The main aim of the Health & Safety Team is to ensure that risks to people’s health & safety from work activities are properly controlled and to improve the health of our workforce by helping to reduce accidents and ill health in the workplace thereby contributing to improvement of the overall economic and social wellbeing of our community.
Council Environmental Health Officers also raises awareness of health and safety issues and provides support and advice to businesses, employees and members of the public. We enforce health and safety law through inspection of workplaces and the investigation of accidents and complaints.
Officers from the Health & Safety Team will also:
- Provide information and advice regarding health and safety issues to business owners, employees and members of the public
- Inspect workplaces to help ensure improved standard of health, safety and welfare at work
- Register certain types of businesses and activities for health & safety
- Investigate and deal with complaints about unsafe working conditions or practices
- Investigate accidents at work
- Promote health and safety standards in workplaces
Who carries out health and safety inspections?
In Northern Ireland, local councils and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) are responsible for health and safety in different sectors. Depending on the type of business, you may be inspected (without prior notice) by an environmental health officer or by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. The table below shows the organisations responsible for inspections.
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Derry City and Strabane District Council |
Health and Safety Executive (NI) |
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Service Sector |
Manufacturing |
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Retail Outlets |
Construction |
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Wholesale Outlets |
Government Property |
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Offices |
Mines and Quarries |
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Restaurants |
Schools and Universities |
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Hotels |
Chemical plants |
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Residential Homes |
Agriculture |
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Places of Entertainment |
Transport |
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Recreation Facilities |
Hospitals and Nursing Homes |
| Childcare and Nursery Type Facilities |
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Care and Treatment of Animal Facilities |
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Church, Worship or Religious Meetings |
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Undertakers |
The below links can provide useful information for your business.
The Booklet will help you understand exactly what you need to do to effectively manage health and safety. The aim is to give you simple advice that you can easily understand and put into practice within your business.
Useful Websites
http://www.hseni.gov.uk/ - Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
http://www.hse.gov.uk/ - Health and Safety Executive Great Britain
http://www.osha.europa.eu/ - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
https://www.whlgni.org.uk/ - Workplace Health Leadership Group Northern Ireland
Contact Details
For further information contact Health & Safety and Consumer Protection Team
T: 028 71253253