Environmental Health
The frontline officers of the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit (EHSU) are Environmental Health Officers; they are responsible for enforcing environmental standards as enshrine in all Public Health laws and Bye-laws within the jurisdiction of the Ho West District Assembly
(b) THE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
i. Create Data Base
Creating and maintaining a database on all premises of environmental importance in the district
ii. Inspect all Premises
Inspect all premises to identify their state of sanitation and public health e.g. Domiciliary, Health care, Industries, Hospitality industries, Schools, Shops etc to ascertain as to their state of sanitation & hygiene and take all necessary actions for their remedy.
iii. Monitor the Environment
- Monitor environmental sanitation facilities and activities.
- Compilation and reporting of problems requiring inter-sectorial collaboration.
- Management of environmental sanitation complaints.
- Provide health education and promotion on appropriate environmental health issues.
- Educate the public on safe and hygienic waste disposal methods, practices and technologies.
iv. Food Hygiene
- Chop bar/restaurant inspection
- Meat inspection
- Inspection of drinking bars
- Inspection of purifies water producing factories
- Regular inspection of the slaughter house to ensure meat is handled under hygienic conditions in the marker
- Regular meat inspection to ensure the public consumes wholesale meat.
- Inspection of Food/Drink premises to ensure food/drink for public consumption is prepared and sold under hygienic conditions.
v. Premises Inspection
- Inspection of Private premises
- Hotels/Guest Houses/Hostels premises inspection
- Inspection of factories
- Prevent mosquito and houseflies breeding as well as their vectors public health interest. Supervise work by solid waste management companies in the district
vi. Market Inspection
- Conduct regular market inspection to ensure good sanitation and personal/food hygiene is practice in the market.
- Ensure all food vendors operating in the market are medically screened.
- Ensure regular cleaning of the market.
vii. Sanitary Complaints from the Public
- All complaints by the public shall be registered with the participants of the complainant well documented.
- All complaints shall be attended to within 24 hours.
- Identify of complainant shall be protected
