The enforcement of health and safety legislation is split between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities (LA's). In general HSE covers factories, building sites, mines and quarries, farms, fairgrounds, railways, chemical plant and offshore and nuclear installations.
LA's cover offices, shops, warehouses, hotel and catering, sport, leisure, consumer services (eg launderettes, hairdressers, undertakers, shoe repair, tyre and exhaust fitters), residential care homes and churches.
The Council's Health and Safety Service is delivered by the Food, Health and Safety Team in the Environmental Services Section. Primarily, the Team seek to prevent accidents and ill health in the workplace. This is done by:
- inspecting workplaces to make sure that risks are effectively managed
- providing guidance and advice to businesses and members of the public
- investigating accidents, dangerous occurrences and occupational ill-health
- investigating complaints about working conditions or work practices
- promoting awareness and knowledge of safety issues
The Council has published:
Health and Safety Service Plan 2006-07 (PDF: 228Kb / 35 pages)
This is an operational plan setting out how the council will deliver the health and safety service.
Health and Safety Enforcement Policy (PDF: 81Kb / 10 pages)
Health and Safety Enforcement Policy (Word Document: 73Kb / 10 pages)
This document sets out how it will deal with contraventions of health and safety legislation.
For further information:
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Contact: Food, Health and Safety Team, Mansion House, Penrith Cumbria CA11 7YG
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Email: env.health@eden.gov.uk
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Telephone: (01768) 212491
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Fax: (01768) 890732
