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page provides information about Wrexham County Borough Council Health
and Safety service, which is part of the Public Protection Department.
The aim of the Health and Safety service is to protect the health and safety and welfare of
employees and to safeguard others, principally the public, who may be
exposed to risks from work activities.
Please also see Health & Safety
frequently asked questions.
About Health & Safety
The primary responsibility for ensuring health and safety
in the workplace lies with those who create the risk, and in particular
employers need to make suitable and sufficient arrangements for managing
health and safety.
Officers within the section are responsible for enforcing the provisions
of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 in all premises for which
the Council has enforcement responsibilities. These premises include warehouses
and stores, offices and shops, garden centres and residential care homes.
The full range of premises enforced by the Local Authority can be found
in the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998.
The range of activities undertaken by the officers are as follows:-
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Investigate accidents and seek to prevent recurrences
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Inspect premises on a routine basis for compliance with health and
safety legislation. These are carried out on a priority based system.
The frequency of our visits is determined by factors such as the type
and size of premises, the work activity and the health and safety
history of the premises.
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Investigate and resolve complaints relating to workplace conditions.
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Promote health and safety awareness to employers and employees by
providing information, advice and participating in national campaigns.
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Register and licence skin piercing and tatooist establishments.
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Provide advice to business. We answer queries from business proprietors
who require basic information on health and safety at work. Often
we can provide this over the telephone and/or send out explanatory
leaflets.
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Provide advice to workers. Employees who are experiencing health
and safety problems at work or who have any concerns or queries, may
need to discuss their situation with someone outside their workplace.
We can provide advice and/or deal with the query as a complaint. If
an Officer makes an investigation the complainants name is not revealed.
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Health and Safety Advice Sheets
The Health and Safety Advice Sheets available on this website provide
a wide range of Health & Safety Business Information, which are available
to read online, or download in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat PDF or plain
text.
Link to to the Health and Safety Advice
Sheets
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Contact Information
If you want any further information on any of our services please contact us:
Telephone: 01978 292040
Fax: 01978 297003
Email: environmental@wrexham.gov.uk | Online
general enquiry form
Address:
Public Protection Department
Wrexham County Borough Council
Crown Buildings
PO Box 1297
Wrexham
LL13 8ZE
Related Useful Links
Health & Safety
Executive website
Incident Contact Centre website
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