Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2024-25 - Flipbook - Page 14
BACKGROUND
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Investigating accidents and dangerous occurrences reported under the
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
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
Sufolk 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
Felixstowe9s 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 certiocates to help prevent
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)
oshing activities
East Suffolk Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023/24
