Health and Safety Executive

Category: Diving

Offshore Specialist Inspector vacancies

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Posts are available within HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate for Offshore Specialist inspectors with the following disciplines:

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Revised memorandum of understanding between HSE, MCA and MAIB

Friday, October 2, 2009

This memorandum of understanding between the Health and Safety Executive, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch

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Firms fined £108,000 after diver fatality in canal lock

Monday, September 28, 2009

HSE highlighted the importance of safe practices when diving after a fatality at a canal lock.

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Diving leaflet updated

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Are you involved in a diving project at work? This leaflet explains, in simple terms, the main legal responsibilities of

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Diving website - rebranded

Thursday, August 20, 2009

New design, new features - Advice for people starting a career in diving, specific first aid advice and video highlighting the hazards of CO2 poisoning whilst diving.

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Offshore Business Plan for 2009/10

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

sets out the contribution HSE’s Offshore Safety Division makes towards achieving objectives which in turn supports

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Offshore - good progress on safety, sustained effort required

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

18 months on from the landmark KP3 report, a ‘snapshot’ review concludes that though the safety of the UK’s offshore

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Offshore KP3 report - review of industry’s progress

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

 The offshore industry has allocated considerable resource and effort to improve offshore assets and compliance with relevant standards,

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Diving qualifications updated

Thursday, May 7, 2009

The list of approved diving qualifications has been updated.

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Administrator vacancy, Plymouth

Thursday, April 9, 2009

The main purpose of this role is to provide admin support to the Principal Inspector and the team’s diving Inspectors.

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Public consultations alerts

Friday, September 19, 2008

Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and

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Diving safety video: CO2 - the rebreather incident

Friday, November 30, 2007

This video made by SKY news shows real footage of an incident where a rebreather diver suffers from Carbon

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Diving cylinders: internal corrosion, fitting valves and filling

Friday, November 30, 2007

This diving information sheet details the hazards of internal corrosion in diving cylinders and provides guidance

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HSE to attend Dive 2007 event

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

NEC Birmingham 13-14 October - visit the HSE stand (1497) where HSE Diving Inspectors will provide advice and

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Science and research outlook newsletter

Friday, August 3, 2007

The August 2007 edition of the newsletter is now available. Subjects covered in this issue

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Diving qualifications updated

Thursday, June 21, 2007

The list of approved diving qualifications has now been updated.

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Treatment for decompression illness

Monday, May 14, 2007

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO) is the standard and definitive treatment for

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Diving events

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Three trade shows will be attende by HSE Diving Inspectors to provide advice and

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Diving at Work Regulations 1997

Thursday, November 9, 2006

List of Approved Classes of Medical Practitioners. This document contains regulatory requirements; it is

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Standard unmanned testing procedures for open-circuit ‘Octopus’ systems - RR492

Monday, October 2, 2006

Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) often use an ‘Octopus’ system as an alternative air supply. The proposed procedure should be considered for inclusion in future diving apparatus standards including the next revision of BS EN 250.
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