Who enforces health and safety law in my workplace?

This depends on the type of business you work in.

The local council inspects:

  • office based
  • retail or wholesale
  • warehousing
  • hotel and catering
  • sports or leisure
  • residential accommodation, excluding nursing homes
  • concerned with places of worship
  • pre-school child care
  • mobile catering
  • market stalls

The Health and Safety Executive inspects all other types of industry, and major construction work in all premises. In London they can be contacted at:

Health and Safety Executive
Rose Court
2 Southwark Bridge
London
SE1 4 LW

Telephone helpline 08701 545 500
Website www.hse.gov.uk/

Contact us

Environmental Health
Environment and Regeneration
Waltham Forest Council
Sycamore House
Forest Road
Walthamstow  E17 4JF

email wfdirect@walthamforest.gov.uk
tel 020 8496 3000