Health and Safety

Health and Safety in workplaces is enforced by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and the Health & Safety Executive.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council deals with health and safety in offices, retail and wholesale premises, warehouses, hotels, restaurants, residential care homes, sports and leisure premises, places of worship, hairdressers and other consumer services.

For all other businesses, the Health and Safety Executive are the enforcing authority.

They can be contacted at:

Health and Safety Executive
Lakeside 500
Old Chapel Way
Norwich
Norfolk
Telephone: (01603) 828000
Fax: (01603) 828055

The Health and Safety team within the Council aim to protect public health in all matters in relation to Health and Safety.

We do this by:

1. Carrying out programmed routine Health and Safety inspections to check compliance with Health and Safety law

2. Investigating workplace accidents, incidents and complaints.

3. Providing advice and information on Health and Safety for employers, employees and the local community.

In October 2000 the team launched its Health and Safety for Small Businesses Information Pack. This is a valuable source of help and information for all small businesses trying to find their way through the minefield of Health and Safety legislation. This pack has been recently revised and together with supplementary guides for catering and hotel premises as well as owners of swimming pools. It can be downloaded for free by clicking on Small Business Guide or Supplements link in the Further Information box below.

For more information or if you would like to order a hard copy of the guide and supplements priced £20, please telephone Environmental Health on 01493 846478.

The team also provide free information leaflets on many health and safety subjects such as:

Accident Reporting
Consulting Employees
First Aid Provisions
Asbestos
Welfare Facilities
Noise at Work
Hazardous Substances
Protective Equipment
Lifting and Carrying
Work Equipment
Working Time
Risk Assessment
Violence at Work

For more information or to request a copy of a leaflet, please telephone Environmental Health on 01493 846478.

Alternatively you can contact us online to report an incident or request advice, training or resources by completing the online form above:

More detailed guidance is available from HSE books via their website: www.hsebooks.co.uk or telephone them on 01787 881165 to place an order.

There is some very useful health and safety information and advice available on the HSE website with dedicated pages for topics such as Stress, Working at Heights, Slips and Trips etc: www.hse.gov.uk