Ashfield District Council: Health and safety at work

Health and safety at work - regulation and inspection

The council carries out regular inspections 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.

The main activities of our work include programmed risk based inspections at premises, accident investigations, investigation of complaints concerning Health and Safety at work, advice and information. As with food safety, inspections are carried out on a routine basis, without prior notification and the high risk premises are visited more frequently.

During an inspection, Officers will need to be satisfied that any hazards to people's health, safety and welfare, which arise out of or in connection with work, have been identified and the associated risks adequately controlled. They will look at the level of health and safety training of managers and employees to ensure that it is suitable. Checks will also be made on the adequacy of structural and environmental conditions and that the plant and equipment are safe.

Where work practices or conditions are deemed unsatisfactory the council will investigate and may undertake enforcement action . Please select this link for more information regarding this work.

Self Inspection Pack

We have produced a self-inspection pack for all businesses to assist them to comply with legislation. This pack contains advice on best practice, and contains the main work activities and risks in the workplace. However, the information in this pack is not exhaustive and further advice and information is available from our officers. The self-inspection pack may be of particular benefit to lower risk premises which are not included in our risk based inspection programme

The self-inspection pack may be of particular benefit to lower risk premises which are not included in our risk based inspection programme.

Information and Advice

The Council is committed to working together with proprietors and managers to achieve high standards and prevent problems. 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 & Safety at Work issues.

Please select this link for more information on these work issues.

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

For further information regarding these regulations and the notification of your accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences please select this ink to www.riddor.gov.uk.

Cooling Towers

Premises where cooling towers and evaporative condensers are situated must register with the local authority, please select this link for more information.

Other contacts

Local Health and Safety ExecutiveThe 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 pleaseselect this link www.hse.gov.uk.

For more information on Health and Safety

Government Agencies

Local Government Agencies

Other Agencies

Other useful sites

For more information please contact us.

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