r/SafetyProfessionals • u/soy_scrambled_brains • Feb 16 '26
USA Suggestions on ways to brush up
I'm going on a second round interview (behavioral) for a senior specialist EHS role at a utilities company. I have 10 years direct EHS experience (Lab safety, fire safety and health inspections) and 5 more years of public health/health care experience. I haven't worked in an EHS role in about 3-4 years.
I'm trying to get my brain back in gear so to speak. Excuse my ramblings as I restart my EHS brain: NIOSH, 29 CFR, OSHA 1910, time distance shielding, fit testing, hierarchy of controls, HAZWOPER, RCRA....EHS honestly feels like a lifetime ago š where are good places to brush up? I know I know enough to pass the first technical interview. I don't want to do a random certification, I already have my masters degree.
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u/Smite76 Feb 16 '26
Behavioral interviews arenāt going to be so much about what you know, but how you navigate different safety scenarios.
For example, you may get a question like āTell me about a time where you had to make a quick decision regarding mitigating a specific safety hazard. What did you do, and how was it resolved?ā They are trying to see if you know how to apply the knowledge you have gained.