The goal of health protection monitoring is to prevent, decrease and remove factors in the living environment that may be detrimental to people’s health.
Health protection duties
Monitoring the healthiness of homes and other living environments, including:
- Indoor air quality
- Radon
- Noise
- Pests
Monitoring establishments subject to notification, including:
- Public assembly premises
- Accommodation premises
- Sports facilities
- Schools
- Day-care centres
- Retirement homes
- Swimming halls
- Beaches
Beauty parlours - Tattoo and piercing studios
- Gyms
- Tanning salons
- Drinking water, swimming water, and swimming pool water quality
- The hygienic conditions of public areas, buildings, and large public events
Preparedness for disruptions and exceptional situations, and the prevention, identification, and elimination of health hazards, are also among the core responsibilities of health protection services.
Regular Monitoring and Inspections
The health protection services regularly monitor operators obligated to obtain a permit or submit a notification in their field. Regular monitoring requires a fee and it is described in the monitoring plan. If necessary, the environmental health services can make inspections and take samples also based on suspected health hazards.