Posted By ITK CMIOSH
They have the same powers and role as HSE inspectors.

Posted By I McDonald
Same powers - different audience.

HSE Inspectors = Construction, Rail..........etc

EHO work for Local Authority = Offices, shops........etc

Ian

Posted By Jennie81
Local Authority Enforcing officers can either be Environmental Health Officers or someone holding a similar qualification e.g. NEBOSH diploma.

An EHO training is broader and covers food safety, health and safety, environmental protection, housing and public health. To call yourself an EHO you must be registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) More information can be found at WWW.cieh.org

Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Anders

See these Regulations to find out more about the sectors enforced by EHOs and HSE Inspectors: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19980494.htm

Paul

Posted By andrew morris
Hi there,

I am an EHO specialising in health and safety - so here goes.

Like others have said EHOs work for local councils. We are responsible for enforcing the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in most premises which are involved in the retail or wholesale trade, which offer services and leisure facilities. We are given the same powers as inspectors who work for the HSE and also investigate accidents and occupational ill health. In general local councils employ EHOs to enforce health and safety alongside food hygiene, and also employ specialist officers who are not EHOs to assist in the inspections, although alot of these are not given the same powers.

Hope this helps

Andrew

Posted By ddraigice
On a similar issue (but not entirely related to original thread) the Enforcing Regs mentioned above don't give the whole story as to who covers what.

For example, offices, shops, warehouses etc. (including construction work or maintenance that is no segregated from the public) is EHO but any work that comes under CDM inside or outside the premises is HSE.

Also, any work on the exterior of these buildings which comes under the definition of construction from CDM goes to HSE(i.e. the construction, alteration, conversion, fitting out, commissioning, renovation, repair, upkeep, redecoration or other maintenance (including cleaning which involves the use of water or an abrasive at high pressure or the use of substances classified as corrosive or toxic...)

Ther fact that HSE is the enfrocing authority for this type of work on shops etc. is a moot point and you'll probably find that a lot of HSE and EHO's are not that familiar with it. However, it was a big issue for me when I worked for HSE as one of my cases hinged on that very thing. There was a posibility that it could have been thrown out of court if it could have been shown I was acting ultra vires.

For a much fuller list, see:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/fo...od/oc/100-199/124_11.pdf

Its 29 pages long but most industry/businesses are covered. If you look up "construction" on it, you'll see the reference mentioned above.

Posted By J Knight
Anders,

Just to point out something that was mentioned in a previous post in this thread but may perhaps not have been made explicit; EHOs don't enforce H&S as a rule. The council officers who enforce H&S can have different titles but are all approved, warranted H&S Inspectors employed by local authorities. EHOs deal with matters of food hygiene, infestations and so on. Its common for people to refer to LA H&S Inspectors as EHOs, but they aren't,

John

Posted By terry mallard
Me too, well not a EHO but due pure Health & Safety Enforcement.

I would say that those Inspectors who work for LAs doing only H & S are an eqiv of a HSE FOD Inspector.