2263 Inspectors in Public and Environmental health and occupational health

and safety

beauty salon inspector dangerous goods inspector railway transport dangerous waste inspector enforcement officer environmental health environmental health and safety technician environmental health and safety technologist environmental health inspector environmental health inspectors supervisor environmental health officer environmental health officers supervisor environmental officer examiner, mines field supervisor occupational health and safety flood damage inspector food inspector hazardous waste inspector hazardous waste inspector environmental health hazardous waste management technologist health and safety inspector health and safety officer health and safety technician health and safety technologist health officers supervisor health standards inspector hotel and restaurant inspector public health industrial health officer industrial hygiene inspector industrial safety officer occupational health and safety industrial waste control inspector inspector, dangerous waste inspector, environmental health inspector, flood damages inspector, hazardous waste inspector, hazardous waste environmental health inspector, health standards inspector, hotels and restaurants public health inspector, industrial hygiene inspector, industrial waste control inspector, nursing homes inspector, occupational health and safety inspector, occupational hygiene inspector, occupational safety inspector, pollution control

inspector, public health inspector, sanitary department environmental health inspector, sanitary standards inspector, sewage disposal environmental health inspector, water labour affairs officer occupational health and safety labour standards officer labour standards officer occupational health and safety mine examiner mine safety inspector nursing home inspector occupational health and safety officer occupational health inspector occupational health officer occupational health supervisor occupational hygiene inspector occupational hygiene technician occupational hygienist technologist occupational safety inspector occupational safety officer officer, environmental health officer, health and safety officer, industrial health officer, labour standards officer, occupational health officer, occupational health and safety officer, occupational safety officer, safety and health pollution control inspector public health inspector public health inspectors supervisor public health safety inspector public health unit supervisor quarantine officer public health radiation monitor restaurant inspector restaurant inspector public health rodent control inspector rodent control officer safety and sanitary inspector public and environmental health safety inspector, mines safety officer safety practitioner sanitary department inspector environmental health sanitary standards inspector sewage disposal inspector environmental health

supervisor, health officers supervisor, occupational health supervisor, public health inspectors waste water treatment plant inspector water inspector welfare institute inspector public health

Main duties
Inspectors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

Inspect the sanitary conditions of restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and other public facilities or institutions Conduct surveys and monitoring programs of the natural environment to identify sources of pollution Collect samples of water for analysis; measure physical, biological and chemical workplace hazards; and conduct safety and environmental audits Investigate health and safety related complaints, spills of hazardous chemicals, outbreaks of diseases or poisonings and workplace accidents Inspect workplaces to ensure that equipment, materials and production processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees or to the general public Develop, implement and evaluate health and safety programs and strategies Initiate enforcement procedures to fine or to close an establishment contravening municipal, provincial or federal regulations Provide consultation and deliver training programs to employers, employees and the general public on issues of public health, environmental protection or workplace safety.

Employment requirements

A bachelor's degree or college diploma in a discipline such as food science, environmental studies, chemistry or health and safety is usually required. In some establishments, several years of related work experience and the completion of in-house training courses may substitute for formal education.

Public health inspectors employed outside Quebec require certification with the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors. Occupational health and safety officers may require certification with the Association for Canadian Registered Safety Professionals.

Classified elsewhere

By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers, n.e.c. (4423) Construction inspectors (2264) Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers (2262) Occupational hygienists and ergonomists (in 4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers )

3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary

technologists

anesthesia technologist cardiopulmonary technician cardiopulmonary technologist cardiovascular perfusion clinical instructor cardiovascular perfusion instructor cardiovascular perfusion supervisor cardiovascular perfusion technologist cardiovascular perfusionist CCP (certified clinical perfusionist) certified clinical perfusionist (CCP) chief perfusionist chief respiratory technologist chief, respiratory therapy clinical instructor, cardiovascular perfusion clinical instructor, clinical perfusion clinical instructor, respiratory therapy clinical perfusion clinical instructor clinical perfusion supervisor clinical perfusionist extracorporal circulation technologist extracorporal technician extracorporal technologist inhalation technologist instructor, cardiopulmonary technology instructor, cardiovascular perfusion

oxygen therapy technician perfusion technologist perfusionist perfusionist, cardiovascular polysomnographic technologist pulmonary function technologist registered respiratory care practitioner registered respiratory therapist (RRT) respiratory care practitioner respiratory technician respiratory technologist respiratory therapist respiratory therapy chief respiratory therapy clinical instructor respiratory therapy supervisor RRT (registered respiratory therapist) supervisor, cardiopulmonary technology supervisor, cardiovascular perfusion supervisor, clinical perfusion supervisor, respiratory therapy technologist, anesthesia technologist, cardiovascular perfusion technologist, extracorporal circulation technologist, inhalation technologist, perfusion technologist, pulmonary function technologist, respiratory therapist, respiratory

Main duties
Respiratory therapists perform some or all of the following duties:

Perform diagnostic tests, such as arterial blood gas analysis and cardiopulmonary functions tests Operate and monitor respiratory equipment to administer treatments such as oxygen, oxygen-air mixtures, humidified air or medications Operate, monitor, maintain and test a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment Assess patients and perform or assist with interventions such as airway maintenance, line insertions, inductions and intubations Perform artificial respiration and external cardiac massage

Assist with transport of high-risk patients Supervise and train students and other respiratory therapists Participate in home care programs for chronic respiratory patients and provide patient and family education Participate in research related to cardiac and pulmonary disorders.

