Description
Public and environmental health and safety professionals review, evaluate and monitor public health and environmental safety hazards and develop strategies to prevent, control and eliminate disease and environmental impact caused by biological and chemical factors. They inspect restaurants, industrial establishments, municipal water systems, public facilities, and institutions to ensure compliance with government regulations regarding sanitation, pollution control and the handling and storage of hazardous substances. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.
Job Titles
- Environmental health officer
- Environmental officer
- Environmental safety advisor
- Hazardous waste inspector
- Pollution control inspector
- Public health inspector
- Public health inspectors supervisor
- Public safety consultant
- Public safety coordinator
- Public safety officer
- Restaurant inspector
- Rodent control inspector
- Water inspector
Main Duties
- Inspect the sanitary conditions of restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and other public facilities or institutions
- Conduct surveys and monitoring programs of the natural environment to identify sources of pollution
- Collect biological and chemical samples and specimens for analysis; measure physical, biological and chemical; and conduct safety and environmental audits
- Investigate health and safety related complaints, spills of hazardous chemicals, outbreaks of diseases or poisonings
- Inspect workplaces to ensure that equipment, materials and production processes do not present environmental hazards to the environment or a health and safety hazard to employees or to the general public
- Lead the development and the implementation of public safety and environmental health and safety programs and strategies to mitigate risk and optimize the general public and worker’s health and safety and environmental protection
- Initiate enforcement procedures to fine or to close an establishment contravening municipal, provincial or federal regulations
- Provide consultation and deliver training programs to employers, employees and the general public on issues of public health, environmental protection or workplace safety.
Workplaces
- Establishments throughout the private and public sector
Skills
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Evaluation
- Instructing
Abilities
- Problem Identification
- Auditory Attention
- Categorization Flexibility
- Colour Perception
- Deductive Reasoning
Personal Attributes
- Attention to Detail
- Active Learning
- Adaptability
- Analytical Thinking
- Collaboration
Similar Occupations
- Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers (22231)
- Occupational health and safety specialists (22232)
- Construction inspectors (22233)
- By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers (43202)
- Occupational hygienist (in 41400.02 Occupational or industrial hygienists)
- Ergonomists (41400.01)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be Moderate for public and environmental health and safety professionals (NOC 21120) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about public and environmental health and safety professionals in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Public and environmental health and safety professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 30%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 30%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 28%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 11%
- 70% of public and environmental health and safety professionals work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 52% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 48% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 23% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: 55% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 18% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $29.60 | $41.00 | $53.85 |
| Canada | $29.33 | $45.00 | $56.41 |
Training
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