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Office of Environmental Health
The TCC Office of Environmental Health (OEH) has Environment
Health Specialists and engineers who help villages with:
· dumps
· food safety
· hazardous materials disposal
· rabies vaccinations for dogs
· safe drinking water
· sewer systems
Two categories of employees comprise the OEH. These categories
are Engineers and Environmental Health Specialists. Together,
these individuals provide assistance to Tribal leaders, health
aides, sanitation facility managers, and water/waste plant operators
throughout the TCC region.
Following is a brief description of the duties undertaken by
each of the OEH categories:
Engineers:
TCC Engineers assist villages with the operation and maintenance
of their water, sewer, and solid waste facilities. Their work
includes project planning and funding requests; estimating operating
costs and revenues; preparing Operation & Maintenance Manuals
and Preventive Maintenance Plans for sanitation facilities;
and assisting villages with problems that affect their ability
to efficiently operate and maintain their sanitation facilities.
In addition, the engineering section provides management of
the TCC operator and utility manager training program.
Environmental Health Specialist:
The Environmental Health Specialists are responsible for developing
and implementing a multi-faceted environmental health services
program. They assist Tribes with water supply protection; safe
handling and disposal of sewage and solid waste; food sanitation;
vector control (including the rabies virus); injury prevention
in villages; and hazardous materials management. In addition,
they conduct surveys of village health and sanitation facilities,
and conduct occupational health and safety investigations.
The OEH program receives its direction primarily from village
teams. There is one village team for every TCC village. Every
team is made up of one Engineer and one Environmental Health
Specialist. Teams identify their work priorities according to
input from villages.
For Questions or Information on OEH Services
Call:
1-800-478-7822 or 452-8251
Extension #3434
