{"id":9801,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/eht\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:37:13","slug":"eht","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/eht\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/eht ~  Environmental Health Evaluation Branch  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/eht.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Environmental Health Toxicology<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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EHT\u2019s mission is to safeguard health and save lives by providing a flexible and robust system for public health\n\n\n        hazards. This branch oversees the Office of Community Environmental Health Services and Office of Healthy Environments.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hsp.html\" title=\"Health Systems Protection Home Page\">Health Systems\n\n\n          Protection Home Page<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/cooperbd.htm\" title=\"Office Location\">Office Location<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n          <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#eht\" title=\"Contact Info\">Contact EHT<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul><br>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        The Offices and Programs that EHT oversees includes Programs that monitor and enforce health and safety standards, as well as the\n\n\n        prevention and control of environmental risk to human health. These Programs include:\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\">\n\n\n        <tbody><tr>\n\n\n          <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n            <ul>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/bodyart.html\">Body Art Establishments<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/cosm.html\">Cosmetology and Barbering<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/childcareinsp.html\">Child Care Inspections<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/ofp.html\">Office of Food Protection<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/healthyhomes.html\">Healthy Homes<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/healthywp.html\">Healthy Workplaces<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Exposures\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/lead.html\">Lead Poisoning Prevention<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n            <\/ul>\n\n\n          <\/td>\n\n\n          <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n            <ul>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/bed.html\">Mattresses, Pillows and Bedding<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/mlc.html\">Migratory Camps and Field Sanitation<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/oh.html\">Occupational Health<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/ehtmusicfest.html\">Outdoor Music Festivals<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/plumbing.html\">Plumbing Program<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/poolsandspas.html\">Pools\/Spas\/Hot Tubs<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhinsideradon.html\">Radon<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/reccamps.html\">Recreational Camps<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"tanning.html\">Tanning Facilities<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n              <li>\n\n\n                <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hwworkerrtk.html\">Delaware Worker Right to Know<\/a>\n\n\n              <\/li>\n\n\n            <\/ul>\n\n\n          <\/td>\n\n\n        <\/tr>\n\n\n      <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <h2>\n\n\n        Additional Links\n\n\n      <\/h2><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acgih.org\" title=\"Healthy Homes\">American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/homepage.html\" title=\"National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health\">National Institute for\n\n\n      Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)<\/a>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody><\/table>  <!--[END]-->\n\n  \n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Environmental Health Toxicology Public Health Menu Home About About DPH Sections &#038; 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