Inspectional Services & Environmental Health

About Inspectional Services & Environmental Health

Emergency Preparedness Response Guide

The City of Medford partakes in various inspectional services. The services are visual examinations of readily accessible establishments that include:

• Food Establishments (restaurants, mobile food services, residential kitchens, convenient stores, etc.)
• Burial permits
• Swimming Pools (public and semi-public)
• Tanning Salons
• Body Art Establishments/Practitioners/Apprenticeship
• Permanent Cosmetics Establishment/Practitioners/Apprenticeship
• Transportation of Wastes
• Dumpster/Trash Areas
• Private Sewage Disposal
• Sewage Treatment: MA DEP Title 5 Regulations (310 CMR 15)
• Schools: Public/Private
• Recreational Camps for Children
• Wells

Some of our Environmental Control includes:

• Bathing Beach Waste Testing
• Insect and Rodent Control
• Indoor Air Quality
• Water Pollution
• Hazardous Waste Monitoring
• Mosquito Control
• Environmental Health Advice and Education
• Right-to-Know (MSDS) Assistance
• Consultation and Information on Environmental Issues

The Health Department also enforces:

• State and Local Housing Regulations
  • Tenant Occupancy
  • Public Buildings, dormitories, rooming houses
  • Abrasive blasting of paint
• Issue Certificates of Habitability (enforce state housing codes when needed)
• Enforce State Lead Laws and Lead Abatement
• Respond to all Complaints regarding Housing Violations
• Provide Inspections for the Presence of Asbestos and Assess its Conditions and Instruct Owners on Proper Abatement Procedures
• Wells
• MA General Law Chapter 111, Section 122, Investigate and Require the Elimination of Nuisances or Sources of Filth on Land or in our Water. This Law can be Broadly Interpreted but is Reserved for those Situations where a strong Odor, Large Number of Debris or other Hazardous Conditions Exists