R.S. Exam Content

Duties and Tasks

  Weight

%   N of Items

A

Performing Environmental Health Surveillance

12%  

24

1

Plan surveillance activities

8

2

Collect surveillance data

4

3

Analyze data

4

4

Implement actions

8

B

Conducting Inspections

48%  

96

1

Review regulations and standards

11

2

Prioritize inspections

4

3

Maintain inspection equipment

2

4

Perform food inspections

16

5

Perform wastewater inspections (i.e., onsite,

11

6

Perform potable water quality inspections

11

7

Perform recreational water inspections

9

8

Perform solid, hazardous, and infectious waste

facility inspections

11

9

Perform body art inspections

2

10

Perform group gathering inspections

3

11

Perform healthy homes inspections

4

12

Perform institution inspections

10

13

Perform other inspections

2

C

Conducting Investigations

18%

  36

1

Perform epidemiology investigations

12

2

Perform lead investigations

3

3

Perform environmental health investigations

5

4

Verify risk abatement

6

5

Perform vector and pest investigations

10

D

Conducting Compliance Review

12% 

24

1

Conduct plan review

8

2

Review HACCP plans

6

3

Evaluate variance requests

2

4

Determine permitting status

3

5

Verify compliance with regulations

5

E

Providing Environmental Health Information

10%

 20

1

Communicate findings and corrective actions

4

2

Perform technical assistance

2

3

Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g., Community

2

4

Communicate environmental health risks

6

5

Create environmental public health emergency

response preparedness plans

2

6

Implement environmental public health

emergency response preparedness plans

4

Total

100%

           200

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