REHIS Working Groups
The Institute has established Working Groups, which focus on work in specific subject areas in the field of Environmental Health.
The Chair of each Group is a Member of the Institute and work of that Group is determined by the Terms of Reference and the membership of the Group.
Health and Safety Co-ordinating Group (HASCOG)
HASCOG meets at least four times per year and seeks to share best practice and communicate legislation and guidance change and updates to colleagues working in the field of occupational health and safety enforcement across Scotland. The group membership comprises representatives from local authority local health and safety liaison groups across Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive.
Scottish Pollution Control Co-ordinating Committee (SPCCC)
SPCCC meets at least four times per year and seeks to share best practice and communicate legislation and guidance change and updates to colleagues working in the field of pollution control, including air quality, noise, contaminated land across Scotland. The group membership comprises representatives from local authority local pollution liaison groups across Scotland, Scottish Government, Environmental Protection Scotland.
Public Health and Housing Working Group (PHHWG)
The PHHWG meets at least four times per year and seeks to share best practice and communicate legislation and guidance change and updates to colleagues working in the fields of environmental public health and housing, including all non-food environmental health subject areas not covered by HASCOG or SPCCC. The group membership comprises representatives from all 32 local authority environmental health services in Scotland.
Food Law
In Scotland, in the subject area of Food, the Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee (SFELC) provides a forum for the discussion of relevant topics, sharing of best practice and guidance and may initiate surveys or projects or co-ordinate specific investigations.
