Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Inspectors and health and safety medical practitioners - Inspectors

171: Notice of entry

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“Inspectors must leave a note with their details if no one is available at the workplace”

If an inspector comes to your workplace and can’t find anyone in charge, even after trying hard, they must leave a note before they go. This note will tell you who they are, how to contact them, when they came, and why they were there.

The note will include the inspector’s name and at least one way to get in touch with them. This could be their phone number, email address, or a physical or postal address where you can reach them.

This rule makes sure you know when an inspector has visited, even if you weren’t there to meet them. It also gives you a way to contact the inspector if you have any questions about their visit.

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Part 4 Enforcement and other matters
Inspectors and health and safety medical practitioners: Inspectors

171Notice of entry

  1. If an inspector enters any workplace under this Act and is unable, despite reasonable efforts, to find any person in charge, the inspector must before leaving the workplace leave a written notice stating—

  2. the inspector's identity; and
    1. the inspector's contact information; and
      1. the date and time of entry; and
        1. the inspector's reasons for entering.
          1. In this section, contact information includes—

          2. the name of the inspector; and
            1. 1 or more of the following:
              1. telephone number:
                1. email address:
                  1. physical or postal address.
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