What are the qualifications of an inspector (Environmental Health Specialist)?
An inspector for Environmental Health has the formal title of Environmental Health Specialist. Inspectors must be registered with the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program. New inspectors typically are hired as paid CDPH-certified interns. An intern is obligated to complete their internship and pass the CDPH administered Registration test within three years of initial employment. The internship requires the hiring jurisdiction to provide several hundred hours of direct training and up to 1500 hours of supervised on-the-job experience. Other minimum requirements to qualify as an intern and to qualify for registration include the completion of a minimum 30 units of college or university science coursework and the attainment of a Bachelor’s Degree. California Health and Safety Code specified courses in biology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, epidemiology, and etymology must be completed prior to sitti
