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Avian Bird Flu
If you have any questions about Avian bird flu, or if you keep
birds and have any concerns you should contact DEFRA on 08459 33 55
77.
The helpline is available Monday to Friday
8am to 8pm and from 9am to 6pm on Saturday and
Sunday.
Alternatively, visit the
DEFRA
website
Dead Wild Birds
The DEFRA guidance advises that the public should contact the
DEFRA helpline (08459 33 55 77) if they find
- One or more dead swans, or
- More than three dead birds of the same species, or
- More than five dead birds of different species
Callers will be asked to provide details of the finding and
location.
Handling Dead Wild Birds
Environmental Health do not provide a service for collecting
dead wild birds. If you find a dead bird you can dispose of
it yourself by:-
- Putting on gloves
- Getting the bird onto a shovel
- Double bagging it (using either carrier bags or dustbin bags),
and tying it tightly
- Place it in your normal domestic waste bin
If you are not happy to do this, the bird can be left for nature
to take its course.
Additional Information and Advice
Animal
Boarding
There are currently nine boarding catteries and six home
boarders for dogs within the Borough of Eastleigh.
What
if? I WANT TO
RUN A BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT
A licence must be obtained to board cats or dogs. Failure
to obtain a licence may result in formal action.
In the first instance you must contact the Planning Unit,
on planning@eastleigh.gov.uk as
planning permission is needed to build or change the use of any
establishment. You should also contact the Animal Welfare
Officers to obtain a copy of the licence conditions.
These must be met before a licence will be granted. Your
insurance company will be able to advise you on the type of
insurance you may need to run a boarding establishment and our own
Health
& Safety Officer should also be contacted.
What
if? I WANT TO
BOARD MY DOG IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT
Anybody within Eastleigh Borough who is boarding dogs must have
an Animal Boarding Establishments Licence. You should make
sure that you ask to see this Licence before boarding your
dog. A list of all licenced establishments can be obtained
from the Animal Welfare Officers.
What if? I
WANT TO LEAVE MY DOG/CAT IN MY HOME, WITH A NEIGHBOUR
LOOKING AFTER IT
While this may be acceptable for cats, it is not recommended for
dogs. Dogs which are left alone for long periods of time
become distressed and may cause nuisance. If cats are left
you must ensure that the carer is totally reliable and will check
on the animal on a frequent and regular basis.
Animal boarding establishments for dogs and cats that are
licenced with Eastleigh Borough Council are as follows:-
HOME BOARDING FOR DOGS
| Name |
Area |
Contact Number |
| Mrs S Challis |
Chandler's Ford |
|
| Mrs E Harvey |
Chandler's Ford |
023 8025 4816 |
| Miss M White |
Chandler's Ford |
023 8026 0875 |
| Mrs C Wilson |
Bishopstoke |
023 8064 4623 |
For information relating to the following establishments marked
with * or ** please contact::-
*Kim Chant, Pet Carers, 5 Northlands Road, Totton SO40 3HD - 023
8066 9292 or
** Lisa Burnet, Wagging Tails, 4 Island Cottages, High Street,
Ripley,, Surrey GU23 6AT - 01483 210273
ADDITIONAL HOME BOARDERS(DOGS)
| * Ms C Smith |
Chandler's Ford |
| *Mrs M Cochrane |
Fair Oak |
| *Mr D Newman |
Eastleigh |
| ** Mr & Mrs Viner |
Fair Oak |
| ** Mr & Mrs Pond |
Chandler's Ford |
| ** Mrs J Wright |
Eastleigh |
BOARDING CATTERIES
| Almatade |
West End |
023 8047 4735 |
| Amcroft Boarding Cattery |
Chandler's Ford |
023 8027 0332 |
| Cottage Cattery |
Horton Heath |
023 8069 4451 |
| Crafty Cats |
Chandler's Ford |
023 8026 9685 |
| Grange Cattery |
Hedge End |
01489 690271 |
| Hampton House |
West End |
023 8047 4156 |
| Hotel Pit Pat |
Fair Oak |
023 8069 4293 |
Animals and
Fireworks
Fact -Most people enjoy fireworks
Fact - Most animals don’t
November 5th is the traditional
time for fireworks, although people do use fireworks as a way of
celebrating weddings, birthdays etc.
