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Sanitarians provide technical assistance and advice on
measures to restore or improve sanitary conditions, and
supervise their implementation.
Tasks include -
(a) inspecting and giving advice on environmental sanitary
problems and techniques;
(b) initiating action to maintain or improve hygienic quality
and prevent pollution of water, air, food or soil;
(c) promoting preventive and corrective measures such as
control of disease carrying organisms and of harmful
substances in the air, hygienic food handling, proper
disposal of waste and cleaning of public places;
(d) organising demonstrations, giving lectures and distributing
material to promote adoption of improved practices and
techniques;
(e) collecting data and estimating quantities and costs of
materials and labour required for projects;
(f) applying knowledge of hygiene and sanitation principles and
practices in order to identify and solve problems arising
in the course of their work;
(g) performing related tasks;
(h) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Inspector, sanitary
- Sanitarian
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Inspector, safety and health - 3152
- Inspector, safety and health/industrial waste-processing
- 3152
- Inspector, safety and health/pollution 3152
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