Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023-24 - Flipbook - Page 15
BACKGROUND
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leading East Su昀昀olk’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to engage with event
organisers to address public safety as a priority
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investigating complaints concerning work premises and practices
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investigating accidents and dangerous occurrences reported under the
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
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using a range of health and safety enforcement actions, including taking action
to immediately prohibit work activities likely to involve a risk of serious personal
injury, and prosecution
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acting as a Responsible Authority under the Licensing Act 2003
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registering persons conducting skin piercing practices and tattooing and the
premises used
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investigating cases and outbreaks of infectious disease to control it spreading
and identify causes
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ensuring healthier environments where everyone can socialise, relax, travel,
shop and work free from any second-hand smoke.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) is responsible for all aspects of health and
safety relating to imported food, feed and products of animal origin, as well as materials
in contact with food. This involves:
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physically examining samples of imports for health risks
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verifying the legitimacy of documents, containers and packaging
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rejecting imports that fail health standards
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permanently operating from the Port of
Felixstowe’s 70 Shed and 72 Shed Border
Control Posts (BCPs)
providing health checks at Harwich
International Port, the Port of Ipswich and
Mistley Quay as required, with a view to
establishing a more permanent presence in
Harwich
checking catch certi昀椀cates to help prevent
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)
昀椀shing activities
WE ARE EASTSUFFOLK
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