b EH Partnership Management Agreement sets out Scope Head of EH - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Health and Public Protection Policy Development and Review Panel 10 th July 2018 Environmental Health Partnership Fareham & Gosport b

EH Partnership Management • Agreement sets out Scope • Head of EH – day to management • Partnership Panel – One Director & One elected member each Council & Head of EH (Accountants as necessary) • Councillors Burgess, Cartwright & Richard Jolley & Michael Lawther • Panel to meet twice a year • Officer Panel to meet quarterly b

Financial Information • Kept simple • Costs split 50/50 • Income retained by Council that generate it. • Cost of Service approx. 1.6m, savings over last 5 years approx. 50%. • Procurement mainly through Fareham • Own Licensing Panels/sub-board • Own Legal Services • Agreement to be refreshed b

Scope • Health & Safety • Environmental Protection • • Licensing Food Safety • Animal Welfare • Private Sector Housing • Corporate H&S F&G • Disabled Facilities Grants • Dog Control • Pest Control • • Community Safety and 24/7 OOH Service EH • 10pm OOH dogs service Safeguarding/Prevent – • Air Quality Fareham • Contaminated Land • Safety Advisory Group Fareham • Car Parking • Open Markets b

Service Areas • Environmental Protection • Food Safety • Animal Welfare • Corporate H&S F&G • Dog Control • Pest Control • 24/7 OOH Service EH • 10pm OOH dogs service • Air Quality • Contaminated Land b

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Act 1990 – Noise, dust, smoke, smell, accumulations, light, filthy and verminous* 1000 Service requests last year Purpose – Help neighbours live peacefully together Neighbour liaison style approach Out of Hours Service 24/7 365 days a year b

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Air Quality • Statutory duty to monitor and report on Air Quality in the Borough • Diffusion tubes and two continuous monitors • 2 x AQMA’s • Ministerial Direction July last year • Plans being developed, overseen by JAQU • Currently NO exceedances in the Borough b

Air Quality Exhaust emissions main source of pollution b

Contaminated Land • Contaminated land – Statutory duty EA 1990 • Examples e.g. methane gas from landfill tips; solvents from old laundry site; leaking petrol tanks; metals in soil from old scrap yard etc, Daedalus • Consult on planning applications (227)- conditions often added • Work with Coastal Partnership • Respond to complaints b

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Dog Control • Dog on dog attacks / Animal Welfare • Stray dogs • Noise from dogs • Out of hours service until 10pm everyday • 55 complaints last year / plus 46 OOH visits b

Pest Control • Treatments for rats , mice, fleas, wasps other insects; • Around 822 treatments in total; • Enforcement powers under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949. b

Food Safety • Food Hygiene Inspections, Food Complaints, Sampling, Infectious diseases, advice and guidance; • 98% of programmed inspections completed; • Prosecutions, formal cautions, warnings, help and advice. b

Food Safety • Food Standards Agency direct work • In response to Brexit “Regulating Our Future” • Segmentation of food businesses • Enhanced registration of food businesses • Changes to Primary Authority Arrangements • Revised inspection strategies • Third party Audits b

Corporate Health & Safety Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 – Council as an employer has a general duty to protect employees and others from harm arising from its activities. Broadly comprises : Safety Policy, Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, Training, Accident Reporting / monitoring, Safety Committee. Managers and others supported by Corporate Health & Safety Advisor. b

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