Where Do We Enforce Health and Safety?

Where We Enforce Health and Safety

We don't enforce health and safety at all workplaces. Both the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities such as Charnwood Borough Council enforce health & safety law. In general it is the main activity at a premises that determines the enforcing authority.

In general Charnwood Borough Council enforcement officers cover:

• Retail premises
• Warehouses (retail/wholesale chain)
• Offices
• Catering
• Hotels & residential care homes etc
• Consumer services in a shop
• Leisure activities
• Animal boarding etc
• Child care in non-domestic premises
• Places of worship

The HSE in general cover everything else, e.g. factories, building sites, farms, fairgrounds, quarries, railways, hospitals, schools and colleges.

The local HSE area office is at:

900 Pavillion Drive, Northampton Business Pak, Northampton NN4 7FG

Tel. 01604 738300