West Somerset Council is responsible for all aspects of Health & Safety at Work (HSW) where the prime use of a premises is:
- office
- warehouse
- exhibition area
- catering premises
- residential accommodation (including residential homes but not nursing homes)
- shop (not dry cleaners or TV repair shops)
- launderette
- beauty therapist (not doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, or chiropractors)
- sports, games or other entertainment centre
- care or treatment centre of animals (not horse breeding or training, agricultural activities or vets)
- undertaker
- church
The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for all other premises