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The following is a list of Environmental Health, Poisons Control and Radiation Protection publications comprising Standards, Guidelines, Codes and Fact Sheets. These publications are available in context on our various content pages.
For further publications on the subject of Environmental Health, please search our ePublications repository or the Health Library Catalogue.
Standards and Codes
| Environmental Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Published | Description |
| Nov 1996 | Design manual for on-site wastewater management | |
| Environmental Health Standards for Remote Communities in the Northern Territory | Jun 2001 | Sets environmental health standards for remote NT communities. Includes housing, public buildings, community food stores, power and water supply, rubbish and sewage disposal, pest and animal control, and civil works |
Environmental Health Standards for Remote Communities in the Northern Territory Addendum No.1 | Jun 2002 | Sets environmental health standards for remote NT communities. Includes housing, public buildings, community food stores, power and water supply, rubbish and sewage disposal, pest and animal control, and civil works |
| Food Safety Standards | Feb 2001 | FSANZ document that sets down the rules for how food must be handled and how premises and equipment must be maintained to uphold food safety |
Standards for Commercial Skin Penetration, Hairdressing and Beauty and Natural Therapy | Mar 1998 | Provides information to enable operators to take all reasonable precautions towards infection control |
| Poisons Control | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Published | Description |
| Code of Practice for the Control of Bed Bug Infestations in Australia | Nov 2007 | NSW guide to the best practice in the control of active bed bug infestations, minimisation of the spread of existing infestations and the prevention of possible future infestations |
Code of Practice for the Storage and Transportation of Scheduled Substances | Aug 2003 | Describes the level of security required for the storage of S8 substances and how to pack, dispatch and transport S8 substances |
| Radiation Protection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Published | Description |
| 2008 | Draft Codes of Practice - Radiation Protection Act 2004 | |
Guidelines
| Environmental Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Published | Description |
Asbestos Management Guidelines: Roles and Responsibilities for Government Agencies | Oct 2008 | To clarify NTG Agencies' roles and responsibilities for managing asbestos issue, especially in the determination of the lead agency in an investigation |
| Australian Drinking Water Guidelines | 2004 | NHMRC document that provides a framework for good management of drinking water supplies |
| Aug 2006 | To ensure that public aquatic facilities are designed, constructed, operated and maintained to public health standards | |
| Guidelines for Drinking Water Transport | May 2009 | Public Health requirements for water carters delivering drinking water to customers in the NT |
| 2009 | Intended for use by anyone planning a large-scale recycled water system | |
| Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water | Feb 2008 | NHMRC document that assists in the development of legislation and standards to ensure that recreational water environments are managed as safely as possible |
| Public Health Group - Region 1: Counter Disaster Plan | Oct 2009 | Framework for the management and response to disasters by DHF Public Health Group: Region 1 |
| Public Health Guidelines for Group Homes | Jun 2007 | To ensure that group homes are designed, constructed, operated and maintained to public health standards |
| Recreational Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines | Dec 2007 | Provides the criteria for microbial assessment of marine and fresh waters in the NT |
| Poisons Control | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Published | Description |
| Exemptions to S8 Guidelines | Jan 2009 | Exemptions |
| Guidelines for safe use of pesticides in non-agricultural workplaces | Nov 2007 | Vic Government document that provides practical guidance to pesticide users on the safe use of pesticides for the protection of human health |
| Pesticide use in schools and school grounds | 1997 | NEHF document that provides information on pests and pesticides, and how pesticides can be used safely |
| S8 & Restricted S4 Substances | Mar 2008 | Policy and clinical practice Guidelines for Medical Practitioners |
Fact Sheets
| Environmental Health |
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| Disaster Management |
| Food Safety |
| Health Risk Assessment |
| Solid Waste Management |
| Wastewater Management |
| Water Quality |
| Posions Control | |
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| Pharmacists | |
| Medical Practitioners |
| Radiation Protection | |
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| Radiation Protection Act |