Health & Safety

The Health and Safety Unit within the Safety & Licensing Section carries out regular checks on offices, shops, warehouses, places used for leisure activities and other non-industrial premises.

(The Health and Safety Executive deal with factories and other industrial operations). This ensures that safe and healthy working conditions are provided for all employees, the self-employed and members of the public visiting these premises. As with food safety, inspections are carried out on a routine basis without prior notification and the high risk premises are visited more frequently.

Where work practices or conditions fall short of what is regarded as satisfactory every attempt will be made to resolve the situation by informal means, but if this is not possible, or if the danger posed gives rise to a risk of serious personal injury, then officers will resort to formal action. This could involve either the service of a legal notice, prosecution, or in situations where serious personal injury could arise, a prohibition notice requiring immediate action.

Health & Safety Investigations

The Health and Safety Unit carries out regular checks on offices, shops, warehouses, places used for leisure activities and other non-industrial premises.

Health & Safety Complaint Investigation

Complaints about working conditions are always investigated sensitively and the complainant's confidentiality is assured. Such matters are usually resolved by giving advice to the employer, but as with accident investigation, if formal action is needed then this will be taken.

Health & Safety Accident Investigation

The investigation of dangerous occurrences and accidents at work also forms an important part of the Section's work. The outcome of these enquiries usually involves the giving of advice to the employer. If a blatant breach of requirements is identified as the main reason for an accident happening, then formal action will be taken.