Health & Safety

Health and Safety in the Workplace

The Health and Safety Section is part of the Economy, Place and Skills Directorate. The Officers in the Team are responsible for conducting the activities, listed below, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees and members of the public in Oldham:

Inspections of business premises such as offices, shops and warehouses to ensure conditions are satisfactory and safe.
Investigation of accidents at work, which involve either staff or the general public.
Investigation of complaints relating to health and safety.
We provide information to businesses and members of the public to increase general awareness of health and safety.

Please note that:

We do not deal with Council buildings and employees, manufacturing, construction or food industries.
The health and safety requirements for food premises industry are enforced by our Food Team on 0161 770 2244 except in food manufacturing which is dealt with by the Health and Safety Executive (0161 952 8200).
Council buildings, manufacturing and construction industries are also dealt with by the Health and Safety Executive.

Fact Sheets produced by the Health and Safety Team to offer guidance on the following issues are available via the links below:

Please use the following links for information on:

For free leaflets and guidance notes or further more detailed information on legislative requirements please refer to the Health & Safety Executive web site.

For copies of guidance, codes of practice and health and safety legislation please visit www.hsebooks.co.uk

Should you require any further information or should you wish to contact a member of the health and safety team, you can contact us at:

Chadderton Town Hall
Middleton Road
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 6PP

Telephone:0161 770 2244
Fax:0161 770 4500
Email: environmentalhealth@oldham.gov.uk

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