Health and Safety Enforcement
Officers of the Food Health and Safety Team of the Environmental Health Section may visit to undertake checks on offices, shops, warehouses, places used for leisure activities and other non-industrial premises. Health and safety enforcement is a split responsibility with the Health and Safety Executive who deal with factories and other industrial operations.
Health and safety legislation applies to all workplaces. If you employ staff then you will need to ensure that they are suitably protected whilst they are at work. Even if you do not employ anyone, you still have a duty to ensure that members of the public are not at risk of injury or ill health when on your premises. This is done by a called called 'risk assessment which involves identifying health or safety hazards and taking steps to prevent or control them.
You can find advice on information on all aspects of health and safety on the Health and Safety Executive website.
HSE: Information about health and safety at work
Health and safety inspection
Officers of the Food Health and Safety Team of the Environmental Health Section may visit premises where enforcement is allocated to the local authority. These inspections are to check that safe and healthy working conditions are provided for all employees, the self-employed and members of the public visiting these premises. Inspections are carried out without prior notification. During an inspection, officers will need to be satisfied that:
- Any hazards to peoples' health, safety and welfare, which arise out of or in connection with work have been identified and the associated risks adequately controlled.
- The level of health and safety training of managers and employees is suitable.
- Structural and environmental conditions are satisfactory and that plant and equipment are safe.
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. If this is not possible, or if the danger posed gives rise to a risk of serious personal injury, then officers may take 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.
In performing our duties we adhere to Central Government Codes of Practice and guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). We also follow our own internal quality procedures.
Health and Safety Complaint Investigation
Complaints about working conditions will be investigated sensitively and the complainant's confidentiality maintained. Such matters are usually resolved by giving advice to the employer if necessary formal action will be taken.
If you wish to report an issue regarding health and safety, please contact us at the address given below.
Accident Reporting
Employers have a legal duty to report certain types of accidents to staff and members of the public specified within the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation 1995 (RIDDOR).
Comprehensive information and advice on RIDDOR is available from the Health and Safety Executive RIDDOR webpage.
RIDDOR – Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations - HSE
Notice and Prosecution Register
If a business has been subject to a notice under health and safety legislation which may affect the public or have been prosecuted for health and safety breaches by Erewash Borough Council, a register entry is made. Details of the register is available by contacting us at the address below.
If a business has been subject to formal action by the Health and Safety Executive, the details are available on the Health and Safety Executive's Public Register of Convictions website.
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