Enforcement responsibilities

Details of the enforcement responsibilities of HSENI and the local district councils are highlighted in this section.

HSENI and district councils

The division of enforcement responsibilities between HSENI and the district councils is detailed below.

HSENI

HSENI's enforcement responsibilities include:

factories
building sites
farms
motor vehicle repairs
mines and quarries
major hazard sites (COMAH establishments)
natural gas transmission, distribution & use*
liquid petroleum gas storage & use*
transport of dangerous goods
schools and universities
leisure and entertainment facilities (owned by District Councils)
fairgrounds
hospitals and nursing homes
district councils
fire and police
government departments
railways
any other workplace not listed under district councils

*Dependent on enforcement responsibility for the premises

You can contact HSENI by email or phone, as follows:

email: mail@hseni.gov.uk
phone: 0800 0320 121

District councils

District councils' enforcement responsibilites include:

offices
retail and wholesale shops
tyre and exhaust fitters
restaurants, take away food shops, mobile snack bars and catering services
hotels, guest houses residential homes, etc
wholesale and retail warehouses
leisure and entertainment facilities (privately owned)
exhibitions
religious activities
undertakers
the practice or presentation of the arts, sports, games, entertainment or other cultural or recreational activities
therapeutic and beauty services
animal care
use of natural gas*
liquid petroleum gas storage & use*

*Dependent on enforcement responsibility for the premises

If you have a query about an area of employment for which district councils are responsible you should contact the environmental health department of your local district council.

District councils' contact information

Click on the relevant link below to your local district council's website for its contact information.