How to Contact a Health Inspector

Health inspectors work in a variety of fields. Health inspectors rate restaurants, doctor's offices, hospitals, public facilities and all businesses that have restrooms. A health inspector must have a college degree--usually in environmental health, public health and safety, or health administration. Health inspectors are becoming increasingly active in the investigation of environmental heath issues. Health inspectors can also be involved in work for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many businesses have their own health inspector who is usually educated in industrial hygiene.

Things You'll Need

• Phone
• Internet search engine or phone book

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Instructions

• 1

  Determine what type of health inspector you need. This depends on your business or personal reason for contacting a health inspector. A doctor or clinic would contact a different government office than a restaurant. Most businesses are required to have certain health inspections done on a regular basis.

• 2

  Contact the appropriate government office in your county or state by searching the Blue Pages of the phone book or doing an Internet search for the type of health inspector you need.

• 3

  Try to contact health inspectors through your county Health Department, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA), OSHA, EPA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• 4

  Check the accreditation of a potential health inspector. The health inspector should be accredited by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).