Stream 4 - Clothing/Textile Services

4.4.0 Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) Personal Protection Technologist

4.4.1 Tasks may include but are not limited to the following:

1. Preparing new clothing technical specifications, manufacturing data, purchase descriptions, production drawings, sealed samples and revising existing specifications, drawings, and evaluation of existing sealed samples;
2. Supporting the design and development of NBC personal protection equipment;
3. Reviewing and analysing vendors and manufacturers NBC samples and testing results for compliance to given specifications and testing standards;
4. Establishing NBC personal equipment technical databases for materiel and information management;
5. Preparing Statements of Work for the design and purchase of prototypes and (or) samples;
6. Investigating Unsatisfactory Condition Reports, Material Authorization Change Requests, Design Change/Deviation Requests, Requests for Waiver, Technical Failure Reports, etc. to determine legitimacy and make recommendations for reply;
7. Converting existing engineering drawings to new drawingsutilizing commercial software applications for incorporation into specifications;
8. Supporting NBC personal protection equipment reviews and recommending disposal or reassignment;
9. Preparing NBC personal protection equipment displays to meet requirements for conferences, exhibitions, briefings and meetings;
10. Recommending of NBC personal protection equipment revision of scales of measurement in both Imperial and Metric measurements for inclusion in specifications, manufacturing data or purchase descriptions;
11. Supporting preparation or revision of NBC personal protection equipment information manuals and instructor manuals;
12. Investigating designs, materials and processes and recommending solutions to identified technical problems through literature searches and in consultation with industry and technical experts;
13. Evaluating prototypes and commercial products to determine suitability;
14. Supporting preparing of plans for development and (or) assessment of new requirements or items including laboratory, engineering, and field trial protocols;
15. Evaluating NBC personal protection equipment against technical specifications;
16. Supporting compliance of environmental regulations regarding use and disposal of NBC personal protective equipment;
17. Reviewing and analysing results of periodic testing of gas masks and canisters;
18. Monitoring gas masks repair operations to identify tooling/facility shortfalls and investigate and recommending solutions;
19. Supporting preparing of maintenance /supply /repair and overhaul procedures and updating notifications; and
20. Researching and monitoring emerging technologies and (or) products and (or) industrial capabilities for NBC personal protection equipment.

4.4.2 Occupational Minimum Mandatory Qualifications

A. Junior Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Personal Protection Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of one (1) years of experience as a NBC Personal Protection Equipment Technologist.

B. Intermediate Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Personal Protection Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a NBC Personal Protection Equipment Technologist.

C. Senior Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Personal Protection Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a NBC Personal Protection Equipment Technologist.