What is an REHS: REHS FACTSHEET

Office of Continuing Professional Education New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 102 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519 http://www. cpe. rutgers. edu/EPH www. cpe. rutgers. edu ocpe@njaes. rutgers.... More

Office of Continuing Professional Education New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 102 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519 http://www. cpe. rutgers. edu/EPH www. cpe. rutgers. edu ocpe@njaes. rutgers. edu 732-932-9271 Fax: 732-932-1187 Factsheet: What is an REHS? What is an REHS? In New Jersey, an REHS, or Registered Environmental Health Specialist, acts as the front-line investigator for many of the state’s public health and environmental regulations. REHS is also the name of the license issued by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to individuals who fill this role. A licensed REHS may work at a local, county or state health department or in private industry (e. g. food manufacturing, environmental consulting). Job titles for a licensed REHS may include: health inspector, sanitary inspector, environmental compliance manager and environmental consultant. An REHS working at a health department is responsible Less