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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning businesses across Britain not to be duped into buying unnecessary and overpriced copies of its health and safety law poster. Businesses have five years to switch to the new poster. The poster, pocket cards and Easy Read and Large Print formats can be ordered from HSE Books on 01787 881165. The pocket card and Easy Read and Large Print formats can also be downloaded free of charge from the HSE website, where you’ll find more information.
We’ve issued a bulletin with useful information about noise in the workplace. Click on the link below:
Health & Safety Bulletin Aug 09: Noise
Follow the link below to find out more about funding for businesses to kick-start an active and healthy workplace programme.
Health and safety legislation applies to everyone at work. This includes employers, employees and the self employed.
Employers are required to take reasonable steps to protect their workers regarding their safety, health and welfare.
Health and safety matters also apply to others who could be affected by work activities, for example, members of the public, visitors and contractors.
Enforcement of the law and regulations are enforced by either the Council or the Health and Safety Executive, depending on the activity of the workplace.
Health and safety officers at Crawley Borough Council inspect commercial premises under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 on a pre programmed basis following a risk priority system. This allows us to check on businesses to make sure they are complying with the law and to ensure and encourage safer working environments.
Officers also investigate accidents at work and advise businesses on precautions to take to prevent harm and future occurrences by promoting better and safer working practices.
As well as enforcement, officers at the Council also possess an advisory role providing information to members of the public, the employed and self employed and commercial and voluntary sector businesses.
Our offices are open Mon - Thurs 08:45 - 17:20, Fri 08:45 - 16:25.
In general, you should contact the environmental health department of your local authority if your business is:
For all other types of business it will be the area office of the Health & Safety Executive.
To all businesses, large and small as well as employees and the self-employed.
Inspectors visit workplaces to check that businesses are complying with the law, they also give advice about how you achieve it. However, officers can take enforcement action when laws have been seriously breached.
If you employ anyone it is a legal requirement and the certificate should be put on display.
The health and safety law poster (ISBN 0 7176 1380 1) should also be on view if you employ anyone.
Visit www.hse.gov.uk where you can obtain more detailed information.
If there are any other questions and answers you would like to see in this section, email us and we will add them to this page.
Click on the links to download our annual service plans:
Health and Safety Service Plan 2009/10
Cooling Tower sites in Crawley
Notification of Cooling Towers form
Local Information and Links
Occupational Health GP Reporting Form
Health and Safety Executive
East Grinstead Regional Office
Tel: 01342 334200 (Fax: 01342 334222)
HSE Infoline - tel: 08701 545500
Website: www.hse.gov.uk
www.hse.gov.uk - Health and Safety Executive
www.riddor.gov.uk - Incident Report Centre
www.rospa.org.uk - Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Tel:
(01293) 438218
Fax: (01293) 438604
Email: click to contact us
Address:
Environmental Services Division
Town Hall
The Boulevard
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 1UZ
