Health and safety at work - advice and training

Health and Safety in the workplace

Most people know that whilst you are at work your employer must provide a safe and healthy environment. In addition to their responsibility to employees businesses also have a duty to ensure that the safety of customers and visitors is protected.

Our approach to Health and Safety is similar to Food Safety and Hygiene. We visit workplaces to ensure that working conditions comply with the relevant standards. We again use a risk based inspection system and have a Health and Safety at Work Enforcement Policy, a copy of which can be obtained on request.

Wilst we share the role of enforcement with the Health and Safety Executive if you are uncertain who you should be talking to we will act as the first point of contact on any Health and Safety issue. If you, a member of your family or a friend have concerns about their place of work or are injured at work then contact us. We will respect any concerns about confidentiality however if you have been injured we may have to discuss the specific instance. If as a customer you have been injured or you feel that your or others safety is at risk then please let us know. At the risk of repeating ourselves if we don't know we can't do anything.

We can provide advice and free leaflets on Health and Safety. There is also a wealth of helpful publications, which can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive at www.hse.gov.uk.Opens in a new window Opens in a new window

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