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The council's health and safety and team monitors and advises on health and safety legislation in over 9,000 work premises in Brighton & Hove.
Businesses are inspected to ensure that employees and visiting public are kept safe while on the premises. They are also responsible for investigating some accidents in the work place.
If you want to make an enquiry or complaint about a premises inspected by the health and safety team, please contact the team.
For any other health and safety enquiries or complaints, please refer to the contact list below.
All complaints are confidential and our aim is to investigate and resolve your complaint in an efficient and thorough manner. A named officer who is competent to investigate health and safety complaints will investigate the complaint on your behalf.
Where Brighton & Hove City Council is not the appropriate enforcing authority, we will refer the complaint on your behalf.
For more information on health and safety contact the following teams.
Protecting and improving public health and the environment.
Contact us if you need help with a private housing problem, or if you have a question about our private housing services.
Contact the Council Housing team if you have a question about our council housing services, or disagree with a decision we've made.
Once the department has received your query a service request will be raised for an officer to investigate, who will respond within the following timescales.
| One day response | 5 day response | 10 day response |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous condition or serious health risk | Accident | Comments on licensing applications |
| Fatal or serious accident | Asbestos clearance | Comments on planning applications |
| Asbestos notification | General enquiries | |
| Condition of premises | Project work | |
| Complaints regarding the service | Smoking in a smoke-free premises or vehicle | |
| Violence at work investigation |
Read our health and safety complaint or query privacy notice for information on how we collect, store and process your data.