Unfortunately fireworks usually means misery for most
animals. Some household pets even have to be sedated after
being frightened by fireworks. Others, if left outside become
so frightened they run off to hide and become lost or even
injured.
REMEMBER
On Bonfire Night, or if there is a fireworks
display near you at other times during the year:-
- NEVER let off fireworks near animals
- Close windows and curtains and switch on the
television to drown out the noise
- Let your animal take refuge in a corner or
under the bed if it wants to. Don’t try to tempt it out until
the display is over.
- Make sure your cat or dog is micro chipped
and tagged in case they do get lost
- Take your dog for a walk during the day, when
it tends to be quieter.
REMEMBER
- Animals living outside shouldn’t be
forgotten. If you keep rabbits, guinea pigs or any other
animal outside, try and cover their cages or ideally move them into
a shed or outhouse for the duration of a display.
- BEFORE you light your bonfire, make
sure there are no small animals, such as hedgehogs
sleeping in the bottom of it. Build your bonfire as late as
possible to reduce the risk and make sure you put a broom into the
base of the bonfire and slowly move it around. If there is
anything hidden there this will move it out of harms way.
For general information see our fireworks page
Accidents/Accident
Prevention
Most accidents at work which involve more than 3 days off
work, broken bones or a trip to hospital must be reported by an
employer. You can report an accident by:-
- Telephone: 0845 3002923
- Fax: 0845 3002924
- Letter: Incident Contact Centre, Caerphilly
Business Park, Caerphilly CF83 3GG
- Website: www.hse.gov.uk/riddor
Accumulations/Rubbish
This Service is able to offer advice/assistance on a wide
range of dumping and accumulation issues, specifically those with
public health implications.
If you have a complaint or enquiry regarding accumulations of
waste please
contact us
If you have any enquiries relating to household, recycling,
garden rubbish, clinical waste collections or on fly-tipping on
Council land, please contact our Direct Service Unit on 023 8068
8323 or see the following website for advice and information on
recycling in Hampshire - http://www.integra.org.uk/recycling/main.html
Acupuncture
All businesses carrying out acupuncture, ear piercing,
electrolysis and tattooing must be registered. Routine inspections
are carried out to ensure they comply with the proper
standards.
Air Quality
The Council has duties to control and monitor air
pollution. This includes air pollution from road vehicles,
industrial processes, burning of waste etc across the Borough. For
further information
contact this office
Eastleigh Borough Council have declared three 'Air Quality
Management Areas' (AQMA). These are areas where levels of air
pollution are not meeting the required standards. Two of the
AQMA's are in Eastleigh and one in Bursledon. All three
AQMA's have been declared because levels of the pollutant nitrogen
dioxide are too high.
The Eastleigh Air Quality Management Area 2005 (1) covers
Leigh Road, Romsey Road, Southampton Road and Wide Lane and was
declared on 16th February 2005. .
The Eastleigh Air Quality Management Area 2006 (1) covers
properties close to the M3 motorway between junctions 12 and 14,
and was declared on 3rd July 2006. See
the order here
The Eastleigh Air Quality Management Area 2006 (2) covers a
small number of properties close to Hamble Lane, Bursledon between
the junctions with Portsmouth Road and Jurd Way, and was declared
on 3rd July 2006.
Read the order here.
More information on the AQMA's and the areas they cover is
given below:-
At the present time the Council has prepared an 'Action Plan' to
improve air quality in the Eastleigh Air Quality Management Area
2005 (1) (covering Leigh Road, Romsey Road, Southampton road and
Wide Lane).
The principal aim of the Action Plan is to establish local
measures to improve air quality in the AQMA. The measures
were considered on the grounds of their air quality improvement,
impacts on noise, climate change, cost effectiveness and
feasibility.
