HSE Inspections & Enforcement: What to Expect

What happens when a health and safety inspector visits? This course explains who enforces health and safety law, what inspectors can do, the difference between improvement and prohibition notices, how appeals work, and how HSE’s Fee for Intervention scheme recovers costs when a material breach is found.

This course gives general, awareness-level information about UK health and safety law and official guidance. It is not a substitute for employer-specific training, a suitable and sufficient risk assessment for your own workplace, or advice from a competent person, and it is not an accredited qualification. Always check the latest official guidance and follow your organisation’s own procedures.