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Model letter to Inspector
17 August 2005
Model letter to inspector
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Union safety reps have a right to be consulted when an enforcement officer calls. Use this letter to let your local inspector know who you are.
As an Usdaw safety rep you are entitled to be consulted at the workplace by health and safety inspectors when they call. Depending on where you work, the inspector will either come from the Health and Safety Executive or from your Local Authority Environmental Health Department.
You can get the address of your enforcing authority from the Health and Safety Law poster that your employer is obliged to display at your workplace.
Inspectors are issued with instructions that they should try to make contact with safety reps when they visit. They also are required by law to give safety reps information on any hazards they discovered on their visit and any action they have asked the employer to take.
To make sure that the inspector knows that you are the safety rep, write to them at the address on the poster. You can use the model letter, available to download at the end of this text, to help you.
If you work in a large workplace where there are several safety reps, talk to the other reps and your convenor/senior steward to identify a couple of reps to act as the main contact point with the inspector. Make sure that they do pass on any information from discussions they have with the inspector to the other reps.
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Model letter to inspector [ pdf ]
Contact Details
Health and Safety section
Ph: 0161 249 2441
Fax: 0161 249 2475
Email: healthandsafety@usdaw.org.uk
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