Health and safety

Health and safety inspections

We operate a continuous programme of workplace inspections.

We target our health and safety interventions based on:

  • guidance from the HSE
  • where there is the highest potential risk using an officer's findings from a previous visit

We base our risk assessment on four factors:

  1. confidence in management
  2. safety performance
  3. health performance
  4. welfare standards

Types of intervention and inspection frequency in higher-risk premises

We base how often we inspect a premises and the type of intervention on its risk profile:

High Risk

Category A premises. We will carry out inspections at least once a year

Medium risk

Category B1 and B1 premises. We will carry out an inspection when:

  • a directed programme is in place
  • there is a new employer at a premises
  • an employer occupies a new premises
  • as part of our own local initiative

Low Risk

Category C. We will use non-inspection and non-intervention methods for low-risk premises.

Food and Safety

Please note: The team work on an area basis. Please include the name and address of the business you are enquiring about (if known), alternatively please provide your home address if the business address is not yet known. If you are emailing the team please provide a contact telephone number as we often need more detail in order to provide a full response to your enquiry.

Address: Causeway House,
Bocking End,
Braintree,
Essex,
CM7 9HB

Telephone: 01376 557790

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