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Monitor environmental conditions to detect hazards

Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.

Part of Monitor environmental conditions, under the O*NET work activity group Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (1 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 4 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.Stays human Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Observe and report hazardous conditions, such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted.Stays human Parking Enforcement Workers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Observe activities in assigned areas, using binoculars, to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions.Stays human Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
• Patrol assigned areas, looking for forest fires, hazardous conditions, and weather phenomena.Stays human Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
• Analyze burn conditions and results, and prepare postburn reports.AI-ready First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers