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.

External hazards - technical assessment guide updated

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

This guide explains the approach adopted by NII in its assessment of duty holders’ safety submissions that relate to

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International committee for regulatory authority research and development (ICRARD)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

This SPC provides information on the purpose of ICRARD and its main feature, the ICRARD website. This SPC replaces SLC 2008/01 which has been withdrawn.

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Standards for personal protective equipment (PPE)

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Provides inspectors and other visiting staff with practical guidance for interpreting the markings provided on Personal

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Managing the permissioning inspection KBA

Thursday, April 9, 2009

The purpose of this document is to set out in overview the policies, procedures, roles and responsibilities for

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Inspection intervention: Asbestos duty to manage (DTM)

Friday, April 3, 2009

This sector information minute has been updated. This SIM informs EHOs and Inspectors on the application of the

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Quarry health and safety inspection

Friday, April 3, 2009

This sector information minute has been updated. This SIM gives advice to inspectors regarding interventions to

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Prevention of fatal and major injuries - Safe interventions

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The aim is to achieve a major reduction in risk of serious or fatal injuries to people involved in clearing blockages or

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Possible degradation of cold formed austenitic stainless steel fasteners

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The purpose of this circular is to raise the awareness of the possible degradation of cold formed austenitic stainless

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Understanding oil and gas wells notifications

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

To brief wells inspectors and administrative support staff of the line to take on queries about well notifications and

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Local exhaust ventilation: assessment and inspection

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

This sector information minute has been updated. This SIM describes the HSE LEV Project. It provides advice to

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Inspection in the waste/recycling industry 2009/10

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

This SIM alerts inspectors to planned inspection campaign within the waste and recycling industry during 2009/10.

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Royal Mail – local action plans 2009/10

Monday, March 23, 2009

In 2007/08 a three-year project to develop Local Action Plans for Royal Mail was initiated. This work saw locally

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Follow up to Shattered Lives Campaign

Monday, March 23, 2009

Slips and trips have caused the highest number of major injuries in UK workplaces for many years. Despite this topic

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Inspection of HM Prison Service and Scottish Prison Service 2009/2010

Monday, March 23, 2009

Guidance on conducting inspections of HM Prison Service (HMPS) and Scottish Prison Service in 2009/2010.

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Director leadership

Monday, March 23, 2009

This SIM aims to engage at board level to ensure that directors and board members understand the need for their

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Management of health and safety in care homes 2009/2010

Monday, March 23, 2009

This instruction provides guidance for visiting staff on inspecting the management of health and safety in care homes

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HSE national leads for corporate social care providers updated

Friday, March 20, 2009

This revised SIM updates the national arrangements for liaison and coordination of large independent corporate care

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Police inspections in 2009/2010

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Follow up action, as appropriate, to check progress with improvement plans produced in response to the individual

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Safety and health awareness days for arboriculture, forestry and aquaculture

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

This SIM outlines the programme of ‘non-farming’, i.e. arboriculture, forestry and aquaculture (fish farming), Safety

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Nuclear inspection procedures updated

Friday, March 13, 2009

The following Nuclear inspection procedures have been updated:

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