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Introduction

Summary

Role of the Babergh Health and Safety team and how it relates to the work done by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Babergh District Council Environmental Services enforce health and safety in premises including offices, shops, warehouses, residential homes, tyre and exhaust centres, churches, catering and leisure facilities.

Our roles include:

Accident investigation,
Health and safety advice,
Dealing with complaints, and
Inspection of workplaces

Photo showing dangerous electrical wiring

Photo showing a poorly maintained wash hand basin

Other types of workplaces are dealt by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The Health and Safety Executive (Health & Safety Executive website) enforce safety legislation in premises including factories, motor vehicle repair centres, nursing homes, schools, hospitals, construction sites, domestic premises, farms.

For the results of the HSE's Workplace Health Connect initiative for small and medium sized businesses which ended in February 2008, consult the Workplace Health Connect web pages.

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Health and Safety Executive

Protecting people against risks to health or safety arising out of work activities.

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Last updated on: 01 May 2009 | Date of next review: 01 May 2010

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