Middle manager in the BC public service in a social service ministry.
My father in law (wife's father) is a retired professor of engineering (civil) from UBC. As for me - I have a biology degree from UBC and I haven't used the word "phenotype" since third year. I now specialize in Occupational Hygiene (Workplace Health and Safety) in my profession. I bet most of you never heard of occupational hygiene before! It's not at all related to occupational therapy or dental hygiene (which most people guess). Let's just say that I work for a large "provincial insurance corporation" as an "enforcement officer"...
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Oh, I know what a hygiene officer does! One visited one of our worksites not too long ago. In fact, your mug looks familiar and it may even have been you. Are your initials A.D.?
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Hey clarki,
I'm impressed. Yes - I am an Occupational Hygiene Officer with WorksafeBC. My initials are AK, not AD. My "clients" are located in the Vancouver area. I hope you had a good experience with the officer who visited your workplace. Can you tell me which city the officer visited?
We hygiene guys specialize in biological, chemical and physical health hazards (exposure issues - e.g. asbestos, silica, solvents, bloodborne pathogens, noise, radiation, indoor air quality...etc.), but we can do safety stuff (in general) as well. For "complex" safety issues, I call in an Occupational Safety Officer.