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When a health and safety inspector calls

What to expect when we visit your business

Date of publication:
2017
Series code:
HSC14 (rev2)

Download a free copy - HSC14 (PDF) [3]

This leaflet is for those in business who have duties under health and safety law, for example, employers and those in control of workplaces. It explains what you can expect when a health and safety inspector calls at your workplace.

It also tells employees and their representatives what information they may expect from an inspector during a visit.

The following short video helps to explain what to expect when an inspector calls and why inspections are such an important part of keeping people healthy and safe at work.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm
  2. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk/
  3. Download a free copy - HSC14https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsc14.pdf
  4. Queries and disputes processhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/fee-for-intervention/assets/docs/ffi-queries-dispute-process.pdf
  5. Enforcement Policy Statementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse41.pdf
  6. Fee For Interventionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/fee-for-intervention/index.htm
  7. RIDDORhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm
  8. HSE Books +44 (0)333 202 5070https://books.hse.gov.uk/
  9. Translated leafletshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm
  10. Legislationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/index.htm
  11. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm
  12. Science and Researchhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/research/index.htm
  13. Subscribe - news and updateshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/news/subscribe/index.htm

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2023-04-24