Skills
Safety Technician Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in safety technicians, and how to build and show them.
Safety Technicians need technical skills such as hazard recognition, osha standards, and exposure monitoring, plus people skills like communication and diplomacy. They also use tools such as Noise dosimeters and sound level meters and Gas detectors and air sampling pumps.
Technical (hard) skills
- Hazard recognition
- OSHA standards
- Exposure monitoring
- Incident investigation
- Safety training delivery
- Recordkeeping
People (soft) skills
- Communication
- Diplomacy
- Observation
- Integrity
Tools, equipment and technology
- Noise dosimeters and sound level meters
- Gas detectors and air sampling pumps
- Inspection apps and checklists
- Camera and tablet
- PPE samples and fit test kits
- Safety management software
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how safety technicians put their skills to work:
- How to conduct a job site safety inspection
- How to measure noise exposure with a dosimeter
- How to investigate a near-miss
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Hazard recognition” and “OSHA standards.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “communication,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST) near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our safety technician glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Safety Technician training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.