Inspectors In Public And Environmental Health And Occupational Health And Safety

2263 – Inspectors In Public And Environmental Health And Occupational Health And Safety

Inspectors in this unit group evaluate and monitor health and safety hazards and develop strategies to control risks in the workplace. They inspect restaurants, public facilities, industrial establishments, municipal water systems and other workplaces to ensure compliance with government regulations regarding sanitation, pollution control, the handling and storage of hazardous substances and workplace safety. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

• Illustrative example(s)
  • environmental health officer
  • hazardous waste inspector
  • health and safety officer
  • health standards inspector
  • occupational health and safety officer
  • pollution control inspector
  • public health inspector
  • restaurant inspector
  • rodent control inspector
  • supervisor, public health inspectors
  • water inspector

• All examples
  • beauty salon inspector
  • dangerous goods inspector – railway transport
  • dangerous waste inspector
  • enforcement officer – environmental health
  • environmental health and safety technician
  • environmental health and safety technologist
  • environmental health inspector
  • environmental health inspectors supervisor
  • environmental health officer
  • environmental health officers supervisor
  • environmental officer
  • examiner, mines
  • field supervisor – occupational health and safety
  • flood damage inspector
  • food inspector
  • hazardous waste inspector
  • hazardous waste inspector – environmental health
  • hazardous waste management technologist
  • health and safety inspector
  • health and safety officer
  • health and safety technician
  • health and safety technologist
  • health officers supervisor
  • health standards inspector
  • hotel and restaurant inspector – public health
  • industrial health officer
  • industrial hygiene inspector
  • industrial safety officer – occupational health and safety
  • industrial waste control inspector
  • inspector, dangerous waste
  • inspector, environmental health
  • inspector, flood damages
  • inspector, hazardous waste
  • inspector, hazardous waste – environmental health
  • inspector, health standards
  • inspector, hotels and restaurants – public health
  • inspector, industrial hygiene
  • inspector, industrial waste control
  • inspector, nursing homes
  • inspector, occupational health and safety
  • inspector, occupational hygiene
  • inspector, occupational safety
  • inspector, pollution control
  • inspector, public health
  • inspector, sanitary department – environmental health
  • inspector, sanitary standards
  • inspector, sewage disposal – environmental health
  • inspector, water
  • labour affairs officer – occupational health and safety
  • labour standards officer
  • labour standards officer – occupational health and safety
  • mine examiner
  • mine safety inspector
  • nursing home inspector
  • occupational health and safety officer
  • occupational health inspector
  • occupational health officer
  • occupational health supervisor
  • occupational hygiene inspector
  • occupational hygiene technician
  • occupational hygienist technologist
  • occupational safety inspector
  • occupational safety officer
  • officer, environmental health
  • officer, health and safety
  • officer, industrial health
  • officer, labour standards
  • officer, occupational health
  • officer, occupational health and safety
  • officer, occupational safety
  • officer, safety and health
  • pollution control inspector
  • public health inspector
  • public health inspectors supervisor
  • public health safety inspector
  • public health unit supervisor
  • quarantine officer – public health
  • radiation monitor
  • restaurant inspector
  • restaurant inspector – public health
  • rodent control inspector
  • rodent control officer
  • safety and sanitary inspector – public and environmental health
  • safety inspector, mines
  • safety officer
  • safety practitioner
  • sanitary department inspector – environmental health
  • sanitary standards inspector
  • sewage disposal inspector – environmental health
  • supervisor, health officers
  • supervisor, occupational health
  • supervisor, public health inspectors
  • waste water treatment plant inspector
  • water inspector
  • welfare institute inspector – public health

• Exclusion(s)
  • By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers, n.e.c. (4423)
  • Construction inspectors (2264)
  • Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers (2262)
  • Occupational hygienists and ergonomists (See 4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers)

• Main duties

Inspectors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Inspect the sanitary conditions of restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and other public facilities or institutions
  • Conduct surveys and monitoring programs of the natural environment to identify sources of pollution
  • Collect samples of water for analysis; measure physical, biological and chemical workplace hazards; and conduct safety and environmental audits
  • Investigate health and safety related complaints, spills of hazardous chemicals, outbreaks of diseases or poisonings and workplace accidents
  • Inspect workplaces to ensure that equipment, materials and production processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees or to the general public
  • Develop, implement and evaluate health and safety programs and strategies
  • Initiate enforcement procedures to fine or to close an establishment contravening municipal, provincial or federal regulations
  • Provide consultation and deliver training programs to employers, employees and the general public on issues of public health, environmental protection or workplace safety.

• Employment requirements
  • A bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a discipline such as food science, environmental studies, chemistry or health and safety is usually required.
  • In some establishments, several years of related work experience and the completion of in-house training courses may substitute for formal education.
  • Public health inspectors employed outside Quebec require certification with the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.
  • Occupational health and safety officers may require certification with the Association for Canadian Registered Safety Professionals.

Source: This content has been taken from the official website of CIC