Environmental Health Issues

Environmental Health Issues

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and figures relating to the environmental health issues associated with the event. In this paper, we are to assume that we are a newly qualified EHP working for the Local Authority (Fresh Borough Council) in whose area the event takes place. We will produce a portfolio of evidence relating to the scenario provided. In the next section, we will identify the potential environmental health issues associated with the event held by the British Working Tractor Association (BWTA). The forum is planning to hold their annual 'Tractor Bash' on adjourning farmer's fields outside the small rural village of Much Ado, which is located in Fresh Borough Council (2 fields will be used for activities and 1 field for camping). Moreover, we will also identify those people or organizations we would invite to a pre-event planning meeting, with reasoning as to what contribution they would make in the event. We will also analyze two issues in depth- waste generated from the event and food from the mobile caterers including the key environmental health issues, their impact, the range of interventions and enforcement actions available, the relevant legislation, the powers of investigation available to us as an EHP, how we would deal with such issues and the potential partners we would involve. We will also consider how we would look to prevent these issues from occurring as well as how we would deal with them if they occurred.

Identification of the Potential Environmental Health Issues

The waste generated from the event might pollute the air and environment, which in turn, will lead to certain health issues. The previous complaints of the villagers have focused on litter, traffic congestion, drunkenness and dog fouling, as a result of the event goers bring their pets with them. Harmful substances in the atmosphere resulting from the waste pollution generated in the event can affect the human body in contact with the surface of the skin or mucous membranes. In addition, sight and smell of waste can affect the respiratory organs of pollutants. Polluted air irritates the greater part of the respiratory tract, causing bronchitis, asthma, headaches, nausea, feeling of weakness, reduced or lost ability to work. It is established that such waste products as poly ethane shopping bags and other food products might also cause cancers (Wentz, 1999). Traffic congestion can also lead to air pollution as well as noise pollution. Constant exposure to loud noise can lead to a decrease in auditory sensitivity, and cause other harmful consequences - the ringing in the ears, dizziness, headache, increased fatigue, decreased immunity, promotes the development of hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases. Noise interferes with rest and recuperation, disrupts sleep. The systematic lack of sleep and insomnia leads to severe nervous disorders (Srivastva, 2007).

Identification of organisation for pre-event planning

Members to Attend Pre-planning Meeting

In this section, we will identify the people and organization that will be inivited in the ...