What is the role of the health and safety executive and what do they do?
The Health and Safety Executive aims to prevent workplace death, injury or ill health and helps people manage risks at work. They do this by:
providing advice, information and guidance
raising awareness in workplaces by influencing and engaging
operating permissioning and licensing activities in major hazard industries
carrying out targeted inspections and investigations
taking enforcement action to prevent harm and hold those who break the law to account
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