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Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates

Environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates investigate the implementation of rules and regulations relating to environmental factors that may affect human health, safety in the workplace, and safety of processes for the production of goods and services. They may implement and evaluate programmes to restore or improve safety and sanitary conditions under the supervision of a health professional.

3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 32 Health Associate Professionals / 325 Other Health Associate Professionals / All level 4

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advising employers’ and workers’ representatives on the implementation of government and other rules and regulations concerning occupational safety and the working environment

inspecting places of work to ensure that the working environment, machinery and equipment conform to government and other rules, regulations and standards related to sanitation and/or occupational and environmental health and safety

giving advice on environmental sanitary problems and techniques

inspecting places of work and, by interviews, observations and other means, obtaining information about work practices and accidents to determine compliance with safety rules and regulations

inspecting areas of production, processing, transport, handling, storage and sale of products to ensure conformity with government and other rules, regulations and standards

advising enterprises and the general public on the implementation of government and other rules and regulations concerning hygiene, sanitation, purity and grading of primary products, food, drugs, cosmetics and similar goods

inspecting establishments to ensure that they conform to government and other rules and regulations concerning emission of pollutants and disposal of dangerous wastes

initiating action to maintain or improve hygiene and prevent pollution of water, air, food or soil

promoting preventive and corrective measures such as control of disease carrying organisms and of harmful substances in the air, hygienic food handling, proper disposal of waste and cleaning of public places

estimating quantities and costs of materials and labour required for health, safety and sanitation remediation projects

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Food sanitation and safety inspector
- Health inspector
- Occupational health and safety inspector
- Pollution inspector
- Production safety inspector
- Sanitarian
- Sanitary inspector

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Environmental health officer - 2263
- Occupational health and safety adviser - 2263
- Occupational hygienist - 2263
- Radiation protection expert - 2263

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