Health and safety

This page provides an introduction to health and safety and what it involves.

Health and Safety

The service aims to protect the health and safety of the public and employees affected by work place activities. This is through enforcement and education to reduce accidents in the workplace.

The health and safety team inspects a variety of workplaces in the Borough such as offices, shops, warehouses and leisure facilities to check compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations. It also investigates accidents at work involving employees or members of the public, complaints about health and safety standards as well as giving health and safety advice are also important roles of the team.

Advice on specific health and safety issues can also be obtained from the HSE web site.