Workplace Health and Safety

What do we do?

The Commercial Environmental Health Team tries to reduce accidents and ill health at work by inspecting workplaces, either on a programmed or reactive basis, and by providing advice to business owners, employees and members of the public.

Where necessary they can take enforcement action to secure compliance with the legislation.

Who does what?

For health and safety, either council environmental health officers or officers from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will carry out inspections. This depends on what type of premises and business activities are carried out at the premises.

A brief breakdown of who does what can be seen below. If you are not sure who would visit your business, please contact us on the details at the bottom of this page.

If you want to find any further information about what the HSE do, please use the link on the right hand side.

Islington	Health and Safety Executive
Cinemas/ Theatres	Car Repairs
Exhibition Centres	Colleges
Garden Centres	Construction
Hairdressers	Council Premises
Health Clubs	Domestic Premises
Hotels	Dry Cleaners
Nurseries	Daycare Centres
Offices	Furniture Restorers
Places of Entertainment	Government Property
Recreational Facilities	Garages
Retail Outlets	Hospitals
Restaurants/ Pubs	Manufacturing
Residential Homes	Nursing Homes
Service Sector Businesses	Printers
Wholesale Outlets	Roving Workers, i.e. Window Cleaners
Warehouses	Schools and work with childern

Standards that we work to

We also produce an annual Service Plan, outlining the targets and objectives for the year. 

Public Protection has an enforcement policy for all types of visits that its officers carry out. This adopts the enforcement concordat issued by the Cabinet office.

You can download these documents by clicking the links at the bottom of this page.

Contact details:

Public Protection Division
159 Upper Street
London
N1 1RE

Email: commercial.envh@islington.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7527 3816
Fax: 020 7527 3057