How we work
HSE operational staff
HSE's operational inspectors and Health and Safety Awareness Officers deal with a range of industries including,
the Textiles, Footwear, Leather, Laundries and Dry-cleaning industries on a day to day basis. They do this by a range
of methods including:
- On-site inspections (announced and unannounced)
- Investigation of accidents and complaints
- Providing guidance and support at visits, by phone or at industry events
- Safety awareness days
- Enforcement where necessary.
HSE's Manufacturing Sector provides support at national level for the laundries & dry-cleaning
industries through bodies such as the Textiles Services Association, and for the inspectors who deal with them.
Our main responsibilities are to:
- gather intelligence
- agree industry standards
- support compliance activities to meet the Government's Revitalising H&S targets on reducing injuries and
occupational ill health
- monitor the performance of the industries we cover
- support policy development and implementation.
- communicate with industry sector stakeholders, including trade associations and trades unions
- publish guidance in consultation with key stakeholders
