• Safety engineering ensures a safe work environment for employees.safety helments sign image by green308 from Fotolia.com
  
  Creating a safe and productive workforce is one of the most important things an employer can do. People in the field of safety engineering are responsible for ensuring that a work environment is safe. According to Education Center Online, health and safety engineers "use knowledge of many aspects of industrial processes and the way people behave to anticipate and reduce the chances of an accident happening."
  
  Process and safety engineers accomplish similar tasks, according to Education-Portal.com. Such engineers "design and analyze pieces of manufacturing equipment to ensure the safety for those who use it on a daily basis."
  
  Safety engineering is a crucial role within an organization; one in which specific training within the field is required.
  
  

Educational Requirements

• Individuals who want to enter the process safety engineering field need to earn at least a bachelor's degree in either mechanical engineering or chemical engineering, according to Education-Portal.com. Courses required to obtain degrees in these engineering sectors include biology, physics, advanced mathematics and industrial safety.
  
  To work in health and safety engineering, a bachelor's degree in engineering is required, according to StateUniversity.com.
  
  

Skill and Duty Requirements

• Process safety engineers need to have solid technical knowledge, troubleshooting capabilities and understand the safety features of equipment, according to Education-Portal.com. They also "need to have the ability to hold themselves accountable for their work and take measured approach to all safety measures."
  
  According to StateUniversity.com, health and safety engineers oftentimes collaborate with entities such as fire departments and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to ensure they are managing safe workplaces. These engineers are also responsible for putting safety features in place to prevent accidents, and they help investigate accidents that occur.
  
  Maintaining a proper environment is also part of their job responsibilities, and they accomplish this by conducting tests to determine air quality, noise level, temperature or radiation. The engineers work with government entities to deal with any safety compliance issues. They are also responsible for managing worker training about safety policies and procedures.
  
  

Licensing Requirements

• In addition to possessing a bachelor's degree in engineering, health and safety engineers must also be licensed before they can accept a job within the industry. According to StateUniversity.com, licensed engineers are referred to as professional engineers. To obtain a license, engineers need a degree and four years of professional experience. They also need to pass a state exam.