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Development of sites at which natural gas is stored in depleted/partially depleted reservoirs

HSE — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:40:25 +0000

This SPC provides guidance on the application of Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) and Pipelines Safety regulations (PSR) to the development and operation of sites at which natural gas is stored in depleted (or partially depleted) reservoirs.

It applies to establishments consisting of a single depleted reservoir, import and export process plant and interconnecting pipework (i.e. the pipeline(s) within the COMAH establishment that connect the depleted reservoir and the process plant).

View in full the application of the COMAH and PSR to the storage of natural gas at depleted reservoir sites

Requirements for slip-resistant floor finishes

HSE — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:46:45 +0000

HSE staff circular provides advice to inspectors on the application of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 to the prevention of slips incidents.

Read the slip-resistant circular

Stress Inspection Pack

HSE — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:13 +0000

Guidance for HSE Inspectors - the Stress Topic Inspection Pack has been updated to include further guidance on enforcement and revised Improvement Notice Templates.

View Stress Topic pack [PDF]

Nuclear - contractors and intelligent customer capability

HSE — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:50 +0000

Guidance to help Inspectors assess the suitability of the approaches that the licensee takes to maintaining its in-house capability and to its use and oversight of contractors whose work has the potential to impact upon nuclear safety.

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Offshore Intervention Guide

HSE — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:40:09 +0000

OSD follows the operational procedures and legal and enforcement guidance issued for HSE’s Operations Group. These provide instructions and guidance for inspection, investigation, enforcement and major incident response. This guide provides additional offshore-specific instructions and guidance.

View offshore intervention guide[PDF]

Licensee management of records guide updated

HSE — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:20:32 +0000

This Technical Assessment Guide is to provide generic guidance to advise and inform ND inspectors in the exercise of their professional regulatory judgment when considering the adequacy of a licensee’s records management arrangements made under Licence Condition (LC) 6.

View T/AST/033 Licensee management of records

Control of silica risks from kerb, paving and block cutting

HSE — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:45:14 +0000

This SIM provides specific guidance to Inspectors on the control and enforcement of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) issues associated with kerb, paving and block cutting in the construction industry.

View SIM 02/09/01 The control of silica risks associated with kerb, paving and block cutting

Nuclear technical assessment guides

HSE — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:45:13 +0000

Nuclear Directorate (ND) Permissioning inspection - Technical assessment guides, two new and two revised documents:

Safety systems T/AST/003 - Issue 4
Radiological protection T/AST/038 - Issue 2
Radiological analysis – Normal operation T/AST/043 – Issue 1
Radiological analysis – Fault conditions T/AST/045 – Issue 1

View nuclear technical assessment guides

Work-related stress

HSE — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:10:19 +0000

This LAC presents current operational policy on work-related stress and guidance on how enforcement officers should deal with the topic. It provides information on the Management Standards for work-related stress, which form the core of LA’s work on stress. An overview of the Stress Programme Plan of work is given with information on how this work links with activity on Managing Sickness Absence and Return to Work.

Duty holders consultation with safety representatives in safety cases

HSE — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:30:10 +0000

Circular to remind Inspectors that the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989 regulation 23(2)(c)(i) was amended by SCR05 to require consultation with safety reps on the revision, review or preparation of the safety case.

View duty holders consultation with safety representatives in safety cases circular

Working arrangements protocol between HSE, LAs and CSCI

HSE — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:25 +0000

This LAC introduces ‘A working arrangements protocol ’ between the Health and Safety Executive, Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (on behalf of Local Authorities in England) and the Commission for Social Care Inspection to facilitate effective working relationships in areas of mutual interest within England.

View LAC 79-14 Working arrangements protocol between HSE, LAs and CSCI

Design management

HSE — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:00:55 +0000

This SPC is to provide guidance for Inspectors on the management of health and safety at the design stage of projects. This is based on the results of design management reviews previously undertaken by OSD units 3, 4 and 5 under the sponsorship of the Safety Management Systems (SMS) team.

View the Design management circular

Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts

HSE — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:30:17 +0000

HSE research carried out in 2004/05 estimate the human and economic cost of ‘falls from vehicle’ incidents that we know about was over £36.5 million. A sizeable proportion of these are falls from tail-lifts.

View LAC 50-19 Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts

Changes to the training regime for first aiders in the workplace

HSE — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:00:45 +0000

This LAC aims to make Inspectors aware of changes to the way first aiders in the workplace are trained. It explains the implications for employers in ensuring they comply with the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.

View LAC 28-1 Changes to the training regime for first aiders in the workplace

Safety critical systems - guidance update

HSE — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:55 +0000

Updated guidance circular for HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate - “Performance standards for safety critical elements”

View circular

Nuclear technical inspection guides

HSE — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:33 +0000

New guides on safety documentation, periodic reviews, new plant construction or installation, modification to design of plant under construction,modification or experiment on existing plant, accumulation of radioactive waste, leakage and escape of radioactive material and radioactive waste and control of organisational change

View nuclear technical inspection guides

Machines in ten pin bowling centres

HSE — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:02 +0000

Guidance for local authorities - A lack of effective physical safeguards has permitted unfettered access to dangerous parts and tragically in recent years resulting in a number of fatalities, serious incidents and near misses.

View guidance

LEV inspection pack

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:18 +0000

A topic inspection pack for Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems is now available.

View Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems pack [PDF]

Working arrangements protocol between HSE, LAs and CSCI

HSE — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:45 +0000

This SIM introduces ‘A working arrangements protocol’ between the Health and Safety Executive, Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (on behalf of Local Authorities in England) and the Commission for Social Care Inspection to facilitate effective working relationships in areas of mutual interest within England.

View working arrangements protocol SIM

Changes to COMAH arising from CHIP 2008

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:35:53 +0000

This Local Authority Circular (LAC) alerts inspectors to changes to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, as amended (COMAH) arising from the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (CHIP 2008), which have the potential to bring sites storing preparations containing relatively low concentrations of strong biocides (including large retail and wholesale warehouses) within scope of COMAH for the first time.

View Changes to COMAH arising from CHIP 2008 details