Welcome to Health & Safety 
About the Health and Safety department
A team of officers enforce health, safety and welfare at work legislation in businesses throughout East Hampshire. Accidents at work are investigated and advice given on best practice and how to comply with statutory requirements. The team has a comprehensive stock of guidance notes and pamphlets on an extensive range of work activities and situations which are available free for employers and employees. Should you wish us to send copies of any leaflets or ask us any health and safety related questions, please use the email links . You may also download many leaflets from this website.
Enforcement of Health and Safety Legislation
The HSE enforce:
Factories, mines and quarries, building sites, farms, railways, chemical plant and offshore and nuclear installations.
Local Authorities enforce:
Shops, warehouses, offices, hotels and catering, sports, leisure sevices (such as hair dressers, laundrettes), residential care homes and churches.
Environmental Health Officers and Health and Safety Inspectors from Local Authorities normally make visits to businesses for health and safety issues.
The role of Environmental Health Officers
The main role of Environmental Health Officers/ Health & Safety Inspectors is to find ways to prevent accidents and ill health in the workplace. This can be achieved in the following ways:
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Inspecting workplaces to ensure that risks from work are properly managed
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Helping people meet their legal responsibilities
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Making recommendations for good practice
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Investigating accidents or occupational ill-health
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Investigating complaints about working conditions or work practices
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Acting as source of advice on any aspect of health and safety
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Promoting awareness and knowledge of safety issues through campaigns, seminars or training courses
Health and Safety topics
Health and Safety at Work Information and training Legislation
Manual handling PUWER-LOLER legislation Risk Assessment
Safety precautions Slips, Trips and Falls Stress Tools
Welfare at work Working at heights Workplace Safety
Young workers