A professional who inspects bedding materials and furniture padding to enforce public health laws and to investigate consumer complaints. Responsibilities include:

• Inspects premises and operations at furniture and bedding factories, warehouses, renovating plants, and sales outlets to ascertain compliance with state furniture and bedding sanitation laws.
• Examines labels on furniture and bedding items to ascertain compliance with fiber content and labeling regulations.
• Examines stock of used goods, condition of fumigation chambers, and use of prescribed chemicals.
• Conducts laboratory analyses on sample fibers, feathers, and materials to determine usability and cleanliness, utilizing standardized microscopic examination and chemical tests.
• May cite or arrest suspected violators and testify in court.