Stanislaus CountyRegistered Environmental Health Specialist II
Oct. 2020 - Dec. 2020Modesto, California, United StatesMake inspections to determine compliance with State and local laws and regulations governing sanitation in food handling establishments, sewage disposal systems, substandard housing, land use and recreational health, water supply, solid waste management, public nuisances, and vector and rodent control. When necessary, recommend changes and give instructions for correction of deficiencies and violations;
Recommend changes and give instructions for correction of deficiencies and violations;
Advise food handlers on the correct method of sanitation protection in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Investigate complaints, such as reports on food poisoning and public or private sanitation-related nuisances;
Make sanitation surveys, when required, of communities and confer with local officials on sanitation problems;
Investigate fly, mosquito and other insect nuisances or infestations, make abatement recommendations, and instruct communities in control methods for carriers of all vectors-transmitted diseases;
Work with a wide range of solid waste issues and problems from waste management planning and resource recovery to disposal of spectrum of waste types;
Inspect public and private recreational facilities;
Make housing inspections to determine health and safety compliance with State and local housing laws and ordinances;
Review plans for new subdivisions and food establishments, and recommend suitable water and sewage installations;
Perform onsite evaluations of sewage disposal systems, including terrain, water table and soil suitability;
Prepare correspondence and report as required;
Initiate legal actions as a result of non-compliance, by issuing a notice to appear in court, filing a criminal complaint or scheduling an administrative office hearing; and
Represent the Department in public and private meetings, and speak to public groups regarding the Department and related topics.