Communication techniques and well developed communication skills become an important requirement at this level. The work requires light physical exertion. The work environment involves hazards, risks or discomforts typical of working with or around machinery with exposed moving parts, irritant chemicals, heavy equipment or abusive or hostile clientele and patients. Exposure to disagreeable weather conditions and extreme levels of temperature, ventilation, lighting and sound are normal. Protective clothing or gear and specific safety standards or procedures may be required.
Serious injury is possible.
Distinguishing Features Differs from the Forensic Scientist II class in which the incumbents perform professional work and have advanced knowledge in two or more areas within a section and are responsible for performing different types of analyses and interpreting results in more complex examinations. Learns and maintains required quality control measures. Learns and performs analytical, chemical, immunological, physical and instrumental techniques such as electrophoresis, polarized light microscopy and comparison microscopy as they pertain to procedures for the analysis of blood, semen, body secretions, hair, and fibers. Learns and performs analytical, chemical, physical and instrumental techniques such as comparison microscopy, unitron, scanning electron microscopy and fourier transform infra-red spectrometry as they pertain to procedures for the analysis of firearms, fired ammunition, and distance determinations. Learns and performs analytical, chemical, physical and instrumental techniques such as digital image analysis, electrostatic detection and infrared photography as they pertain to procedures for the development and analysis of latent fingerprints.