Health and safety - Occupational health service
We have a legal duty to enforce the Health and Safety at Work
etc Act 1974 and related legislation. We aim to ensure that work
premises are safe for employees and visitors to them and that
accidents are prevented wherever possible.
Some workplaces will be the responsibility of the Health and
Safety Executive, rather than the Council, according to the nature
of the work carried out. We can advise you who the relevant
'enforcing authority' for health and safety purposes is, when you
contact us.
We:
- Inspect places of work to ensure compliance with health and
safety law, in accordance with government priorities
- Use educational techniques as well as legal means to achieve
compliance
- Investigate accidents to employees or others which occur in
workplaces
- Investigate complaints about health, safety or welfare in work
premises
- Register particular premises (eg skin piercing, sex
shops)
- Act as a consultee in relation to public safety for
applications under the Licensing Act.
- Give advice to customers and all stakeholders on health and
safety issues
- Work with other health professionals locally and
nationally
What you can expect
We will:
- Carry out regular and usually unannounced inspections of
workplaces in accordance with national criteria.
- Investigate relevant workplace accidents.
- Respond to complaints and requests for advice about health and
safety in workplaces within three working days
- Keep you fully informed of the progress made with your enquiry
or complaint
Help us to help you
Please contact us using the details in the right hand column, if
you wish to make a complaint about health, safety or welfare
conditions in a workplace. Please have full details ready of the
premises concerned when you contact us.
If you make a complaint about a workplace, we will require
your name, address and contact details so that we can keep you
informed of our progress.