Health and Safety enforcement in Aberdeen is split between Aberdeen City Council and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Different areas are regulated either by the local authority or the HSE.
Premises dealt with by Aberdeen City Council
Use our workplace health and safety reporting form for the following:
- offices (except government offices)
- shops
- hotels
- restaurants
- leisure premises
- nurseries and playgroups
- pubs and clubs
- museums (privately owned)
- places of worship
- sheltered accommodation and care homes
Report a health and safety problem
- For food-related concerns, please report a food and hygiene problem.
- For Aberdeen City Council housing related concerns, please request a repair.
- For dangerous and defective private buildings please report a concern relating to Substandard Housing in the Private Sector
- For concerns about trees please report a problem with a tree. For concerns about trees, please report a problem with a tree.
- For concerns about playpark equipment please report a playpark equipment problem.
We will respond to all matters of concern relating to health and safety issues in Aberdeen City Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm, excluding public holidays. Before you contact us, please check whether we are the appropriate enforcement authority.
Premises dealt with by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
You should contact the Health and Safety Executive if your query relates to the following types of workplaces:
- factories
- farms
- building sites
- mines
- schools and colleges
- fairgrounds
- gas, electricity and water systems
- hospitals and nursing homes
- central and local government premises
- offshore installations