main content Health and safety enforcement

The enforcement of Health and Safety is carried out mainly by two enforcing authorities, these are The Health and Safety Executive and Bromley Council. Each authority is responsible for different types of premises.

Listed below are some examples of who enforces what :

Health and Safety Executive:

  • docks 
  • fairgrounds
  • construction
  • car repair 
  • workshops 
  • local authority owned premises
  • printers
  • dentists
  • doctors
  • schools
  • dry cleaners 
  • factories
  • hospitals
  • nursing homes

Bromley Council: 

  • shops 
  • offices
  • hairdressers 
  • cinemas
  • hotels
  • leisure and sporting activities
  • warehouses
  • tyre and exhaust centres 
  • churches
  • banks 
  • launderettes 
  • residential care homes ( unless owned by the council)

Enforcement of heath and safety on the railway is enforced by the Office of the Rail Regulation.

Contacts

The Health and Safety Executive

Telephone:0207 556 2100

Website: www.hse.gov.uk

Bromley Council - Health and Safety Team

Telephone: 020 8313 4830

Fax: 020 8313 4450

e-mail: health.safety@bromley.gov.uk 

Office of the Rail Regulator

Telephone: 020 7282 2000

Fax: 020 7282 2040 

Website: www.rail-reg.gov.uk