Health and Safety

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated Regulations require the Council to provide, as far as is practicable, a safe and healthy workplace. The Act also requires the Council, as an employer of more than five people, to provide a written Health and Safety Policy to inform employees of the arrangements that have been made to ensure their health, safety and welfare whilst at work. The Health and Safety Executive are the enforcing authority for health and safety in local authorities. As such they will monitor the Council's arrangements for health and safety.

The Health and Safety service is provided by Mike Colbert from Hertfordshire County Council.

The Council's Health and Safety Policy and various related documents and forms can be downloaded below.

Health and Safety Service - contact details and FAQs

Health and Safety Policy

Health and Safety Co-ordinators

Health and Safety Training

Health and Safety - Statement of Intent

Accident and Incident Reporting

Reportable Accidents

Risk Assessment Form

Display Screen Equipment guidance - including information on provision of DSE eyesight tests.

Display Screen Equipment (DSE)/Working with VDU Guidance

Display Screen Equipment (DSE)/VDU Workstation Checklist - This checklist can be completed on-line but you will need to save it to your computer before closing the document.

Manual Handling Assessment Checklist

Pregnancy Health and Safety Checklist