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O*NET detailed work activityMonitor the handling of hazardous materials or medical wastes
Stays humanWatch & inspect
4 jobs5 tasks
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 operations to ensure adequate performance, 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 (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Monitor handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed.
- Maintain inventories of hazardous materials or hazardous wastes, using waste tracking systems to ensure that materials are handled properly.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
- Verify that hazardous chemicals are handled, stored, and disposed of in accordance with regulations.
- Conduct audits at hazardous waste sites or industrial sites or participate in hazardous waste site investigations.