Health and Safety at Work

The Council's Environmental Health service is responsible for the enforcement of health and safety matters in a range of non-industrial premises such as: shops; offices; warehouses; restaurants; hotels; hairdressers; cinemas and other places of entertainment.

The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for other premises and undertakes research on significant health and safety issues. For more information see the HSE website.

We try to ensure that all employers, employees and self-employed people understand and comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated legislation.

See Map of Pembroke Road Council Offices [PDF file] (file size 317Kb)

Pest control

You must take all reasonable precautions to prevent food pests, namely rats, mice, cockroaches and flying insects gaining entry into food storage and preparation areas. This is to prevent the contamination of foodstuffs.

• learn more about pest control by enrolling on a pest awareness course

Smokefree regulations

• go to Going smokefree in Kensington and Chelsea

Safety in the borough

• Health and safety inspections, including cooling tower registrations
• Health and safety enforcement
• Health and safety complaints and enquiries
• Service standards - what you can expect
• Workplace safety training
• Useful website links

The Council is also responsible for ensuring that all food sold in the borough is safe, clean and fit to eat. See Food Hygiene, Safety and Standards

 

A to Z of health and safety

Section	Title
A	Accident prevention
	Accident reporting
	Accidents in the work place
	Accidents, injuries and dangerous occurrences
	Asbestos
C	Catering and food premises safety : common hazards
	Chemical substances in the workplace
	Children and young people at work
	Consulting employees on safety
	Cooling Towers
	COSHH - Control of substances hazardous to health
	Courts hearings
D	Dangerous substances [PDF file] (file size 85Kb)
	Dermatitis at work
E	Electricity
	Employers' liability compulsory insurance
	Ergonomics Society
	Essentials of a safe working environment
	Equipment - See Personal Protective Equipment
F	Factors affecting health and safety at work
	Fire
G	Gas
H	Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
	Health and Safety at work: your concern
	Health and Safety policy
	Health and safety definitions
	Health and safety Regulations
J	Jacuzzis and spas
L	Legionnaires Disease
	Lone working
M	Manual handling
O	Office safety : Common faults
P	Personal protective Equipment [PDF file]
R	Risk assessments [PDF file]
S	Safety in premises used for work
	Safety practices
	Safety signs
	Shop safety - common faults
	Slip, trips and falls at work
	Smoking at work
	Storeroom safety - common faults
	Stress : Work-related
T	Training for Food, Health and Safety
V	Violence at work
	Visual display units
W	Website links
	Workplace equipment
	Workshop safety - common hazards

Related Information

• Legionnaires disease

Environmental Services

• Our Environment Strategy
• Air Quality
• Animal Warden Service
• Cemeteries
• Clinical Waste
• Commercial Waste
• Ecology
• Fault Reports
• Food Hygiene and Standards
• Health and Safety
• Highways and Construction
• Highways Enforcement
• Housing Conditions and Grants
• Land Quality
• Leisure and Parks
• Licensing
• Noise
• Notting Hill Carnival
• Parking
• Pest Control
• Public Toilets
• Recycling, rubbish and litter
• Street Trading
• Street Works
• Trading Standards
• Traffic Management
• Training for Food, Health and Safety
• Useful Links
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