Environmental Health Officers
The role of a Gold Coast City Environmental Health Officer (EHO) is to provide a professional service that will maximise environmental and public health within a community environment by identifying, preventing and remedying health and environmental related hazards and risks.
Qualifications/education
Bachelors Degree of Applied Science (Environmental Health) or other acceptable qualifications.
Responsibilities/duties
Process applications and conduct routine assessments, education and complaint investigation in the following areas:
- environmentally relevant activities (industry)
- food safety
- helicopter landings
- horse stables
- mobile refuse container cleaners
- personal appearance services
- places of public amusement
- public and other camping areas
- rental accommodation
- storage of flammable and combustible liquids
- swimming pools
- waste transporters
- water (drinking) carriers
Conduct complaint investigation for the following issues:
- air pollution
- asbestos
- fish kills
- land pollution
- mosquitoes
- noise pollution
- vermin
- water pollution
Provide the following services:
- food handlers training course
- immunisation clinics for the general public
- school immunisation campaigns
Powers of an authorised officer
Authorised officers have many powers under various state and local legislation. These powers are relevant to the investigation/legislation and may allow an officer to:
- enter any premises or other place, make an inspection and take samples
- stop, detain and search any vehicle
- require a person to produce any licence, registration, permit, approval, certificate or other documentation
- require a person to state their full name and address and ask for verification
- question any person and require answers
- seize and detain any articles or equipment
- open containers and packages
- take photographs, video, other images and audio
- request assistance from a competent person
- use such force that is reasonably necessary
Further information
For more information, please contact Council's Environmental Health branch on (07) 5581 6220.
