Health and Safety at Work

Environmental Health staff based within the Consumer Protection Division are responsible for the enforcement of health and safety in a range of non-manufacturing premises such as: retail shops, offices, warehouses, tyre and exhaust premises, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers, cinemas and other places of entertainment.
The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for higher risk premises such a manufacturers and construction and demolition sites. For more information see the HSE website (link can be found below).

We seek to ensure that all employers and self-employed persons understand their responsibilities and comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and related regulations and guidance. Our work covers the following:

• Health and Safety Inspections
• Health and Safety Enforcement
• Health and Safety Complaints
• Health and Safety Training

For further general information concerning workplace health and safety, view our range of Advice Leaflets (link to the left of this page).

If you have a specific query, please contact us using the details to the right of this page.