Who enforces health and safety law?

This is dependent on the main activity being carried out at individual workplaces and the enforcer may be either the Health and Safety Executive or your local authority.

Higher risk workplaces such as hospitals, agriculture and construction are normally enforced by the HSE whilst local authority offices and environmental health officers are normally responsible for lower risk workplaces such as retail outlets and offices.

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