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Food Safety and Hygiene:
1. Undertake programmed inspections of food premises in accordance
with the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006
(see new regulations page).
2. Respond to all complaints regarding food and food premises in
the borough.
3. Assess and respond to
Food alerts issued by the Food Standards Agency.
4. To be an active, participating member of the Shropshire Food
Liaison Group.
5. Carry out routine food sampling in the borough.
Infectious Diseases:
1. Investigate all notifications of suspected food poisoning and
confirmed cases of Salmonella, Campylobacter, E Coli, Listeria,
Giardia, Shigella, Cryptosporidium, Hepatitis A and other food
poisoning and infectious diseases.
2. To determine whether there is a food poisoning outbreak, the
source and to prevent further illness.
3. To liaise where necessary with the Consultant in Communicable
Disease Control and the Public Health Laboratory Service.
Health and Safety at work:
1. To undertake programmed inspections of work places in the
Private Sector as determined by the Enforcing Authority Regulations
1998.
2. To respond to all workplace complaints regarding safety
issues in premises enforced by the team.
3. To assess all
accident notifications under the Reporting of
Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 and
investigate when deemed appropriate.
Water Supply:
1. To monitor the quality of water in the public supply in the
borough.
2. To monitor the quality of water in public swimming pools and
spa pools.
3. To maintain an accurate register of all private water
supplies in borough.
4. To take part in pesticide surveys.
5. T o sample private water supplies in accordance with the
Private Water Supply Regulations 1991.
Training:
To organise and tutor on the following course:-
Health Promotion :
1. To develop health campaigns that address issues covered in
the Health of the Nation document and Health Improvement Programme
areas.
2. To continue to promote the following:
For more information visit the
Health Promotion Home
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