Job Description

Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety evaluate and monitor health and safety hazards and develop strategies to control risks. They inspect restaurants, industrial establishments, municipal water systems, public facilities, institutions 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 public and private sectors.

Main 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 biological and chemical samples and specimens 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.