Report a health and safety concern

Health and Safety at Work is regulated by the Local Authority and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).  Different areas are regulated either by the Local Authority or the HSE.

Colchester City Council are responsible for workplace health and safety concerns in the following: 

• Retail Shops 
• Pubs 
• Restaurants and Cafés 
• Offices 
• Beauty Therapy Business 
• Nail bars 
• Hairdresser and Barbers 
• Tattooist/Skin Piercer 
• Children’s nurseries/playgroups (that aren’t provided by or on school premises) 
• Residential Homes for the elderly (not Nursing homes- see below) 
• Builders Merchants 
• Warehouse or Storage facilities 
• Sports Facility/Club 
• Gymnasia 
• Visitor/Tourist Attraction 
• Petrol stations 
• Car washes at petrol stations 
• Hotels and temporary accommodation 
• Car show rooms 
Tyre and exhaust fitters 

You can report a general health and safety concern to us online. For food -related concerns, please refer to food complaints.  

Report a health and safety concern  

If your concern relates to building works, factories, agriculture, hospitals or nursing care homes, schools, motor vehicle repair workshops, and you cannot resolve the matter yourself, you will need to contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). 

Find out more about the type of workplaces HSE is responsible for and those where local authorities have responsibility on the Health and Safety Executive website. 

Health and Safety Executive A-Z guide 

If you are still unsure whether the Local Authority or Health and Safety Executive regulates the work activity you are enquiring about, use the HSE A-Z guide which lists many work activities and the regulating authority.