Agenda

Purpose.

This report is an expression of the Council’s commitment to its health and safety role and responsibilities to develop a Health and Safety Delivery Team.  It sets out the manner in which health & safety inspections, initiatives and activities have been designed to meet the requirements of the National Local Authority Enforcement Code (the Code), issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), under Section 18 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSW Act).

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Environment & Community Safety approves the manner in which Regulatory Services delivers its health and safety responsibilities in 2017 / 2020 as set out in Appendix 1.

Purpose.

1.    To update the Cabinet Member for Environmental and Community Safety on the:

·         Review and assessment of air quality in Portsmouth and the publication of the 2016 air quality Annual Status Report (ASR);

·         Conclusions of the 2017 air quality Source Appointment Study (SAS);

·         National Air Quality Action Plan (NAQAP) to tackle nitrogen dioxide as published by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA);

·         Actions undertaken by Portsmouth City Council (PCC) which are likely to positively impact upon pollution levels in Portsmouth as part of our responsibilities to review, assess and improve air quality locally.

2.    To comply with our statutory requirements to publish an ASR annually.

3.    To reaffirm PCCs commitment to Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) to tackle areas of poor air quality and our ambition to reduce levels of harmful pollutant in Portsmouth to protect human health.

4.    To evidence the fact that the work being undertaken to tackle poor air quality is supported by officers and members at the highest levels of council administration and governance.

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Environment & Community Safety approves:

a) The conclusions and publication of the 2016 ASR as attached as Appendix 1;

b) The conclusions and publication of the 2017 SAS as attached as

 Appendix 2.