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STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Local Authorities are responsible to the HSE for the enforcement of safety laws in shops, offices, and other parts of the service sector. Agencies belonging to the HSE include Explosives Inspectorate HSE's Explosives Inspectorate enforces the legislation for the classification and transport of explosives. It licences manufacturing and larger storage sites. The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) Based in Buxton , Derbyshire, it employs over 350 people including scientists, engineers, psychologists, social scientists, health professionals and technical specialists. The services they provide include:
RECENT INITIATIVES In October 2006, the HSE launched its ''Better Backs'' campaign, using a fictional rockband (Bäackpain) in a series of humorous adverts, to help tackle problems caused by back pain in the UK. The HSE focuses regulation of health and safety in the following sectors of industry:
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