Local Government

Local government in the UK is divided into around 232 districts (152 in England, 26 in Northern Ireland, 32 in Scotland and 22 in Wales). The roles and responsibilities can vary depending on the district’s respective remit – for example, in England, a county council is normally responsible for services such as education, waste management and strategic planning, and district councils are responsible for services such as housing, waste collection and local planning.

Whatever their requirements, all local government organisations have some common issues: the health, safety and welfare of their people (such as their employees and customers) and that of the environment (buildings and sites, as well on a local, regional, national and even global scale).

How we can help

ESG has a wide range of environmental, health, safety and welfare services to support local governments in complying with the necessary regulations and voluntary codes of practice. For example, we offer industry expertise in:

Health and safety and welfare, including:

• Compliance audits and site audit programmes
• Advice on the development of policy and risk management systems
• Provision of a Competent Person to ensure you have the necessary skills, when you need them
• Training
• Occupational hygiene
• Food safety
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Sample collection and UKAS accredited analysis for pre-employment screening, as well as random and post-incident testing
• Policy development and advice

Environmental safety, including:

• Fire safety and arson investigation
• Water safety and hygiene for showers and drinking water:
• Compliance audits, risk assessments, training and on-going monitoring programmes
• Chemical and microbiological, including Legionaella sampling and analysis
• Cleaning, chlorination and remedial works
• Asbestos identification and management, including:
• Surveys and assessments (with 24/7 emergency call out)
• Policy advice and training
• Hazardous waste separation, disposal and reuse
• Stack emissions and air quality testing
• Industrial effluent monitoring, analysis and advice
• Environmental chemistry expertise
• Geoenvironmental advice
• Environmental due diligence
• Contaminated land assessment, remediation and regeneration
• Waste management and landfill expertise
• Soil testing for landscaping
• Flood risk and ecology assessments
• Lubricant and fuel analysis

Geotechnical testing, monitoring and advice, including:

• Foundation pile testing
• Geotechnical and environmental advice
• Environmental due diligence
• Contaminated land assessment, remediation and regeneration
• Waste management and landfill expertise
• Materials testing
• Road pavement testing
• Concrete and aggregate testing
• In-situ lime and cement testing
• Structural investigations
• Land based and marine geophysical surveys