Workplace Regulations
Workplaces under HDC
Huntingdonshire District Council is the responsible authority at all workplaces where the main activity is one of the following:-
- Sale or storage of goods for wholesale or retail distribution including exhibitions
- Offices
- Catering Services
- Provision of residential accommodation
- Consumer Services
- Cleaning in coin operated launderettes
- Baths, beauty treatments, massage parlours etc
- Arts, sports, games, entertainment and leisure
- Hire of boats
- Care, treatment and accommodation of animals or birds
- Funeral undertakers
- Churches and places of worship
- Children, nurseries and play groups
Health & Safety Executive
For all other forms of work activity the Health & Safety Executive is the relevant enforcement agency. For more information click on the link in external links or contact their local offices at:-
Health & Safety Executive
AW House
6-8 Stuart Street
LUTON
Beds
LU1 2SJ
Employers, Self Employed & Employee Responsibilities:-
The law requires every person involved in work to care for the health and safety of himself and others. Employers must protect their employees; self-employed and employees must protect themselves; and everyone must co-operate in protecting safety and health at work.
What happens if someone has an accident?
There is now one centre to which all reportable accidents should be reported.
- Please send postal reports to the following address:
Incident Contact Centre,
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
- For Internet reports please go to the Riddor website (see External Links box on right)
- By telephone (charged at local rate call): 0845 300 9923
- By Fax (charged at local rate call): 0845 300 9924
- By email to Riddor (see link on right)
You must report all of the following:
- a death or major injury;
- an over-three-day injury (that is when and employee or self-employed person has an accident at work and is unable to work for over three days, but does not have a major injury);
- a work-related disease; and
- a dangerous occurrence (this is when something happens that does not result in a reportable injury, but which clearly could have done).
Any death at a workplace as the result of an accident must be reported by telephone on 0845 300 9923 (Monday - Friday between 8.30am and 5.00pm) outside of these hours you should telephone 01480 434167.
If you are unsure whether or not an accident should be reported please contact us on Tel 01480 388289 or the Health and Safety Executive Info. Line Tel 0845 345 0055.
Health & Safety Leaflets
You can order directly from the HSE website (see External Links box on right).