As a Health And Safety Engineer, you will need to master following:

• engineering processes

More generally, a health and safety engineer is also versed in:

• adjust engineering designs
• advise on safety improvements
• approve engineering design
• assessment of risks and threats
• draw up risk assessment
• engineering principles
• health and safety regulations
• perform scientific research
• safety engineering
• technical drawings

It also helps to know the following:

• accept own accountability
• design safety equipment
• design strategies for nuclear emergencies
• follow nuclear plant safety precautions
• follow up on safety breaches
• human factors regarding safety
• install safety devices
• respond to nuclear emergencies
• textile materials
• thermohydraulics
• adhere to standards of national and international safety programmes
• advise architects
• advise on construction materials
• apply knowledge of human behaviour
• carry out environmental audits
• chemistry
• civil engineering
• conduct fire safety inspections
• conduct fire tests
• conduct workplace audits
• design principles
• determine fire risks
• develop material testing procedures
• draft design specifications
• educate employees on occupational hazards
• environmental legislation
• ergonomics
• evaluate industrial hygiene
• fire prevention procedures
• fire protection engineering
• fire safety regulations
• fire-fighting systems
• instruct employees on radiation protection
• investigate occupational injuries
• materials science
• monitor work site
• nuclear energy
• perform laboratory tests
• physics
• quality assurance procedures
• radiation protection
• test safety strategies
• thermodynamics
• undertake inspections
• write inspection reports