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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