencies, businesses, and the public.
3. Conducts surveys of potentially hazardous workplace operations, including monitoring physical, biological, and chemical agents, evaluating results, recommending corrective actions, and preparing reports.
4. Anticipates, identifies, evaluates, and controls occupational safety and health and environmental hazards for personnel working in proximity to hazardous waste remediation or hazardous materials.
5. Develops, modifies, implements, or maintains health and safety programs for City employees.
6. Develops policies and procedures for responding to hazardous materials incidents and implementation of environmental health and safety laws, codes, and regulations.
7. Develops and conducts health and safety training programs concerning the proper use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and regulation of hazardous materials.
8. Advises program and departmental management on public health and safety, the handling and containment of hazardous materials incidents, and evaluation procedures.  
9. Provides technical support in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling health, environmental, and safety hazards.
10. Coordinates and enforces compliance with applicable laws, policies, procedures, and regulations.
11. Assists in administrative tasks related to the implementation of ordinances, codes, and other regulations.      
12. Compiles data, prepares reports and notices of violation and maintains technical reference materials and records.
13. Maintains Respiratory Protection Program, including recommending appropriate respiratory protection, fit testing, coordinating medical examinations and maintaining records.
14. Conducts and participates in public meetings about industrial hygiene.                                           
15. Investigates noise complaints, takes sound level measurements, and reviews complex noise issues involving residents and employees within the City and County of San Francisco.
16. Reviews ventilation system designs to determine the best engineering control practices. Conducts monitoring of ventilation systems using airflow and pressure meters. Uses measurements to evaluate the effectiveness of local exhaust and heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
17. Conducts measurements of physical hazards such as heat, noise, and radiation using industrial hygiene equipment. Uses measurements to evaluate personnel exposures to physical hazards.
18. The 6138 Industrial Hygienist may perform other duties as required.

1. Education: Possession of a Master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health; Environmental Sciences, Health, or Management; or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Applicant’s college level (undergraduate or masters) coursework must include a minimum of 6 semesters of any combination of chemistry, biology, and/or physics; AND

2. Experience: Two (2) years of professional industrial experience equivalent to the level of City and County of San Francisco classes 6137 Assistant Industrial Hygienist or higher, which must have included professional industrial hygiene activities including either hazardous materials management or identification, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards, such as noise, radiation, asbestos, various chemicals, etc.; AND

3. License and Certification: Possession of a valid driver’s license; if not a California driver’s license ability to obtain a California Driver’s License within 45 days of hire.

Substitution:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Sciences, Health, or Management; Occupational Safety & Health; or in a closely related major (examples include but are not limited to toxicology; chemistry, physics; biology; or mechanical, chemical, or environmental engineering) which includes a minimum of 6 semesters of any combination of chemistry, biology, and/or physics, if accompanied by three (3) years of professional industrial experience equivalent to the level of City and County of San Francisco classes 6137 Assistant Industrial Hygienist or higher, which must have included professional industrial hygiene activities including either hazardous materials management or identification, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards, such as noise, radiation, asbestos, various chemicals, etc.; OR

2. Certification by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene as a Certified Industrial Hygienist in the comprehensive practice of Industrial Hygiene may substitute for the required education and experience.

Selection Procedures: 
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following.

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Assessment Component
Oral Examination (Weight: 100%): Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the oral examination that is designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities in job-related areas which may include but not be limited to:

• Knowledge of Industrial Hygiene and hazardous materials management; identification of chemicals, physical, and biological agents and assessment of chemical, physical, and biological hazards; knowledge of chemical, physical, and biological sampling and analysis theory and practice; and professional standards, procedures, and methods concerning the safe handling, storage
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations relating to the environment, occupational health & safety, and hazardous materials.
• Ability to develop and conduct technical training.
• Ability to conduct ergonomic hazard assessments.
• Ability to work around and with hazardous materials, physical agents, and biological agents.
• Ability to lift, carry, and use standard industrial hygiene equipment and personal protective equipment, including respirators.
• Ability to enter and work in confined spaces such as tunnels, crawl spaces, or sewers, and ability to work in hot and cold environments and elevated heights.
• Ability to climb ladders, walk on scaffolding, and work on construction sites with uneven walking surfaces. 
• Knowledge of common noise metrics, units of sound level measurements, and equations for noise exposure calculations
• Ability to estimate and calculate airflows and static pressure in relation to mechanical systems.
• Ability to make independent decisions on protective controls for workers exposed to hazardous stressors, such as noise, radiation, and hazardous biological and hazardous chemicals.
• Ability to communicate with individuals or groups in a clear, organized, and persuasive fashion; make persuasive oral presentations; listen to others; adapt communication to audience.
• Ability to prepare reports, memos, and correspondence that are clear and well written; accurately complete forms, logs, and other work documents.
• Ability to effectively interact, develop, and maintain cooperative working relations with supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, and the public.

Candidates must achieve a passing score on the exam in order to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the Rule of Ten Scores.

Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam, you will be placed on an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information, visit https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 12 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

How to apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted online at careers.sf.gov.

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link. Applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.  

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams 

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Hanz Pagao (she/her/hers) at [email protected] or 628-271-6839. 

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.