Massachusetts Public Health Inspector Training: Housing
How do public health and housing officials comprehensively and uniformly enforce housing-related laws and regulations in Massachusetts? Learn how to enforce State Sanitary Codes 105 CMR 400.000 and 410.000 in this blended course.
Course Information
- Audience: Inspectors from municipal and state agencies charged with enforcement of housing- related laws and regulations and laws as well as attorneys, court personnel, and others who work on housing-related matters.
- Format: Blended
- Start Date: May 6, 7, and 12 2020
- Price: $100 for MHOA members, $150 for non-members.
- Contact hours: Online learning: 8 contact hours for RS and CHO and RN; Classroom (3 days): 22.5 contact hours for RS and CHO
- Length: Generally takes six to nine months to complete, with a one year maximum.
- Competencies: Housing, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Learning Level: Performance
- Supplemental materials: Syllabus, May 2020 (PDF)
Pre-requisites
- Written supervisor approval
- Four online self-paced trainings:
(Note that you must select the Enroll option for all four prerequisite trainings in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.)
Check back for 2021 delivery dates.
About this Course
This course is designed to train public health and housing officials to comprehensively and uniformly enforce housing-related laws and regulations, including State Sanitary Codes (SSC) 105 CMR 400.000: General Administrative Procedures and 410.000: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, which we will refer to as 400 and 410, respectively.
At the conclusion of the course, a Certificate of Completion will be provided to all learners who successfully complete the 5 course elements listed below. A contact hour certificate (7.5 hours/day) can be printed or saved after evaluations are submitted at the conclusion of each of the three classroom days. Self-paced modules that you completed as part of the course offer additional certificates and credits.
Course Elements consist of the following:
- Pre-Classroom Assignments (include prerequisite online trainings and a pre-test)
- Classroom Training (3 days)
- Virtual House Inspection
- Supervised Field Training (minimum of 5)
- Online Final Assessment (minimum grade of 70% to pass)
What you'll learn
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
- Inspect various types of housing to protect the health, safety, and well-being of occupants and the general public, in accordance with state laws and regulations
- Conduct appropriate enforcement procedures until compliance with regulatory standards is achieved
Meet the Primary Instructors
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Paul Halfmann,
Assistant Director of Community Sanitation Program
Massachusetts Department of Public Health -
Amy Riordian,
Environmental Analyst
MDPH Community Sanitation Program
Enrollment and Contact Hours
The May 2010 class is now accepting applications. The places are limited, and will be assigned on a first come - first served basis. For those already registered, you will receive an enrollment email ahead of the start date to access
the course materials and pre-work assignments
Enter the enrollment key provided in your email in the field below and then select Enroll me.
Trouble accessing the course or other course-related questions? Contact Seth Eckhouse at seckhous@bu.edu.