The Health and Safety team advise on and enforce workplace health, safety and welfare standards within Preston. We are responsible for approximately 2,500 premises and visit premises involved in retail, wholesale, leisure, catering, consumer services and office work.
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Latest health and safety news
HSE launch the Ladder Exchange Initiative for 2010.
Find out more by visiting our 'Ladder Exchange' page.
'Sensible Tanning' Sunbed Campaign
The health and safety team will be undertaking a sunbed campaign in August to raise standards in Preston's sunbed salons.
Find out more by visiting our sunbed campaign page.
Myth of the month - August 2010
Myth: Health and Safety bans bunting!
Wrong! There are no health and safety regulations banning people from hanging bunting at weddings or village fetes!
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What we do
The majority of our time is spent carrying out preventative health and safety inspections of workplaces, investigating accidents at work and responding to concerns about poor health, safety and welfare conditions at work.
- Scheduled Preventative Inspections of all workplaces, for which Preston City Council is the Enforcing Authority;
- Inspection and monitoring of public safety in premises licensed under the Licensing Act 2003;
- Registration and inspection of skin piercing activities; acupuncture, cosmetic-piercing, electrolysis, tattooing and semi-permanent make-up to ensure safe and hygienic practices are followed;
- The registration of air-conditioning Cooling Towers to control Legionnaires;
- The health and safety team also work in partnership with a number of other organisations such as Lancashire Fire and Rescue, Lancashire Constabulary, The Health Protection Agency, NHS Lancashire and the Health and Safety Executive.