二級衞生督察主要負責：(a)巡查食物業∕非食物業處所，牌照事務，檢控，肉類檢驗，公眾潔淨，防治蟲鼠，合約管理，外判服務，管理小販及街市，墳場和火葬場，規管食物及食物安全，衞生教育，其他環境衞生和食物相關的職務，以及處理由上述職務產生的投訴；以及(b)執行與公眾衞生、環境衞生、規管食物安全和公眾潔淨事宜有關的條例及附屬法例所載的法例規定。 [註：(i)二級衞生督察須穿著制服；(ii)接受按需要而作出的調派∕調職安排；及(iii)或須執行輪班工作、隨時候召工作、不定時工作及派駐其他政府部門工作。]

Health Inspectors II are mainly deployed on: (a) inspecting food/non-food premises, licensing, prosecution, meat inspection, public cleansing, pest control, contract management, outsourcing, control of hawkers and markets, cemeteries and crematoria, food safety and control, health education, other environmental hygiene and food-related services; and handling complaints arising from the above functions; and (b) enforcing the statutory requirements contained in the various ordinances and subsidiary legislation pertaining to public health, environmental hygiene, food safety and control, and public cleansing. [Notes: (i) Health Inspectors II are required to wear uniform; (ii) Subject to posting and transfer as and when required; and (iii) May be required to perform shift duties, on-call duties, work in irregular hours and work in other government departments.]