--0-1396866391-1300302052=:1305Amber, =A0 First off---------Congratulations ! Hopefully you are a NEHA member (like m e). =A0 Secondly, NEHA has a large selection of reading material and free web-based courses available in this area. =A0 Enjoy, Bill Parks CHST, CHMP, CEHT, LSP, RPIH CHEMPHYXX......is now LinkedIn 630/380-4032 **Providing sound Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Envir onmental Health & IAQ, Environmental Science, and Laboratory support servic es and solutions** --- On Wed, 3/16/11, Amber Potts
wrote: From: Amber Potts Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Environmental Health Specialist To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 1:54 PM All,=A0 I will be inspecting any establishment that sells food, such as full servic e restaurants, gas stations, day care centers, schools, fast food etc. Also I will inspect food distribution warehouses, public/semi-public pools, sto rm water and industrial waste haulers. I work for the Health Department so I am basically inspecting these places to ensure the safety and health of i ts customers. I also respond to citizen complaints, such as oil in driveway s, food borne illnesses and vector control. I am basically a health inspect or. Our city is unique in that we also respond to all east north Texas HAZM AT incidents. I am attending HAZMAT training in Alabama in May. We have 'mi llion dollar truck' for HAZMAT scenes that is equipped with chemical identi fication instruments, glove box and decontamination station. I am only one of two people with a chemistry degree, everyone else is either biology or e nvironmental science. So I really want to bring a chemical=A0perspective=A0to the department.=A0 Thanks, Amber Potts Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:20:52 -0500 From: joanna.shimek**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Environmental Health Specialist To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU Amber, =A0 We could narrow your reading list if you would describe your responsibiliti es. =A0 Jo Anna Shimek, PhD, CIH, CSP On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Amber Potts wro te: Hey all,=A0 I just got my first job out of college as an Environmental Health Specialis t. I am very excited!! Does anyone have any advice on ACS webinars or books that would help me excel during my probationary period? Any comments would be greatly appreciated!=A0 Thanks, Amber Potts --0-1396866391-1300302052=:1305
Amber,First off---------Congratulations ! Hopefully you are a NEHA member (l ike me).Secondly, NEHA has a large selection of reading material and free web- based courses available in this area.Enjoy,
Bill Parks
CHST, CHMP, CEHT, LSP, RPIH
CHEMPHYXX.. ....is now LinkedIn
630/380-4032
**Providing sound Industrial Hyg iene, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health & IAQ, Envir onmental Science, and Laboratory support services and solutions**
-- - On Wed, 3/16/11, Amber Potts <amber_potts**At_Symbol_Here**HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: Amber Potts <amber_potts**At_Symbol_Here**HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Environmental Health Specialist
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**L IST.UVM.EDU
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 1:54 PM
All,I will be inspect ing any establishment that sells food, such as full service restaurants, ga s stations, day care centers, schools, fast food etc. Also I will inspect f ood distribution warehouses, public/semi-public pools, storm water and indu strial waste haulers. I work for the Health Department so I am basically in specting these places to ensure the safety and health of its customers. I a lso respond to citizen complaints, such as oil in driveways, food borne ill nesses and vector control. I am basically a health inspector. Our city is u nique in that we also respond to all east north Texas HAZMAT incidents. I a m attending HAZMAT training in Alabama in May. We have 'million dollar truc k' for HAZMAT scenes that is equipped with chemical identification instrume nts, glove box and decontamination station. I am only one of two people wit h a chemistry degree, everyone else is either biology or environmental science . So I really want to bring a chemical perspective to the depa rtment.Thanks,Amber Potts
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 1 3:20:52 -0500
From: joanna.shimek**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Environmental Health Specialist
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Amber,We could narrow your re ading list if you would describe your responsibilities.Jo Anna Shimek, PhD, CI H, CSPOn Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Amber Potts & lt;amber_potts**At_Symbol_Here**hotmail.com> wrote:
Hey all,I just got my first job out of college as an Environmental Health Spec ialist. I am very excited!! Does anyone have any advice on ACS webinars or books that would help me excel during my probationary period? Any comments would be greatly appreciated!Thanks,Amber Potts
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