Environmental Health
Environmental Health Officers undertake a wide range of activities to protect public health. These include:
Food Safety and Standards
This involves the inspection of food businesses on a regular basis to ensure compliance with food legislation and to promote safe and healthy eating within the borough.
We also investigate complaints about food or food businesses, undertake food sampling, provide training courses and investigate notifications of food poisoning.
Workplace Health and Safety
This involves the inspection of businesses on a regular basis to ensure compliance with Health & Safety laws. We also investigate complaints and accident notifications and provide training courses
Public Health and Infectious Disease Control
This involves the investigation of complaints of filthy and/or verminous premises, the investigation of outbreaks of notifiable infectious diseases, the enforcement of smoke free legislation, the control of legionella and cooling tower notifications.
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This page was last updated on 16 July 2008
