Health and safety

For support and advice for businesses affected by COVID-19 see business support - COVID-19.

It is now a criminal offence for certain businesses and venues to be open. You can report businesses breaking these rules to the Environmental Health team using our report a Coronavirus issue form.

To find out what we are doing to minimise the risks of COVID-19 on our teams see risk assessments and safety measures COVID-19.

Trade specific information

Health and safety information you need for your business.

Accident reporting

A guide for reporting accidents in the workplace.

Workplace health and safety

How to manage a better, healthier workplace.

Smoke free Preston

Find out about the smoke free law.

Occupational safety

Find out about safety and accident prevention.

Inspections

Information on why, when and how we undertake inspections.

Health and safety enforcement actions

Press releases for prosecutions undertaken by the Health and Safety Regulation Team.

Making complaints to the Health and Safety Team

How complaints to the Health and Safety Team are made and looked into.

Health and safety for your new business

Your legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of your staff and customers.

Asbestos

Information and advice on asbestos.

Cooling towers

Information and advice on registering a cooling tower.