Clinical perfusionists perform some or all of the following duties:

Assemble, maintain and operate extracorporeal circulation equipment, intra-aortic balloon pumps and other heart assist devices to support or temporarily replace patients' cardiopulmonary functions during open-heart surgery Administer blood products, drugs and other substances through heart-lung machines and other devices as directed by cardiac surgeons and anaesthetists to maintain adequate flow of oxygenated blood to all organs of the body Monitor vital signs to support and maintain patients' physiological functions and metabolic needs during cardiopulmonary surgery Participate in routine maintenance, calibration and inspection of all perfusion related equipment Supervise and train student clinical perfusionists and other clinical perfusionists.

Cardiopulmonary technologists perform some or all of the following duties:

Perform diagnostic tests, such as pulmonary function and asthma stress, or assist physicians with cardiac and cardiopulmonary stress tests and bronchoscopies Determine patients' blood characteristics such as activated clotting time and oxygen saturation Operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate and test diagnostic and therapeutic equipment Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition Prepare medications and administer inhaler and other treatments under supervision of cardiologist Provide information and care for patients during tests

Assist with the preparation of cardiac catheterization room, prepare specialized catheters and assist cardiologists during catheterization Perform analysis, programming and monitoring of implanted devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators during surgery Supervise and train students and other cardiopulmonary technologists Provide technical support for research.

Respiratory therapists may specialize in areas such as anaesthesia, critical care, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary diagnostics and respiratory home care.

Employment requirements

Respiratory therapists require the completion of a three-year college, hospital or university degree program in respiratory therapy, including clinical training. Licensing is required for respiratory therapists in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta. Clinical perfusionists require the completion of a respiratory therapy or registered nursing program with a minimum of one year of work experience as a respiratory therapist or registered nurse and Completion of a college or university program in clinical perfusion, including clinical training. Certification with the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion is required for clinical perfusionists. Cardiopulmonary technologists require a two-year college diploma in an allied health discipline such as respiratory therapy, nursing diploma, or a university degree in a related science and Completion of a college post-diploma program in cardiovascular technology and additional training in pulmonary technology through courses or supervised on-the-job clinical training. Registration with the Canadian Association of Cardio-pulmonary Technologists (CACPT) may be required.

Additional information

Supervisory and instructor positions in this unit group require experience in their respective fields as a respiratory therapist, clinical perfusionist or cardiopulmonary technologist.

Classified elsewhere

Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) (3219) Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (3237)

3216 Medical Sonographhers

adult echocardiographer cardiac sonographer cardiac ultrasound technician cardiac ultrasound technologist chief diagnostic medical sonographer diagnostic cardiac sonographer diagnostic echography technician diagnostic medical sonographer diagnostic medical sonography instructor diagnostic ultrasonography technician diagnostic ultrasound supervisor diagnostic ultrasound technician diagnostic ultrasound technologist medical echocardiographer echocardiography technician echocardiography technologist echocardiography technologist sonographer echography technician echography technologist instructor, diagnostic medical sonography medical sonographer medical sonographers supervisor pediatric echocardiographer RDMS (registered diagnostic medical sonographer) registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer registered diagnostic medical sonographer (RDMS) registered technologist, ultrasound registered ultrasound technologist sonographer medical sonography technologist student medical sonographer

student sonographer medical supervisor, diagnostic ultrasound supervisor, medical sonographers technician, diagnostic echography technician, diagnostic ultrasonography technician, diagnostic ultrasound technician, echography technician, ultrasonography technician, ultrasound technologist, echography technologist, ultrasonography technologist, ultrasound ultrasonographer medical ultrasonography technician ultrasonography technologist ultrasound supervisor ultrasound technician ultrasound technologist vascular sonographer

Main duties
Medical sonographers perform some or all of the following duties:

Operate ultrasound imaging equipment that transmits high frequency sound pulses through the body to produce images of those parts of the body requiring examination Monitor examination by viewing images on video screen, to evaluate quality and consistency of diagnostic images, and make adjustments to equipment, as required Record, store and process scanned images by using camera unit connected to ultrasound equipment Observe and care for patients throughout examinations to ensure patient safety and comfort Prepare examination reports for physicians to aid in the monitoring of pregnancies and the diagnosis of cardiac, abdominal, ophthalmic, vascular and other disorders Perform quality control checks on ultrasound equipment to ensure proper operation and perform minor repairs and adjustments as required May supervise and train student and other medical sonographers.

Medical sonographers may specialize in abdominal, cardiac, cerebral, obstetrical and gynaecological, ophthalmic, intraluminal or peripheral vascular sonography. They may also specialize in adult or pediatric echocardiography or neurosonology.

Employment requirements

Completion of a three- to four-year program in diagnostic medical sonography or ultrasound technology or Completion of a two- to three-year program in a related allied health field and a one-year post-diploma program in diagnostic medical sonography from an accredited institution are required. Registration with the Canadian Association of Registered Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound Professionals and/or the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is usually required by employers. Registration with l'Ordre des Technologues en Radiologie du Qubec is required in Quebec.

Additional information

Membership in the Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is available but voluntary.

Classified elsewhere

Medical radiation technologists (3215)

3217 Cardiology Technicians and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists

assistant cardiology supervisor assistant supervisor, cardiology cardiac catheterization technician cardiac catheterization technologist cardiac stress technologist cardiac technician cardiology instructor cardiology supervisor

cardiology technician cardiology technologist cardiovascular technician cardiovascular technologist charge technologist electrocardiography chief electroencephalograph technologist chief electromyography (EMG) technologist chief EMG (electromyography) technologist chief technologist, electroencephalograph chief technologist, electromyography (EMG) chief technologist, EMG (electromyography) ECG (electrocardiographic) technician ECG (electrocardiographic) technologist echoencephalographic technologist echoencephalography technician EEG (electroencephalograph) chief technologist EEG (electroencephalograph) technician EEG (electroencephalograph) technologist EEG (electroencephalography) technologist electrocardiographic (ECG) technician electrocardiographic (ECG) technologist electrocardiography technician electrocardiography technologist electrocardiology technician electrocardiology technologist electroencephalograph (EEG) chief technologist electroencephalograph (EEG) technician electroencephalograph (EEG) technologist electroencephalograph technologist electroencephalographic instructor electromyography (EMG) chief technologist electromyography (EMG) technician electromyography (EMG) technologist electroneurodiagnostic (END) technologist electroneurophysiology (ENP) technologist EMG (electromyography) chief technologist EMG (electromyography) technician EMG (electromyography) technologist END (electroneurodiagnostic) technologist evoked potential (EP) technologist Holter monitor technologist Holter scanning technologist neuroelectrophysiology technologist non-registered electrocardiography technician registered cardiology technologist registered electrocardiography technician

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Main duties
Cardiology technologists perform some or all of the following duties:

Operate electrocardiogram and other electronic equipment to record cardiac activity of patients Perform cardiovascular procedures and tests, such as electrocardiograms, exercise tolerance tests, ambulatory monitoring and scanning of tapes, holter arrhythmia scanning, pacemaker analysis and follow-up Record and assess cardiac activity and provide preliminary reports of tests Provide patients with care during procedures and tests

Prepare reports for interpretation by cardiologists Reprogram pacemakers according to required standards Check, calibrate and perform routine maintenance of cardiology equipment to ensure proper operation May analyze tests and notify physician or other health care professionals of abnormalities May administer certain drugs under direct supervision of physician May document and record pacemaker implant threshold measurements under direct supervision of cardiac surgeon May supervise and train students, other cardiology technologists and nurses.

Electrophysiological technologists perform some or all of the following duties:

Review patient's case history and assess nature of problem to determine procedures and tests required Attach diagnostic equipment to patients and ensure their comfort and safety Operate diagnostic equipment such as electroencephalographic and evoked potential equipment to record the electrical activity of the brain and cranial and central nervous systems Operate electromyographic equipment to conduct electrophysiological nerve conduction velocity tests and to assist physicians in conducting electrophysiological tests such as muscle strength and repetitive stimulation Take notes on the recorded graph to identify interference such as poor electrode contact or patient movement Prepare recordings and reports of findings for physicians to aid in the diagnosis of neurological disorders Check, calibrate and perform routine maintenance of diagnostic equipment Train and supervise students, technicians or other electroencephalograph technologists.

Employment requirements

Cardiology technologists require completion of a two-year college diploma program in cardiology technology and Supervised practical training. Cardiology technologists require registration with the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists in all provinces except Quebec. Electroencephalograph and other diagnostic technologists require completion of a twoyear college or hospital-based program in electrophysiology technology and Supervised practical training. Registration with the Canadian Board of Electroencephalograph Technologists is available for electroencephalograph technologists and is usually required by employers. Registration with the Association of Electromyography Technologists of Canada is available for electromyography technologists and is usually required by employers.

Classified elsewhere

Cardiovascular perfusionists (in 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists )