Health & Safety

Health and Safety at Local Authority Enforced Premises

Charnwood Borough Council's Environmental Health Services aims to provide a safe and healthy environment for people at work. We enforce health and safety legislation in certain types of work places in the Borough - currently over 2,400 premises.

We:

• Inspect workplaces
• Investigate accidents and cases of ill health
• Enforce good standards, usually by providing advice, but sometimes by ordering improvements to be
• Made and, if necessary, by prosecution
• Distribute health and safety information (e.g. leaflets and regular newsletters)
• Answer queries

If You Have A Problem

You can contact us:

• If you would like advice on any health & safety matter
• If you, as an employee, think your employer is exposing you to risks or is not carrying out legal duties, and you have pointed this out without getting a satisfactory response
• Contact Environmental Health

The following information pages are also available on health and safety: