Your health and safety

Context for this webpage

The purpose of this page is to provide our Council tenants with assurance on our compliance with Health and Safety matters relating to your home. The Council have a range of legal requirements to ensure your home is safe. The Regulator for Social Housing sets out their requirements in the consumer standards detailed under the Home Standard.

Please find the information on the following below:

  • Position Statements
  • Damp and mould advice
  • Asbestos in your council home
  • Electrical safety
  • Water hygiene
  • Radon in your council home
  • Our accountability to you

New documents will be added as the page develops.

In respect to the financial year 2024/2025 the following facts were reported:

  1. 99.96% of dwellings have a valid gas safety certificate (Remaining properties are no access).
  2. 98.4% of periodic electrical inspections have been completed to date (Remaining properties are no access).

Health and safety lead

The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, section 126 requires the Council to have a designated Health and Safety lead, who is responsible for ensuring the monitoring of the Housing and Property Service Health and Safety compliance for the authority.

The allocated Health and Safety Lead employed by the Council, reported to the Regulator for Social Housing is:

  • Wayne Fox, Property Services Manager

If you have any queries, please contact us on 01529 414155 or HPSRegulation@n-kesteven.gov.uk.

Advice, information and position statements

Accountable to you

The Council approved a new framework for corporate performance management in July 2024.

Position statements

Position statements provide a view into the council's current stock, practices and procedures and how they affect you as a user or tenant of a council property.

Carbon monoxide safety

Gas appliances which are not working properly can cause explosions and give off poisonous carbon monoxide fumes

Electrical safety

It is important that you make sure to use the electrical circuits and outlets within your property safely.

Fire safety

As a resident of North Kesteven who lives in a flat, there are several measures you can take to prevent the risk of fire.

Water hygiene

Water hygiene is the maintenance of water quality and water system in your home, to ensure the water is safe to use.

Asbestos in your council home

Information regarding Asbestos and the council’s practices and advise on what to do if you find or disturb asbestos in your council property.

Radon in your council home

Radon is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that is created by the decay of radioactive uranium that occurs naturally in rocks and soil, and in particular building materials and water.