Services we provide

Employers have a legal responsibility to protect their employees’ health and safety.  The Occupational Health and Safety Service is committed to providing a high quality, comprehensive range of services to support the organisation in complying with all aspects of Health and Safety Legislation.  We provide a friendly, accessible, customer focused professional service.  We have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience across all areas of occupational health and safety. 

The Occupational Health and Safety Service provides an advisory and monitoring function across the council.  This function includes all aspects of occupational health and safety including the provision of guidance, management referrals, absence management, return to work and fit to work reviews, basic and bespoke training, accident investigation, compliance checks, monitoring employees at risk from exposure to working methods/processes and employee wellbeing.

The team advises all managers and employees (including employee representatives) about effectively managing health, safety and wellbeing beyond compliance.

The Occupational Health and Safety Service provides a commercial training service and access to CLEAPSS and a Radiation Protection advisory service. 

We will circulate details of training costs and costs for CLEAPSS and Radiation Protection services.  If you wanted to request a bespoke training session for your school, please contact tim.tearle@shropshire.gov.uk or emma.j.cushing@shropshire.gov.uk or email health.safety@shropshire.gov.uk.