Career - Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officers will investigate complaints about food safety and ensure shops, restaurants and food processors follow health regulations and monitor and control water, air and noise pollution and collect water samples for analysis. They will initiate and conduct environmental health impact or risk assessments and design and conduct health education programs or public information campaigns. They will be in charge to prepare policy documents and guidelines relating to environmental health matters and manage immunisation campaigns. They will also manage programs to control disease-causing pests such as mosquitoes and investigate and manage public health incidents such as disease outbreaks. They will be in charge to manage programs to control public health and environmental issues associated with major public events and to respond to disasters and emergency situations where public health is at risk. They will assess building development applications and inspect houses and public buildings to ensure they comply with environmental or health and safety standards and also inspect and license premises that may present infectious disease risks to the community (such as tattoo parlours and acupuncturists, where skin penetration and body piercing occurs), and inspect hairdressing and beauty salons. They will maintain records, prepare statistics, write reports and give evidence in court cases where health or environmental regulations have been violated.

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