OAR 338-010-0065
Equivalent Supervisor Qualifications


(1)

Environmental Health: pursuant to ORS 700.030 (Qualifications of environmental health specialist applicant) and 700.035 (Registration of environmental health specialist trainees)(4), to be considered equivalent to a registrant supervisor under ORS 700.030 (Qualifications of environmental health specialist applicant) and 700.035 (Registration of environmental health specialist trainees)(4), a supervisor who is not a registrant must:

(a)

Hold a bachelor’s degree with 45 science quarter hours and two years of work experience directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist; or a graduate degree in public or community health and one year of work experience directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist; and

(b)

Work in a manner directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist throughout the period of supervision.

(2)

Environmental Health: work experience directly related to the duties of an environmental health specialist includes but is not limited to any of the following fields:

(a)

Food processing including developing, managing or leading training in any of the following areas: sanitation programs, pest control, water systems, Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points, statistical process control, or food safety;

(b)

Inspector for United States Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, American Institute of Baking, or similar organization;

(c)

Management of restaurant chain at the corporate level including developing, managing or leading training in any of the following areas: sanitation programs, public health vector control, water systems, HACCP, food safety, pest control, the federal codes or process control;

(d)

The duties of an environmental health specialist in a jurisdiction that does not require licensure for environmental sanitation;

(e)

Teaching, lecturing or engaging in research in environmental sanitation as part of an academic position in a college or university;

(f)

Registered professional engineers working in drinking water, waste water or similar fields; or

(g)

As a public health officer employed pursuant to ORS 431.035 (Power of Director of Oregon Health Authority to delegate functions) to 431.510 (Facilities and funds for local public health authorities) and 431.705 (Definitions for ORS 431.705 to 431.760) to 431.990 (Penalties).

(3)

Waste Water: pursuant to ORS 700.053 (Qualifications of waste water specialist applicant), non-registrant supervisors must be approved by the board on a case-by-case basis.

Source: Rule 338-010-0065 — Equivalent Supervisor Qualifications, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=338-010-0065.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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