Environmental health services

We help protect natural and built (where we live) environments that may affect the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians. Our main areas of work include:

• Drinking water quality
• Emergency management
• Environmental health risk assessment
• Food safety
• Microbiology
• Mould
• Public Health Laboratory
• Radiation protection
• Recreational water quality
• Tobacco control
• Toxicology

Public health risks and hazards

We also provide advice on public health impacts of a wide range of risks and hazards through:

• Public Health Act 1997
• Food Act 2003
• other legislation and Guidelines

Tasmanian Public Health Hotline

For further information or to report your concerns, please call the Tasmanian Public Health Hotline

Phone 1800 671 738

Email [email protected]