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Home: Q&A
Health and Safety
Michelle France - August 2008
betterhealth.enquiries@kirklees.gov.uk
Health and Safety Laws in the work place...
Other health and safety questions
How to contact us...
Who enforces health and
safety law?
The Environmental Health Department enforces health and safety law if
your business is:
- Office based
- Retail or wholesale
- Warehousing
- Hotel and catering
- Sports or leisure (non-Council)
- Residential accommodation, excluding nursing homes
- Places of worship
- Pre-school childcare
- Mobile vending
For all other types of business it will be the Health and Safety Executive,
What type of accident
do I need to report to the enforcing authority?
You must report any accident which causes:
- an employee to be killed or suffer a major injury
- a member of the public to be killed or have to be taken to hospital
- employee to be away from work for three days or more
- if a doctor notifies you that your employee suffers from a reportable work
related disease
What is a 'major injury'?
Major injuries are:
- fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes
- amputation
- dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine
- loss of sight (temporary or permanent)
- chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye
How do I report an accident?
All accidents can now be reported to the Incident Contact Centre based at
Caerphilly. You can report accidents by phone, fax, via the Internet or
by post.
| Postal Reports to: |
Incident Contact Centre
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG |
| Internet reports to: |
www.riddor.gov.uk |
| Phone and Fax: |
0845 3009924 |
| E-mail: |
riddor@natbrit.com |
Or you can phone Environmental Services: 01484
226450
Do I need a Health and Safety
Law Poster and where can I obtain one?
If you employ staff you must either display a Health and Safety Law Poster
or give a Health and Safety Law leaflet to each employee.
Posters can be obtained from Kirklees Environmental Services Regulation
Advice Team, phone 01484 226472, HSE Books
or any HMSO stationers. A full list of these can be supplied by the Health
and Safety Section phone 01484 226450
What are the highest
and lowest temperatures that I am allowed to work in?
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 require that
during working hours these temperatures inside buildings shall be reasonable.
It would be reasonable to expect a temperature in an office environment
to be at least 16°C after the first hour.
I work alone and have
to handle money, is this allowed?
Yes, you are allowed to work alone. Your employer must carry out a risk
assessment and then take any reasonable steps to ensure you can work safely.
Do my employers have
to provide a drinking water fountain?
Your employer is required to provide an adequate supply of wholesome drinking
water. This can be drinking water from the tap, it doesn't have to be a
drinking fountain.
Does my workplace need
to have artificial ventilation?
Workplaces need to be adequately ventilated. It will depend on the workplace
whether windows will be sufficient or mechanical ventilation will need to
be provided.
How can I request help
and advice from you?
Please fill in the service
request form, giving a description of the help and advice you require.
How do I contact you for
more information?
If at any time you require further information, please contact the Health
And Safety Section by telephone on 01484 226450
or by completing the service
request form. Please provide a brief explanation of the information
you require.
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