Radiation protection technician to hazardous materials inspector
A radiation protection technician already meets 41% of what the hazardous materials inspector role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.4/ 100
1 How much of what a hazardous materials inspector is expected to do is already part of a radiation protection technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the hazardous materials inspector role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hazardous materials inspector role treats 9 of its required skills as things a radiation protection technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop hazardous waste management strategies
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- hazardous waste types
- inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hazardous materials inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a radiation protection technician background worth leading with.
- already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations information skills
- already held hazardous materials transportation services
- already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills
- already held hazardous waste treatment services
- already held hazardous waste types services
All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the hazardous materials inspector role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods required
- still to learn revise certifications for dangerous good transportation required
- still to learn ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required
- still to learn implement environmental protection measures required
- optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
- optional, not held issue licences optional
- optional, not held select hazard control optional
- still to learn advise on chemical use reduction required
- still to learn advise on waste management procedures required
- optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
- optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
- optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
- optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
- still to learn waste and scrap products required
- still to learn waste management required
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
- still to learn ensure material compliance required
- optional, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations optional
- optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
- optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
- optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
- optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hazardous materials inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods practise this
- 02 ensure material compliance practise this
- 03 revise certifications for dangerous good transportation practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
- already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
- already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
- already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
- already held hazardous waste types knowledge
- already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held radioactive contamination knowledge
- already held advise on pollution prevention skill
- already held radiation protection knowledge
- already held test safety strategies skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
- optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
- optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
- optional, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
- optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
- optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
- optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held issue licences optional
- optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
- optional, not held select hazard control optional
- optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
- optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
22 held skills the hazardous materials inspector role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
- not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
- not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
- not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
- not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
- not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill
- not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
- not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
- not needed by the target role nuclear reprocessing knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform demarcation skill
- not needed by the target role remove contaminants skill
- not needed by the target role remove contaminated materials skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn waste and scrap products required
- still to learn waste management required
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
Other moves recorded from radiation protection technician
Common questions about this move
Can a radiation protection technician become a hazardous materials inspector?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A radiation protection technician already covers 41% of what a hazardous materials inspector is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 9 of which the hazardous materials inspector role treats as required.
What skills does a radiation protection technician need to become a hazardous materials inspector?
9 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods.
How hard is the move from radiation protection technician to hazardous materials inspector?
Its learning distance is 61.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.