Health and Safety at Work Registration and Licensing

Details of how to register your premises in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation and how to apply for various licenses on-line.

Fees and Charges

Registration under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
Printable Version of Registration Form - Offices, Shops and Railway Premises (OSR1)

Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporation Condensers

Information on the health risks associated with air conditioning systems 

Some air conditioning systems use evaporative condensers in their cooling process, these types of system must be registered with the local authority under The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992.

The reason for this is that these systems use water in an evaporative cooling process and they have the potential to cause outbreaks of disease if not properly maintained.  For example given the right set of conditions Legionella bacteria will multiply and may be released within airborne water droplets.  Individuals may then inhale these airborne water droplets containing the bacteria.

If you have an air conditioning system(s) which uses evaporative condensers you must be registered.  This allows the relevant enforcing authority to be satisfied that suitable control measures are in place to protect employees and the general public from the risk of infection. 

On-line Form for Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporation Condensers

Registration to carry on the activities of: acupuncture, electrolysis, ear piercing and tattooing

The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Part VIII requires the following types of skin piercing need be registered: acupuncture, tattooing, ear-piercing, electrolysis.

The Act requires registration to cover both the person carrying on the practice and the premises used for that purpose. There are no powers to refuse registration, but the practice is controlled through compliance with byelaws in each case.

The applicant must ensure that the procedures, equipment and facilities used are safe, hygienic, prevent the spread of disease and comply fully with the general duty of care required by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

Bye-laws requirements

Premises:

• All surfaces in any part of the premises used by clients must be kept clean and in good repair
• All furniture and fittings in the treatment area must be kept clean and in good repair
• Tables, couches, seats etc used in the treatment area must have a smooth , impervious surface which is regularly wiped down with disinfectant and covered by a disposable paper sheet, changed after each client.
• A 'No Smoking' sign must be prominently displayed.

Cleanliness of operatives:

• Any overall worn by the operative should be clean and in good repair
• The operative's hands and nails must be kept clean
• Any open cut, wound, sore or boil must be suitably covered by an impermeable dressing
• The operative should not smoke nor drink in the treatment area
• The operative should have sole use of the washing facilities which must provide hot and cold running water, soap (or a similar cleanser) and a nail brush

Equipment:

• Any needle, metal instrument or other item of equipment used in the treatment must be in a sterile condition and kept sterile until it is used
• If pre-sterilised items are not used then adequate facilities must be provided for the purpose of sterilisation.
• If tattooing is being undertaken, then all dyes used must be bacteriologically clean and inert. The containers used to hold dyes for each customer must be disposed of at the end of each treatment or sterilised before re-use.

General:

It is an offence to tattoo any person under the age of 18 years (the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969) regardless of parental consent. A person under the age of 18 years may receive body piercing provided that you have received written permission from, or the treatment is performed in the presence of, the person's parent or guardian. 

On-line form for registering acupuncture, electrolysis, ear piercing and tattooing activities