HSE Infoline
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG

Tel: 0845 345 0055
E-mail: hseinfoline@natbrit.com
Website: www.hse.gov.uk

Description:
Responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.

Aims:
To ensure that risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled.

Activities:

• Inspect workplaces.
• Investigate accidents and cases of ill health.
• Enforce good standards, usually by advising people how to comply with the law, but sometimes by ordering them to make improvements and, if necessary, by prosecuting them.
• Publish guidance and advice.
• Provide an information service.
• Carry out research.
• Carry out various activities such as nuclear site licensing and accepting off shore installation safety cases.
• Provide information such as statistical data and literature searches for people with special interests.

Local Groups:
Regional offices throughout the UK.

updated 16/05/06

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