Health & Safety
The Environmental Health Service is responsible for enforcement of Health and Safety Legislation in a variety of workplace settings such as shops, offices, warehousing and leisure sites (caravan sites, hotels, gyms, and general holiday accommodation), and residential care homes.
The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) are a co-regulator and enforce standards within higher risk businesses such as factories, mines, quarries and farms. The Health, Safety and Welfare duties apply to protect the Public and Employees.
The service undertakes a number of health and safety investigations, depending on circumstances. All workplaces are covered by the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 and the regulations made under it.
We also follow up reports of accidents in workplaces to find out the cause and to ensure that preventable incidents do not happen again. Certain types of accidents have to be reported to the Council by law. More information is available from the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations website.
If we receive a complaint about health and safety at work situation we will investigate in order to make sure that the law is being followed and that the workplace is safe for employees and the public. Whilst we do not generally investigate anonymous complaints, anyone wishing to report a problem to us can be assured that it will be dealt with in confidence.
The Environmental Health Service review the service plan on yearly basis, and details are reported to elected members annually. The service plan covers the delivery of food hygiene and health and safety related enforcement matters. If you would like to see a copy please contact the service.
You can contact Environmental Health to raise a workplace concern, or request to speak to one of our Officers
If your concerns relates to a workplace enforced by the HSE, you should contact them at www.hse.gov.uk.
