About this career
Industrial waste inspectors conduct controls in companies to ensure they comply with waste and environmental regulations. They check the documentation related to waste management, they collect samples for analysis and observe the industrial practices. They may advise or preventive or corrective actions to improve industrial waste management and disposal.
Essential skills
collect samples for analysis
ensure compliance with environmental legislation
ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
issue penalties to violators of the sanitation code
label samples
manage health and safety standards
write inspection reports
Required knowledge
chemistry
environmental engineering
environmental legislation
quality assurance procedures
waste management
Additional skills
advise on waste management procedures
communicate with external laboratories
develop environmental remediation strategies
develop hazardous waste management strategies
develop non-hazardous waste management strategies
inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations
inspect sewers
inspect waste disposal facilities
investigate complaints about improper waste handling
issue licences
lead inspections
measure water quality parameters
perform laboratory tests
provide advice on breaches of regulation
record test data
review waste-treatment facilities construction plans
test samples for pollutants
biology
hazardous waste storage
hazardous waste treatment
hazardous waste types
Also known as
industrial waste disposal inspector
industrial waste tester/inspector
industrial waste control inspector
industrial waste management inspector
industrial waste compliance inspector
