Health and Safety Executive

Category: Internal operational instructions and guidance

HSE’S internal operational instructions & guidance. This category makes available the current internal instructions and guidance that HSE uses to carry out its core operational work of inspecting, investigating, permissioning and enforcing. The material is presented here essentially in the same way as it is made available to HSE staff but with some additional explanation for an external audience.

Operational minutes and operational circulars

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Revises and replaces both OC 31/1(Rev) and OC 31/4, describes the current instruction

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Roller-curtain doors

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Operational circular advising that rapid-operating industrial/commercial powered roller-

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Better regulation : regulatory bodies inspecting social care

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

This internal circular has been produced to:

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Craft bakeries: exposure to flour dust and enzymes

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Field Operations Directorate (FOD) Topic Inspection Pack to describe & support inspection

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Control of isocyanate exposure in motor vehicle repair (MVR) bodyshops

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Field Operations Directorate (FOD) Topic Inspection Pack to describe &

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The UK Wire Industry Live Wire! Initiative. SIM 03/2006/11

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

This Sector Information Minute (SIM) alerts inspectors to the UK Wire Industry’s Live Wire! initiative for accident reduction. It provides details

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Operational circulars on fire safety. OC 217/05 and OC 217/06

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

OC 217/05, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 general enforcement guidance and advice.

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SIM 07/2006/02 - PSP/stress programme 2006-07: health care

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

This SIM describes the policy and field led activities to promote sickness absence management and return to work strategies across the health care sector in 2006-2007.
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SIM 7/2006/09 - PSP/stress programme 2006-07 - Health care managing sickness absence / return to work

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

This SIM provides guidance and advice for undertaking management systems interventions on managing

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SIM 03/2006/12: Isocyanate paints not being banned

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The introduction of the Paints Directive will mean that motor vehicle repair (MVR) bodyshops can only use

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SIM 01/2006/03: Supply of second-hand machinery

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Agricultural machinery is traded in a number of ways from dealerships through to auctions, the internet

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SLC/2006/07: OSD work recording activities 2006-07

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

This SLC supplements the HID work recording circular SLC 2006/05, and should be read in conjunction

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SLC/2006/06: Action on receipt of electronic COMAH safety reports

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The purpose of this SLC is to advise staff of the action to be taken on receipt of safety reports in

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T/AST/056: Nuclear lifting operations

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

This technical assessment guide discusses the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate’s (NII) approach to the

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Topic inspection pack - Work-related contact dermatitis

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

This inspection pack provides information for awareness raising and enforcement in selected industrial

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OC 124/11 - Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998: A-Z guide to allocation

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

This operational circular (OC) contains guidance derived from questions raised on enforcement allocation

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