The anecdotal experience of new entrants in the UK offshore industry is that they are not, as a group, safer or less safe than established organisations.
Category: Risk
Risk assessment and policy statement
The template has been designed to be used along with the example risk assessments and a new example health and safety policy.
Hazardous Installations Specialist Inspector vacancies
Posts are available within HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate for Specialist inspectors with the following disciplines:
Statistics - big improvements in Britain’s record
Britain became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to figures released today by HSE.
Health and safety statistics 2008/09
The latest statistics on work-related health and safety - work-related ill-health, injuries, dangerous occurrences,
Hazards XXI – Process safety and environmental protection
Three-day symposium and exhibition 9–12 November, Manchester. The event will include a variety of workshops and several speakers from HSE will be presenting,
Free - download example assessment & policy statement
This template brings together your risk assessment, health and safety policy and record of health and safety arrangements into one document
HSE Newsletter (October/November)
Subscribe to HSE’s Health and Safety Newsletter and you’ll find out the best ways to tackle today’s key health and safety issues.
New risk assessment tools save businesses time and money
Businesses are set to save time and money with the launch of new, simplified documents to help get their health and safety arrangements in place.
European Week - ‘Demystifying Risk Assessment’
The European Campaign on Risk Assessment enters its final phase this week with European Week, from 19 - 25 October.
Risk management events in Wales
Sign up for free regular news and updates by email to find out more and book your place.
Free HSE downloads for businesses
Use our free template to create risk assessments and health and safety policies for your organisation.
HSE Scotland Director sets the record straight over Lollipop man
Dr Paul Stollard (HSE Director for Scotland) responds - I was really sorry to read today’s, Monday 05 October 2009,
HSE Inspectors appreciate a good joke…
Geoff Baker (Head of Operations - East/South East England) responds - “Inspectors with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
HSE Chair responds - tackling real health and safety issues
Judith Hackitt, HSE Chair, has responded to a Daily Express article on tackling real health and safety issues.
Machinery guarding warning
Employers operating machinery need to ensure that risks are fully assessed and that potentially dangerous moving
New example risk assessment - maintenance of flats
This example risk assessment shows the kind of approach a small business might take.
Cutting deaths in construction – Glasgow event aims to reduce risks
Eleven workers in the construction sector were killed and more than 1,500 were seriously injured in Scotland last year.
Risk assessment guidance - online survey
As part of the evaluation of the risk assessment guidance, we would like to know more about visitors to these pages.
Example risk assessment - maintenance of flats
A new example risk assessment shows the kind of approach a small business might take. It can be used as a guide to

