Frequently Asked Questions

Who administers health and safety law?

Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive, your Local Authority or fire brigade - it depends on what type of activity your company undertakes. You should be aware that the Inspectors have significant powers granted to them. These are just a few:

• Enter any premises at any reasonable time.
 
• Talk to you and your staff (you are required to answer their questions by law)
 
• Demand that you make improvements where safety and health is not to required standards within a specified time limit.
 
• Stop an activity or process if they believe a serious risk is present.
 
• Remove and destroy items they believe are a risk to health or safety.
 
• Prosecute where fines can be unlimited and prison sentences of two years are available.
 
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