Environmental Health and Safety & Health

 

Department Of Health, Ministry Of Health

 

Contact person:

David Kendell, Chief Environmental Health Officer

 

Phone:

278-4977 or 278-4976

 

Fax:

232-1941

 

Email:

envhealth@gov.bm

 

Address:

Old Hospital Building, 7 Point Finger Road, Paget DV 04

P.O. Box HM 1195, Hamilton HM EX

 

Purpose:

To improve, maintain and promote safety and health and the quality of health in the public, private and workplace environments of human activity.

 

Services:

§         Assures the provision of safe potable water supplies by sampling and testing drinking water supplies and inspecting plumbing and drainage works at all construction sites

§         Investigates environmental complaints and hazards such as rodents, mosquitoes, garbage and other nuisances

§         Enforces minimum housing standards

§         Ensures safe working conditions at all places of employment and the establishment of safety & health committees

§         Inspects and licences food establishments, dairy farms and pasteurization plants

§         Ensures food safety by promoting good food handling practices in establishments

§         Inspects and licences day care centres, child care providers, cosmetologists, tattooists, body piercers, pharmacies, residential care facilities and radiation equipment

 

Hours of operation:

8:45 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Created: 12/21/2007 Modified: 12/21/2007