As an Industrial Waste Inspector, you will need to master following:

• issue penalties to violators of the sanitation code
• label samples

More generally, an industrial waste inspector is also versed in:

• chemistry
• collect samples for analysis
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
• environmental engineering
• environmental legislation
• manage health and safety standards
• quality assurance procedures
• waste management
• write inspection reports

It also helps to know the following:

• measure water quality parameters
• review waste-treatment facilities construction plans
• test samples for pollutants
• advise on waste management procedures
• biology
• communicate with external laboratories
• develop environmental remediation strategies
• develop hazardous waste management strategies
• develop non-hazardous waste management strategies
• hazardous waste storage
• hazardous waste treatment
• hazardous waste types
• inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations
• inspect sewers
• inspect waste disposal facilities
• investigate complaints about improper waste handling
• issue licences
• lead inspections
• perform laboratory tests
• provide advice on breaches of regulation
• record test data