Local government

Includes how we work, frequently asked questions, leadership in local government, engagement and delivery, risk, services and activities, stakeholders, partners and statistics.

Council services and activities

Sensible risk in local government

Myths and misunderstandings

Link URLs in this page

  1. How we workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/how-we-work.htm
  2. Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/faq.htm
  3. Local government FAQshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/leadership.htm
  4. Engage and deliver: Effective leadership on health and safety strategy on local government - A workshophttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/engage-deliver.htm
  5. Stakeholders and partnershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/stakeholders-partners.htm
  6. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/statistics.htm
  7. Council services and activities: Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/services-activities.htm
  8. Advisory note on the refurbishment of housing stock likely to contain asbestoshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/asbestos.htm
  9. Risks from redundant solid fuel back boilershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/boilers.htm
  10. Scalding risk from domestic hot water systems - Safety alerthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/hotwatersystems.htm
  11. Letter introducing safety alerts on domestic hot water systems and redundant solid fuel back boilershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/letter.htm
  12. Sensible risk in local government: Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/index.htm
  13. Understanding the basis for a council's risk management decisionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/management-decisions.htm
  14. Options for taking actionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/taking-action.htm
  15. Protecting people from real work related riskhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/protecting-people.htm
  16. Useful links for sensible riskhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/useful-links.htm
  17. 'It's because of health and safety'- tackling myths and misunderstandingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/because-of-health-and-safety.htm
  18. Is it really about health and safety?https://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/is-it-really.htm
  19. Is the decision proportionate to the level of risk - does it make sense?https://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/proportionate.htm
  20. How do I challenge questionable decisions?https://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/sensible-risk/challenge-decisions.htm

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Updated 2024-12-20