Environmental Health & Consumer Services

Mike Edwards is the Service Director for Environmental Health & Consumer Services.  

Environmental Health & Consumer Services is made up of:

There are seven main service priorities:

 

1. Guarding Public Safety:

• Licensing
  The licensing of premises, including liquor licensing places of entertainment, night cafes, theatre, taxis etc. and an inspection programme to make sure the conditions are complied with.
• Health and Safety at Work
  The inspection of places of work to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and customers; investigating accidents in the work place.
• Food Hygiene and Safety
  A programme of routine inspection of all business involved in the production or sale of food; a food sampling programme; food hygien training for food handlers; the delivery of training courses to business.
• Infectious Disease and Food Poisoning
  Investigating cases of notifiable disease and preventing spread.

2. Controlling Pollution:

• Air Pollution
  Dealing with complaints of nuisance from air pollution; monitoring local air quality as part of a national network, licensing industrial premises that emit pollutants.
• Noise
  Dealing with complaints of nuisance from noise pollution, advising on the noise implications of new developments and local licence applications.
• Land Contamination
  Investigating potentially contaminated land and ensuring contaminated sites are made fit for use.
• Water Quality
  Helping to maintain national bathing and river water quality standards; providing environmental information to the public.

3. Improving Private Sector Housing:

• Private Sector Housing Renewal
  Using the law to deal with disrepair and unfitness in private sector housing; implementing a strategy to ensure that finance and action is targeted properly by continuing to regulate houses in multiple occupation through the HMO inspection programme and registration scheme; working with partners to implement an accreditation scheme for landlords; giving grants for facilities to help disabled residents adapt their homes; giving loans and grants for home renovations, repairs and energy efficiency improvements.
• Energy Conservation
  Promoting energy efficiency in the home.
• Mobile Home Parks
  Licensing and inspecting residential mobile home parks.

4. Safeguarding Animal Welfare:

• Inspecting farms and using the law dealing with animal health.
• Regulating licensed animal establishments. 
• Licensing pet shops and other animal boarding establishments.
• Dog Warden Service.
• Dealing with stray dogs and dog control issues.

5. Protecting Consumers and Supporting Business:

• Informed, confident consumers
  Providing a consumer advice service; investigating consumer complaints.
• Informed, successful businesses
  Providing advice and information to business.
• Enforcement of a fair and safe trading environment
  Undertaking an inspection programme to ensure businesses are meeting the requirements of fair-trading and product safety rules.

6. Providing Bereavement Services:

• Managing the Crematorium and Cemeteries to provide a range of high standard options for the bereaved. Also, support To the Coroner by the provision of a public mortuary and other facilities

7. Managing the Registration Service

• The registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths for Bournemouth residents and the provision of facilities for marriage ceremonies.

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