3.6 KiB
3.6 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| hazardous-waste-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'hazardous waste technician' (also: waste disposal compliance technician, waste disposal site compliance technician, toxic waste technician, hazardous waste disposal technician, hazardous waste treatment technician, hazardous waste removal technician). Use when the user asks for typical hazardous waste technician work such as: Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.; Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.; Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts. |
Hazardous Waste Technician
Hazardous waste technicians dispose of materials that have been in contact with or are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic or a combination of the aforementioned hazardous traits. They remove the waste from industrial facilities or households and transport them to a treatment facility to ensure they are treated and disposed of according to regulations. They may also advise on the proper treatment of hazardous waste, and aid in the clean-up of hazardous waste spills.
Core workflow
- Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.
- Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.
- Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts.
- Clean contaminated equipment or areas for reuse, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.
- Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.
- Identify asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials to be removed, using monitoring devices.
- Clean mold-contaminated sites by removing damaged porous materials or thoroughly cleaning all contaminated nonporous materials.
- Remove or limit contamination following emergencies involving hazardous substances.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- assess contamination
- assess waste type
- avoid contamination
- characteristics of waste
- contamination exposure regulations
- dispose of hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- follow standards for machinery safety
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- hazardous waste types
- remove contaminants
- remove contaminated materials
- store contaminated materials
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- Jenkins CI
- SAP software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 46 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-12):
- Microsoft Excel — 17 %
- forklifts — 13 %
- Microsoft Word — 13 %
- carts — 9 %
- EESOH-MIS — 7 %
- Microsoft Outlook — 7 %
- tuggerts — 7 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c95121e9-e9f7-40a9-adcb-6fda1e82bbd2), ONET 30.3 (47-4041.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*