Environment \ Environmental Health

Core Areas

Consumer Protection - monitoring of safety aspects of consumer goods; sampling and testing of such goods, surveys of premises selling consumer goods on a planned basis; inspection of manufacturers and suppliers of construction products and responding to complaints.

Link: www.dti.gov.uk

Don't Chance It

Dog Control - licensing, complaints regarding stray dogs, investigating attacks by dogs, kennelling and disposal of unwanted dogs and rehoming of dogs.

Dog Fouling - see Litter Control

Dog Barking - see Environmental Protection

Environmental Education - promotion of a wide range of environmental issues (National Spring Clean, Anti-litter campaigns); Recycling and waste minimisation initiatives; eco-schools; sustainable development and enviro newsletters.

Links:
www.justbinit.org.uk
www.eco-schools.org.uk
www.gfj.iclnet.co.uk

Environmental Protection - air quality monitoring and management; smoke control programme, industrial pollution processes, investigation of pollution incidents; responding to complaints re odour and noise; and monitoring of radiation in foodstuffs and environmental materials.

Links:
www.aeat.co.u.k/.netcen/airqual/forecast/
www.aeat.co.uk/netcen/airqual/bulletins/

Food Control - programmed inspections of food premises based on risk; chemical and bacteriological sampling of food; food poisoning investigations; and responding to food complaints.

Link: www.foodstandards.gov.uk

Health and Safety - programmed inspections of workplaces based on risk; investigation of workplace accidents and responding to complaints and requests for advice.

Link: www.hseni.gov.uk

Litter Control - littering offences, fly posting and dog fouling.

Public Health and Housing - investigation of public health nuisances; processing property certificates and planning consultations, Rent (NI) Order 1978 investigations; and inspection of dwellings at request of NINE.

Licensing and Regulatory Services

• Caravan Sites
• Dog Licensing
• Firework Displays (www.nio.gov.uk/fireworks.htp)
• Food Premises Registration
• Hairdressers Registration
• Industrial Pollution Processes
• Non-Medicinal Poisons
• Tattooing, Ear-Piercing and Electrolysis

Water Quality - routine sampling of drinking and recreational waters; monitoring of sea water quality with respect to shellfish productions; and responding to complaints re water quality.

Bathing Water quality is monitored by EHS. Water Quality Inspectors collect the water samples on behalf of the EHS. The samples are then analysed by the Water Management Unit, Lisburn. The bathing season in Northern Ireland runs from June through to mid-September. Water quality is assessed on 20 occasions during this period. To view Bathing Water Directive compliance in Northern Ireland for the period 2002-2007 for your area Click here

Water Pollution - investigated by officers of Environment and Heritage Services based at Newry and Mourne District Council

Links: www.nies.gov.uk/ehs