Business
Health and Safety at Work
Health and Safety at Work is regulated by the Local Authority and the Health and Safety Executive. There are specific regulations dictating which authority regulates which work activity, however, there can be grey areas. The lists below details which authority generally regulates which activity.
Local Authorities responsibility
Epping Forest District Council are responsible for the following:
- Retail Shops
- Pub’s
- Restaurant or Café
- Office’s
- Beauty Therapy Business
- Nail bars
- Hairdresser and Barbers
- Tattooist/Piercer
- Children’s nurseries/playgroups (that aren’t provided by or on school premises)
- Residential Homes for the elderly (not Nursing homes- see below)
- Builders Merchants
- Warehouse or Storage facilities
- Sports Facility/Club
- Gymnasia
- Visitor/Tourist Attraction
- Petrol stations
- Car washes at petrol stations
- Hotels and temporary accommodation
- Car show rooms (not service or repair-see below)
- Tyre and exhaust fitters
For advice, or to make a complaint about a work activity that is listed above and regulated by the local authority:
Health and Safety Executives responsibility
Health and Safety Executive are responsible for the following:
- Construction and demolition sites and work by domestic builders/roofers/scaffolders
- Any form of manufacturing site/factory
- Standalone hand car washes
- Work by a contractor (gas, electric, water, telecommunications) in a domestic premise
- Nursing homes
- Delivery services
- Schools and other educational establishments
- Garages offering mechanical repair/servicing and body shop
- Dry cleaners
- Doctors
- Dentists and other medical premises
- Chemical sites
For advice, or to make a complaint about a work activity that is listed above and regulated by the Health and Safety Executive:
- Call 0300 003 1647
- Visit HSE website
HSE A to Z guide
If you are still unsure whether the Local Authority or Health and Safety Executive regulates the work activity you are enquiring about, use the HSE A to Z guide which lists many work activities and the regulating authority.