Health and Safety
What is the Commercial Unit?
The Unit promotes improved standards of health and safety in the workplace by
- Inspecting places of work
- Giving advice
- Investigating accidents
- Responding to complaints
- Taking enforcement action
The Unit carries out enforcement. This can be in shops, offices, hotels, warehouses, builders' merchants, steel stockholders, residential homes, leisure facilities and nursing agencies.
What do the Unit's enforcement powers cover?
They cover:
- Health and safety at work
- Sunday trading
- Infectious diseases
- Skin piercing
- Animal health and welfare
Does the council have an enforcement policy on health and safety?
Yes. Download the enforcement policy and guidance
(PDF [18.2Kb] opens in new window) document.
How can I find out more on specific areas of Health and Safety?
Use the buttons on the left to find out more. If you need to know more about an area not covered here, please contact us.
If you are having construction or refurbishment work done, you may need to notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and you may have other duties as well.
To find out more - http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/buildingcontrol.htm
Performance
View our performance for 2004/2005.
Contact us
Contact us via Liverpool Direct or contact the Commercial unit directly:-
- Post:
The Commercial Unit, Liverpool City Council Environmental Health and Trading Standards Service, Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2DH - Telephone
0151 233 3000 - Fax
0151 225 6039 - Opening times
Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm - Email
environmental.health@liverpool.gov.uk