Fresh off the holiday break, we’re back with a field-level masterclass. Cameron sits down with Zach Barr (Registered Sanitarian, Toledo-Lucas County, OH) — a next-gen EH generalist who inspects pools, beaches, body art studios, housing, campgrounds, solid waste and more. Zach walks us through his NEHA photo contest shocker: a so-called “clean room” in a piercing studio with visible growth in the sink and the wrong autoclave for hollow instruments — and exactly how a clean room should look (hint: hospital-esque).
What you’ll learn
-Body art safety: pre-enzymatic cleaning vs. scrubbing, autoclave basics (why a drying cycle matters for hollow instruments), records, and consumer tips (how to find inspection reports or use FOIA).
-Pools without the spin: automatic chemical controllers (clean probes → replace probes → calibrate), combined chlorine, and the correct UV → filtration → chlorination order of operations.
-Ventilation or chemistry experiment? Why poor pump-room ventilation + acid + chlorine = corrosive salt “snow” and potential chlorine gas hazards.
-Beaches & rain: how total coliform sampling, rainfall timing, and advisories actually work.
-Restaurant reality check: we review a viewer’s fry-station photo (open drink, glove misuse, grease build-up, uncovered food) and discuss what inspectors look for.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome back, EH Nation
02:00 Zach’s path: exercise science → QC micro → EH generalist
08:30 Pool literacy: salt vs. chlorine, UV, controllers & maintenance
17:10 Pump-room ventilation & “crystalized” equipment (don’t gas your building)
24:00 Beach monitoring, rainfall windows & advisories
28:40 NEHA photo winner: the not-so-clean “clean room” (what right looks like)
39:10 Autoclaves for hollow instruments & documentation that matters
46:00 How the public can check inspection reports (and FOIA if needed)
51:30 Viewer photo: line-cook red flags & quick fixes
58:00 Takeaways + how to submit your photos
Guest
Zach Barr — Registered Sanitarian, Toledo-Lucas County (OH)
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Programming note
We’re sprinting to the end of the season, then quick holiday break. Back on Tuesdays!
Hashtags
#EnvironmentalHealth #BodyArtSafety #Autoclave #PoolInspection #Chlorine #UVDisinfection #BeachWater #FOIA #FoodSafety #EHNation #HSGovTech
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