Contact the Health & Safety Team
What the health and safety team do
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.
Contact the health and safety team
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.
Health and safety - Businesses
- phone 01273 294 266
- send an email to ehl.food@brighton-hove.gov.uk
- visit Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JP
Health and safety - Private rented properties
- phone 01273 293 156
- send an email to PSH@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Health and safety - Council rented properties
- phone 01273 293 030
- send an email to housing.customerservices@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Health and safety - Building sites
- phone 0300 003 1647 or 0300 033 1747
- visit the Health and Safety Executive website
How long it takes to get a response
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.