environmental health inspector

Environmental health inspectors carry out investigations to ensure that areas, organisations and companies comply with environmental and public health legislation. They evaluate environmental complaints, provide reports on their findings and work to prevent future hazards or noncompliance with current policies. Environmental health inspectors perform consultations to promote public health and safety.

ESCO Code

3257.1

NACE Code

84.12 - Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services

Alternative Labels

public health inspector

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

address public health issues conduct environmental surveys contribute to public health campaigns ensure compliance with environmental legislation monitor legislation developments perform environmental investigations present reports promote health and safety provide improvement strategies use consulting techniques write inspection reports

Essential Knowledge

audit techniques check methods environmental legislation environmental policy public health

Optional Skills and Competences

analyse health problems within a given community conduct educational activities develop environmental policy enforce sanitation procedures inform policy makers on health-related challenges maintain relationships with government agencies perform risk analysis provide advice on breaches of regulation provide testimony in court hearings wear appropriate protective gear

Optional Knowledge

biology chemistry communicable diseases consumer protection environmental engineering foodborne diseases hazardous waste storage occupational health percolation pests and diseases pollution prevention

Skills Group Share

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a092cb70-f3e3-4224-98a3-b97c0114de77

Status

released

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