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.

Selling to HSE - contracts for services

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

HSE lets contracts to facilitate the following service areas:

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FOD / HID CI demarcation

Friday, May 23, 2008

This Operational Circular replaces OC 18/9. It defines the respective responsibilities of Field Operations Directorate (FOD)

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Work recording activities, OPMs for 2008-2009

Friday, May 23, 2008

This Short Life Circular (SLC ) describes amendments to work recording activities as a result of changes introduced by the

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Cooperation between HSE and the coal authority

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

This updated operational circular informs Inspectors of the liaison arrangements between

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Asbestos inspection pack updated

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Advice and guidance for health and safety Inspectors. Explains why managing asbestos is a priority and how HSE is

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Recording construction inspection work on COIN

Friday, May 2, 2008

This sector information minute replaces SIM02/2003/04 and provides guidance for Inspectors in FOD Construction Division

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Investigating major gas incidents - guidance updated

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The semi-permanent circular provides a ‘first response’ guide when arriving on site and how to go about starting the

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Inspection in the scrap metal and metal recycling industry

Monday, April 28, 2008

The metal recycling industry has consistently had a very poor fatal accident rate for several years. This Sector Information

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Nuclear permissioning inspection assessment

Friday, April 25, 2008

Guidance is now available on preparation and issue of licence instruments and associated project assessment reports.

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Nuclear SSG/LCLC/LLC reports and meetings procedures

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Updated procedures for the format and content to be adopted when producing any of the HSE Nuclear Installations

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Fees paid to medical practitioners

Monday, April 14, 2008

This OM replaces OM 2006/11 and details the new charges, effective from 1 April 2008, for work conducted for HSE by

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Integrity of buried metal LPG pipework

Monday, April 14, 2008

This Operational Circular alerts inspectors to a matter of potential major concern namely the ongoing integrity of buried,

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COIN work recording 2008/09

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Operational Minute OM 2008/05 contains instructions on what you should record when you record your time on COIN.

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Recording inspections on COIN

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Operational Minute OM 2008/04 provides guidance for inspectors in FOD on assessing selected topics and recording

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Falls from height and slips and trips programmes

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

SIM 03/2008/02: The aim is to sustain and build on the operational intervention delivered during 2007/08 and so prevent

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Safe use of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

This SPC provides information and guidance on the hazards associated with the storage of  liquids in (IBCs).

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Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders

Thursday, April 3, 2008

This Local Authority Circular contains a link to SIM 03/2007/15 use of fall arrest systems,  This SIM identifies the range

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Guidance on enforcement in agriculture

Friday, February 15, 2008

This SIM provides supplementary guidance on enforcement issues in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and related

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Integrity of atmospheric storage tanks

Thursday, February 7, 2008

The purpose of this circular is to raise awareness of the factors to consider when operating storage tanks containing

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Enforcement decision EMM1 guidance update

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The previous additional guidance on when to complete an EMM1 has been updated to clarify and simplify the arrangements.

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