Elements and Performance Criteria
- Provide support to environmental health planning
- Provide environmental health advice
- Health support assessment is reviewed and clarified to ensure advice is based on full consideration of health threats identified in local operating area.
- Research related to environmental health advice is conducted to ensure advice is technically correct and is based on organisational policies and procedures.
- Need to seek the assistance of dedicated environmental health assets is identified and acted on to ensure the best service is provided according to the circumstances.
- Environmental health measures are identified through consideration of health threats and review of resources available to apply in the provision of environmental health measures.
- Environmental health advice is formulated and discussed with stakeholders to fully develop environmental health measures and to ensure coordination with other local activities.
- Environmental health advice is provided in accordance with professional and ethical guidelines to gain support and acceptance of environmental health measures.
- Implement environmental health measures
- Personal hygiene facilities are established to ensure personnel have the means to maintain personal hygiene and clothing cleanliness.
- Establishment of field waste facilities is supervised to ensure collection and disposal of field waste, and to prevent pollution of food and water sources, and the breeding of flies and other pests.
- Quality of field water supply is monitored via application of water quality measures to ensure availability of water supply to support the local area organisation.
- Quality of food supply is monitored via application of food quality measures to ensure availability of food supply to support local area organisation.
- Environmental injury control measures are implemented to reduce the risk of injury and to equip commanders with the information to make informed decisions regarding physical activity levels, water consumption and acclimatisation.
- Work health and safety (WHS) policy and practices are promoted to promote a safe working environment and to prevent occurrence of occupational injury or illness.
- Monitor environmental health measures
- Personnel health is monitored to identify the spread of illness to enable early intervention of disease transmission and to limit the impact on the organisation.
- Line managers are assisted with physical health inspections.
- Outbreak of disease is detected to enable early intervention and implementation of control measures.
- Outbreak of disease is responded to, to limit the spread of disease and to protect the health of the organisation.
- Reports and returns are compiled and submitted to relevant persons to assist with health surveillance at the organisational level.
- Feedback is sought from stakeholders regarding effectiveness and acceptance of environmental health measures to enable continuous improvement and better integration of environmental health measures with organisational processes.
- Implemented environmental health measures are monitored for effectiveness and are adjusted to ensure optimal effectiveness.