Health and Safety Enforcing Authorities

HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCING AUTHORITIES

Health and safety enforcement is divided between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities (LAs).

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ensure compliance with legislation in the following types of premises

Factories
Building sites
Mines and quarries
Farms
Fairgrounds
Railways
Chemical plant
Offshore and nuclear installations

Local Authority ensure compliance with legislation in the following types of premises

Shops
Warehouses
Offices
Hotels and catering
Sports and leisure
Consumer services (eg. launderettes, hairdressers, undertakers, shoe repair, tyre and exhaust fitters, residential care homes and churches.

A full list of Premises which identifies the Enforcing Agency (EA), can be viewed on the attached link Enforcing Agency (EA) list

Arun District Councils Health and Safety Team Consists of

1 Principal Environmental Health Officer (PEHO)

1 Senior Health and Safety Officer

The team are also responsible for licensing of caravan sites

Contact Details

Email: health.safety@arun.gov.uk ^{(*see Note)}

Tel: 01903 737755

Fax: 01903 723936

Address:

                Environmental Health
                Arun Civic Centre
                Maltravers Road
                Littlehampton
                West Sussex

BN17 5LF

*Note: When contacting us for advice, or referring a mater to us for investigation, please include the following details;

Your full name

Address

Contact Telephone Number

Full details of your concerns

If know, the name and address of any individual or business concerned

Your details will not be disclosed to other parties without your agreement, but we are usually unable to deal with anonymous referrals

Health & Safety Executive

The Council Offices

Sation Road East

Oxted

Surrey

RH8 0BT

Tel: 01883 732400

Web: www.hse.gov.uk

FIRE

All Fire related issues are dealt with by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS), who can be contacted on 01243 786211