We are always willing to give advice on legislation, or practical problems, so if you are considering setting up a business, or wish to discuss anything in relation to your existing premises, please feel free to contact us.

In addition to the Self Inspection Pack the Council have also produced a series of fact sheets covering Health and Safety at Work issues.

• Access and Egress 
• Accidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences 
• Asbestos
• Consultation with Employees 
• Contractors
• Display Screen Equipment
• Electrical Safety 
• Falls from Height 
• Fire Safety 
• First Aid at Work 
• Hazardous Substances 
• Health and Safety Poster 
• Legionnaires Disease 
• Lifts and Hoists 
• Managing Events Safely 
• Manual Handling Operations 
• Mobile Work Equipment 
• Noise at Work 
• Occupational Health 
• Outdoor Play Equipment 
• Personal Protective Equipment 
• Racking Installations 
• Risk Assessment 
• Safety Policy 
• Slips and Trips 
• Smoking at Work 
• Stress in the Workplace 
• Temperature Control in the Workplace 
• Transport and Vehicle Safety 
• Upper Limb Disorders in the Workplace 
• Welfare at Work 
• What to expect when a Health and Safety Inspector arrives
• Work Equipment
• Working Time Regulations 
• Young People at Work  

Training

Ashfield District Council provides Health and Safety Training to businesses and other authorities.

If you need any further information please contact us.

Health & Safety at work investigations.

If you would like to find out about our inspection regime or enforcement activities, please select this link.

Other contacts

Local Health and Safety Executive
The Pearson Building
55 Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham
NG1 6AU
Telephone: 0115 971 2800

HSE BooksPO Box 1999
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO12 2WA
Web site: www.hsebooks.co.uk

Waterstones (local HMSO agents)
Telephone: 01962 840 379
Web site: www.waterstones.co.uk

To download free leaflets giving advice on Health and Safety legislation produced by Central Government to assist businesses in meeting legal requirements please select the link www.hse.gov.uk.

For more information on Health and Safety

Government Agencies

• The Health and Safety Executive
• HSE/HSC Leaflets about Hazards at Work 
• HSE Books  

Local Government Agencies

• Charted Institute of Environmental Health 
• Trading Standards
• British Fire Services  

Other Agencies

• British Safety Council  
• The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
• The Ergonomics Society  

Other useful sites

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• UK Health and Safety Network 
• Organisation concerned with Health and Safety Information 

To notify your accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences

To notify your accidents, disease and dangerous occurrences under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 please select the link www.riddor.gov.uk.