Environmental Health Specialists interpret and enforce city, state, federal and/or other laws regarding sanitary standards in food, water supply, garbage disposal, sewage disposal and housing maintenance. An environmental health specialist collects samples and specimens for laboratory analysis and conducts inspections of schools, hospitals, parks, motels, food establishments and other public facilities to insure that proper control of waste, refuse, noise, insects, hazardous substances and products is maintained
Registered Environmental Health Specialist