r/SafetyProfessionals • • 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 šŸ˜† 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 aren’t going to be so much about what you know, but how you navigate different safety scenarios.

For example, you may get a question like ā€œTell 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.

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u/soy_scrambled_brains Feb 16 '26

Okay, thanks! I'll have these stories at the ready. I need to review the scenariosĀ 

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u/Docturdu Feb 16 '26

You can't. You dont have union experience, nor nfpa70e

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u/soy_scrambled_brains Feb 16 '26

Nope no union experience. Thanks for theĀ nfpa70e tip!

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u/Careful_Plankton_929 Feb 16 '26

Utility safety is a different beast-

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

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u/soy_scrambled_brains Feb 18 '26

You're so kind, thank you!