About health and safety

Responsibility for health and safety in the borough is split between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and us, as the local authority (LA). In general, we are responsible for lower risk activities such as offices, catering and shops, most care home activities and beauticians. The HSE is responsible for higher risk activities including large construction sites, manufacturers and council premises.

The HSE has a useful summary of who to contact with workplace concerns.

See full details about health and safety responsibilities.

For information on how we deal with health and safety matters, refer to our health and safety enforcement policy

Asbestos management

The Health and Safety Executive website has detailed information about how to manage asbestos.

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