Health and Safety for Businesses
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The Health and Safety Team is committed to preventing accidents and ill health in places of work. This includes the health, safety and welfare of employees and anyone else who may be affected by the work activity.
We do this by enforcing the Health and Safety at Work Act and by giving advice to businesses. Where enforcement action is necessary, officers take appropriate action dependent on the seriousness of the breach of law, guided by our enforcement policy.
There are about 1050 businesses in the district that are inspected by the Health and Safety Team on a regular basis depending on the risks they pose to their workforce and others.
We also deal with complaints about working conditions and investigate accidents where appropriate.
The Health and Safety at Work Act is enforced in some businesses by the Health and Safety Executive and not by West Lindsey District Council. For further information about this please see our Health and Safety FAQs.
Asbestos
Information on what to do if you have asbestos in the workplace.
Product Safety
Lincolnshire County Council Trading Standards Department enforces legislation relating to product safety.
COSHH
COSHH regulations require employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health.
Lifebuoys
Marton, Gainsborough, East Stockwith, Wildsworth, East Ferry & Susworth lifebuoys are maintained by WLDC.
Accidents
Accidents are a major cause of injury, disability and death, particularly among young children and older people.
Registering for the sale of non-medicinal poisons
Sellers of products such as weedkiller of pesticides need to register with Lincolnshire County Council’s Trading Standards.
Hazardous Substances
Information about the broader aspects of hazardous material.