The proposed actions have been ranked in order of their
likelihood to improve air quality. Most actions relate to
reducing private vehicle use, improving traffic flows and
increasing use and reliability of public transport.
See a full list of actions
here
The Council is currently consulting residents, businesses and
other interested parties on the actions. If you would like to
comment, please either view the list of actions or contact
us to request a copy of the consultation leaflet.
The leaflet provides the list of actions and summary information as
well as a pre-paid reply form so you can send us your
comments. We also have a small number of copies of the full
draft action plan on CD or as a hard copy. To obtain your
copy please contact us or download the full draft action
plan here.
The Action Plans for the M3 and Hamble Lane AQMA's are currently
being prepared and should be available for consultation in late
2007.
Air Quality Monitoring
Eastleigh Borough Council carries out monitoring of air
pollution as part of its local air quality management duties
under the Environment Act 1995.
At the present time there are three permanent air quality
monitoring sites in central Eastleigh. Oxides of nitrogen are
monitored at all three sites and particulate matter at one
site.
All Local Authorities are required to assess pollution levels
against national objectives. If it is unlikely that an
objective will be achieved an 'Air Quality Management Area' must be
declared and an 'Action Plan' drawn up.
The Environment Agency also deal with pollution issues and if
you are unsure of the area of responsibility please check with
us.
Asbestos
New duties were
introduced in May 2004 regarding the identification and
management of asbestos in all non-domestic premises including
workplaces, public buildings and some areas of rented
accommodation.
As part of a five year campaign to increase asbestos awareness, the
Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) during November 2002 introduced the
Control of Asbestos
at Work Regulations 2002. This regulation requires those with
repair and maintenance responsibilities for non-domestic premises
(know as duty-holders) to assess their premises to determinewhether
or not they contain asbestos-containing materials, determine any
risks from such materials and then to manage them
appropriately.
The regulation defines a
duty-holder as:
a) every person who has, by
virtue of a contract or tenancy, an obligation of any extent in
relation to the maintenance or repair of non-domestic premises or
any means of access thereto or egress therefrom; or
b) in relation to any part of a
non-domestic premises where there is no such contract or tenancy,
every person who has, to any extent, control of that part of those
non-domestic premises or any means of access thereto or egress
therefrom.
From this definition, it is clear
that a wide range of persons could be a duty-holder and the extent
of the practical duties will be determined by contractual and other
existing legal obligations towards the property. In respect of
leased premises the duties required under the regulation will
normally rest with the person who has control of the maintenance
activities for the premises. This could be the property owner, the
property occupier/s, a managing agent or a combination of them all.
In the process of managing the risk from asbestos in buildings
there is now the emphasis on assuming any material may contain the
material unless provable otherwise.
Therefore extensive
investigation, surveys and testing will be required during before
any maintenance is carried out that may put people at risk of
exposure. This is such a great shift in emphasis from past
regulation of asbestos that a lead in period was allowed with the
requirements coming into force on 21 May 2004.
For further information you
can
Where can you
dispose of asbestos?
The amenity site at Grange
Road, Netley is the only one in the Borough that will accept
asbestos from domestic properties. The telephone number for
this site is 023 8040 6182. The opening times are:-
Monday to Sunday inclusive - 8.00am
- 7.00 pm - Summer and 8.00am - 4.30pm - Winter
Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing
Day.
There are four other sites across
Hampshire that will accept asbestos. They are:-
Andover - 01264
351421
Basingstoke - 01256 461750
Lymington - 01590
672891 Portsmouth
- 02392 219819
PLEASE NOTE: You
must telephone the sites before you visit to
let them know the amount of asbestos you will be taking, as the
skips do get very full and are only emptied every four days.
The asbestos must be wrapped and
labelled.
Aircraft Noise and
Pollution
Noise from aircraft is not
covered by legislation that we enforce. It is the overall
responsibility of the
Civil Aviation Authority.
However, at Eastleigh we have a set of standards which have been
agreed with the aircraft authorities (The Flying Controls
Agreement).
This covers a variety of airport
activities including hours of operation, routing of aircraft runway
etc.
For further information you can
contact:-
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