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Health and safety - what we do

We enforce health and safety at work regulations throughout Waverley where we are the designated enforcing authority.

Offices, shops, restaurants etc...

We enforce health and safety regulations at most consumer service industry workplaces such as offices, shops, hotels, restaurants, museums, leisure centres, nurseries, pubs and more where we are the enforcing authority.

Building sites and other premises

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for enforcing health and safety law at most other types of premises including any construction site. If unsure, you can check which enforcing authority on the HSE website.

How we carry out our duties

We carry out our duties through:

  • inspections of high-risk premises
  • advice and guidance
  • responding to complaints and enquiries
  • investigating accidents and following up statutory notifications
  • raising awareness of important issues and promoting compliance with the law.

Reporting accidents at work

Certain accidents at work are covered by the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

Employers, the self-employed and other people in charge of work premises must report certain types of accidents, ill-health and dangerous occurrences that happen because of work.

You must report:

  • deaths
  • specified major injuries
  • over-seven-day injuries - where an employee or self-employed person is away from work or unable to perform their normal work duties for more than seven consecutive days
  • injuries to members of the public or people not at work where they are taken to hospital
  • some work-related diseases
  • some types of dangerous occurrences.

More detailed information is available on the HSE website.