Environmental Health - Health & Safety - Introduction.
The health and safety pages published here aim to provide businesses, employees and members of the public with information, guidance and advice on all aspects of health and safety at work in the Basildon District. | |
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Whether you are the owner or an employee of a business, or a member of the public affected by a work activity in Basildon, you should know that the Basildon Council’s Health and Safety team...
- will carry out inspections of businesses in the District in accordance with the Health and Safety Commission’s priority risk rating system to ensure that they meet certain standards.
- will carry out investigations into complaints relating to workplaces in the Basildon District.
- will carry out investigations of reportable occupational diseases, accidents and dangerous occurrences at work to discover their causes and take appropriate action.
- will provide advice to employers and employees on health and safety issues. see also downloadable advice leaflets
- will where there is a serious risk of personal injury as a result of activities in a workplace, ensure that such activities are prohibited.
- will register business premises within the Basildon district for which Basildon Council are the enforcing authority.
- will maintain public registers of premises where there are cooling towers and where radioactive substances are kept.
- will enforce the restrictions on opening hours relating to Sunday trading.
- will work in partnership with Basildon College to provide cost effective health and safety training to management and employees.
Env. Health & Safety - See our Service Aims
Environmental Health - See our Enforcement Policy
Environmental Health - Download a leaflet  which explains the services we provide.
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| Contacting Us. |
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| Online: | Send us your comments & suggestions - we are always interested to hear your comments (positive or negative) and suggestions for improvements to our service. |
| Telephone: | 01268 294280 | |
| Fax: | 01268 294550 | |
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| Write: | Manager of Environmental Health Services
The Basildon Centre,
St. Martins Square,
Basildon, Essex.
SS14 1DL. | |
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