Publications
Publications on Drinking Water
Safe
Water Supply Vital to Your Health (*PDF 229Kb)
This publication
covers choosing a water source, groundwater systems, surface water
systems, testing water, solving water quality problems.
Emergency
Response Planning for Small Waterworks Systems (*PDF 310Kb)
The Safe Drinking
Water Regulation of the Health
Act requires all purveyors of small water systems to have
an emergency response plan in case of a threat to public health.
This handbook will assist operators of small waterworks systems
to develop their own emergency response plan to help protect water
system users in the event of an emergency.
Well
Protection Toolkit
The Well
Protection Toolkit is a joint publication of the Ministry of Health
and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. This toolkit
provides information on BC Legislation and resources available.
The toolkit is designed to walk small communities through a six-step
process to develop, implement and monitor a well protection plan.
Although the toolkit is intended for communities with well supplies,
much of the information will be useful for developing watershed
protection programs.
Construction
and Maintenance of Private Wells (*PDF 28Kb)
This pamphlet
is intended to provide homeowners with guidelines for constructing
and maintaining a private well.
Health
Files on Drinking Water
Publications on Community Sanitation
Guidelines
for Personal Services Establishments (*PDF 57Kb)
Operators
of personal services establishments must comply with BC's Personal
Services Establishment Regulation and must maintain and operate
their establishments in a way that prevents health hazards from
occurring. These guidelines helps operators of personal services
establishments prevent health hazards, and in particular, reduce
the risk of transmitting communicable diseases or infestations.
Tanning
Salon Guidelines (*PDF 317Kb)
These guidelines
provide owners and staff of tanning salons information about ultraviolet
radiation, and its effects. It lists guidelines for tanning salon
personnel to help reduce health risks both to their clients and
to themselves.
Guidelines
for Tattooing (*PDF 89Kb)
This publication
covers informed consent, premises, and operation, preparation,
and handling of instruments and equipment, pigments (dyes or inks),
infection control, waste disposal, personal service workers, and
post-tattooing skin care.
Guidelines
for Ear and Body Piercing (*PDF 49Kb)
This publication
covers informed consent, premises, and operation, preparation,
and handling of instruments and equipment, infection control,
waste disposal, personal service workers, and post-piercing care.
Health
Files on Community Sanitation
Air Quality
Around
the Home
Pools,
Hot Tubs and Beaches
Outdoors
Further
Information:
| Ministry
of Health |
| E-mail: Health Protection |
| Phone:
(250) 952-1469 |
| Fax:
(250) 952-1713 |
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