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 The Health Unit plays a major role in preventing or reducing the negative health effects resulting from exposure to health hazards. These may be biological, physical or chemical agents, and may be natural or man-made.
Communication of the risk and action taken in the event of a hazard protects community health. |
Did you know…
the Health Unit plays an important role in Emergency Measures Organization (E.M.0.). Community initial response to evacuations, forest fires, snow or ice-storm, flooding, etc. |
Services We Provide…
Emergency Response
The Health Unit plays a key role in the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO). In an emergency response the Health Unit ensures:
A variety of Legislation affecting public health is Followed by Health Unit:
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Cemeteries Act
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Day Nurseries Act
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Funeral Home Services Act
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Health Protection and Promotion Act
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Homes for Special Care Act
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Landlord and Tenant Act
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Nursing Homes Act, 1972
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Occupational Health and Safety Act
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Smoke-Free Ontario Act
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Municipal Act
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Environmental Protection Act
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Ontario Building Code
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Freedom of Information and Protection of Individual Privacy Act
Air Quality
Air sampling and testing for noxious gases, in ice arenas, parkades, bingo halls, and other public buildings are performed.
Mould
Complaints are received regarding moulds in public buildings.
Inspection does respond to complaints from tenants about mould issues. The tenant first must have given the landlord a chance to correct the problem first. If the landlord is not doing anything or taking too long to correct it or the tenant feels that the landlords corrective action is not appropriate, they should contact us.
Healthy Environments
The Health Unit assesses and provides advice on health hazards in connection with: chemicals, toxins, waste disposal, pesticides, rodenticides, pests, solid wastes contamination, waterborne pollutants and the changing profile of non-communicable diseases.
The Health Unit assesses sanitary conditions at various private and public premises to ensure regulated standards are met and recommends issuance of licences and permits where applicable, (ie.) Group Homes, Daycares, Nurseries, Private Home Daycare, Personal Services (barber shop, esthetics, tattoo parlour, hair dressing, beauty shops, etc.).
Supervision of grave disinterments, inspection of funeral homes (including embalming and preparation room) enforces the pertinent section of funeral homes regulations.
Lodging Accommodations
Inspection of tree planting, logging camps, and recluse housing.
Inspects camps in unorganized territory and seasonal migrant housing where applicable.
Inspection in unorganized territories.
Recreational Camp
Monitoring of water/recreational safety.
Complaint Investigations
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Waste, garbage, pest, rodent, animal waste, food.
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Respond to Occupational Health and Safety inquiries.
Enforcement
Tobacco Control Act