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Objectives - Protect the public health by maintaining a comprehensive program of environmental health services, which includes inspections, compliance, and enforcement activities, monitoring of environmental hazards, and consultation and guidance to citizens and governmental agencies regarding environmental health issues.
Inspectors -
Patrick Maloney, Chief Environmental Health, RS (NY State and National Registration), CHO, MPAH
Robin Magner, EHT, Senior Health Inspector, Inspector of Animals
Dai Nguyen, MPH, RS, CP-FS, Public Health Sanitarian
Jared Orsini, BS, MS, Senior Public Health Inspector
Daniella Wodnicki, MPH,Senior Public Health Inspector
Ankura Singh, Environmental Health Intern/Sanitarian Trainee
George Carroll, Sealer of Weights and Measures
- Licensing and Permitting
- Inspections
- Pamphlets, Fliers and Environmental Health Info
- Environmental Health Tips
- Rules and Regulations
- Upcoming Regularly Scheduled Events
- Web Links
- Hoarding Task Force
- Mobile Food Pilot Program
I. Licensing and Permitting - The following businesses receive a permit to operate from the Health Department as mandated by state and local laws. All applications can be obtained from the Brookline Health Department or from this website.
Asbestos Abatement Application
Body Art Practitioner Application
Body Art Establishment Permit Application
Body Art Establishment Plan Review Checklist
Food Establishment Permit Application
A Guide to opening a Food Establishment in the Town of Brookline (PDF)
List of businesses licensed to sell tobacco
List of businesses licensed to operate camps
List of businesses licensed to operate tanning salons
List of businesses licensed to operate swimming pools
List of Solid Waste Haulers
Recreational Camp License Applications
Mobile Food Service Application
Swimming Pool Operator Permit Application
Tanning Salon Permit Application
Temporary Food Permit Application
Tobacco Retailer Application
II. Inspections -
The following inspections are performed on a routine basis as mandated by state law: Food Establishments, Lodging Houses, Swimming Pools, Camps, and Tanning Salons.
The Health Dept. conducts investigations of the following in response to citizen complaints; Safe and Sanitary Housing, Lead Paint Determination, Food Establishments, and General Nuisance Conditions (i.e. trash, rodents).
III. Pamphlets, Fliers and Environmental Health Info - The Health Department maintains a wide array of educational materials. The following is a partial list of those available:
Alcohol Server Training Programs
Asbestos Contractor List
Bed Bug Advisory Fact Sheet
Certified Pool Operator Training
Compulsive Hoarding Checklist for Property Managers
Compulsive Hoarding Resource List
Compulsive Hoarding Toolbox: Tools for Service Providers
Certified Food Protection Manager Training
Critter Proofing Your Home and Yard
Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease
Demolition Requirements 2013
Drinking Water Testing Labs
Exterior Lead Paint Removal
Flood Water Cleanup
Flooding and Schools
Highlights of the State Sanitary Code Chapter II (Housing Code)
Housing Fact Sheet 1: Access
Housing Fact Sheet 2: Asbestos
Housing Fact Sheet 3: Asbestos Removal
Housing Fact Sheet 4: Curtailment of Service
Housing Fact Sheet 5: Extermination
Housing Fact Sheet 6: Storage of Rubbish and Garbage
Housing Fact Sheet 7: Heat
Housing Fact Sheet 8: Hot Water
Housing Fact Sheet 9: Lighting and Electrical Facilities
Housing Fact Sheet 10: Security
Landlord Lead Disclosure Form
Landlord Tenant Information: Summary of Occupant Responsibilities
Lead in Drinking Water Brochure
Lead Paint Abatement
Lead Paint Law
Licensed Pest Control Operators
Lyme Disease Message 08/2007
Mosquito and Insect Control
Norovirus Prevention Guidelines
Post Boiled Drinking Water Guideline for Residents
Prescription Drug Disposal
Radon Testing
Requirements for Demolition
Suggestions for Reducing Noise Pollution
Safe and Sanitary Needle Disposal
Tenants Rights Sheet
Tick Testing Labs
Rodent Advisory Fact Sheet
IV. Environmental Health Tips -
Summer Camp Tips
Water Safety Tips
Tanning Safety
Food Safety
Choking Prevention
Mosquito Control
Public Health Advisory on Bats and Rabies
V. Rules and Regulations - The following is a list of State and Local by-laws that the Environmental Health Division enforces. Copies of State regulations may be obtained from the State House Bookstore (617-727-2834), located at One Beacon Hill in Boston. Town By-Laws may be obtained from the Brookline Health Department.
Copies of regulations downloaded from this web page are not considered "Certified True Copies" and should be used as guidelines only. To ensure you have a complete and true copy of the desired regulations you are encouraged to purchase a copy at the State House Bookstore.
State Sanitary Code Chapter II (Housing Code)
Regulations Governing Body Art Establishments
Regulations Governing Food Establishments, Chapter X
Regulations Governing Lodging Houses
Regulations Governing Recreation Camps
Regulations Governing Swimming Pools
Regulations Governing Tanning Salons
Town of Brookline Smoking By-Law
Town By-Law Governing the Storage, Removal, and Handling of Solid Waste
Massachusetts Lead Law
VI. Upcoming and Regularly Scheduled Events -
Rabies Immunization Clinics- are held in the Spring.
Chokesaver Tips
VII. Web Links- For more information on local, state and federal environmental health topics visit the following organizations.
Massachusetts Health Officers Association
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
National Environmental Health Association
Environmental Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Net
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Food Safety Office
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
MA DPH Bureau of Environmental Assessment
MA DPH Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
MA DPH Community Sanitation Division
MA DPH Food Protection Program
MA DPH Retail Food Safety Information Web Site
Massachusetts Environmental Health Association
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Public Health Association
Massachusetts Tenant/Landlord Information
Toxic Use Reduction Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
VIII. Hoarding Task Force - The Hoarding Task Force is a collaboration between the the Brookline Health Department, the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, and the Brookline Council on Aging.
Brookline Hoarding Task Force
IX. Mobile Food Pilot Program -
Brookline Mobile Food Pilot Program
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