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More than 70 cents of every dollar the Saskatchewan Government spends on health care goes to compensation, wages and benefits for health workers and professionals.

Environmental Health

Through medical health officers and public health inspectors, Saskatchewan health regions investigate, monitor and address environmental health concerns. The purpose of these initiatives is to prevent injury and disease related to exposure to biological, physical and chemical hazards.

		Air Quality

		Flooding Preparedness Dealing with flooding, especially preparation and clean up.

		Food Safety

		Soil Quality and Emissions Protecting public health includes testing soil and related materials for potential impacts on health.

		Water Testing

Personal and institutional standards and programs

Saskatchewan Health supports these programs by:

providing program advice
maintaining print inventories
facilitating interagency discussions
assisting with program reviews
leading the development of legislation, regulations and guidelines.

Areas of concentration include:

private water supplies
semi-public water supplies
sewage disposal
plumbing
public swimming pools
indoor air quality
public accommodations
institutional sanitation
personal service facilities
recreational facilities

Related Documents

Chlorine and Water Disinfection Information on chlorine-related issues and its use as a disinfectant in water.
		chlorine-and-water-disinfection.pdf ( 22.5 KB )
Saskatchewan Communities - by Health Region Determine what health region your community is in.
		rha-community-list.pdf ( 91 KB )
Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines- February 2008 The guidelines describe safe practices for the following processing stages of biomedical wastes: minimization; handling; segregation; containment; storage; transportation and disposal (both on and off-site). These guidelines replace the Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines, March 1998.
		biomedical-waste-management.pdf ( 949.5 KB )
Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines Summary of Changes - February 2008 Summary of changes in the Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines.
		biomedical-waste-management-changes.pdf ( 37.9 KB )
Saskatchewan Onsite Wastewater Disposal Guide A guide to provide regulators and installers with basic design and installation guidelines for private sewage works and wastewater disposal systems.
		wastewater-disposal-june-2008.pdf ( 2.2 MB )
Sulphate Information on sulphate in drinking water.
		sulphate.pdf ( 21.6 KB )
Wells Disinfection - Low Level Chlorine For private and Health regulated water supplies - Low Level Chlorine factsheet.
		low-level-disinfection.pdf ( 133.2 KB )
Wells Disinfection - Low Level Chlorine For private and Health regulated water supplies - High Level Chlorine factsheet.
		shock-disinfection.pdf ( 124 KB )

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Environmental Health

Personal and institutional standards and programs