BACKGROUND In Ontario, local public health inspectors play an important frontline role in protecting the public from foodborne illness. This study was an in-depth exploration of public health inspectors' perceptions of the key food safety issues in public health, and their opinions and needs with regards to food safety information resources. METHODS Four focus group discussions were conducted...

There is an increasing body of research on what kind of ethical challenges health care professionals experience regarding the quality of care. In the Netherlands the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate is responsible for monitoring and regulating the quality of health care. No research exists on what kind of ethical challenges inspectors experience during the regulation process itself. In a pilot st...

Firms in developing countries often avoid paying taxes by making informal payments to business tax inspectors. These bribes increase the cost of operating a business, and the price charged to consumers. To decrease these costs, we designed a feedback incentive scheme for business tax inspectors that rewards them according to the anonymous evaluation submitted by inspected firms. The scheme incr...

R.ecently, highly automated nuclear facilities with enormous volumes of nuclear material accounting data have come into operation. A few others will become operational shortly. Analysis and verification of the data for safeguards purposes is manageable only with improved computer support in the field. To assist its safeguards inspectors, the IAEA has developed the Inspection Field Support Syste...

MANUAL FOR SANITARY INSPECTORS AND OTHER EXECUTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS. ?By H. H. Clay, F.R.San.I., F.I.S.E. With an Introduction by W. W. Jameson, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., D.P.H. (Lond.), etc. Second Edition. 1936. H. K. Lewis and Company, Limited, London. Pp. xxli plus 432, with 95 Illustrations. Price, 15s. This book is divided into 31 well selected chapters (with 95 illustrations) covering ...