Health and Safety Executive

Health and Safety Executive

HSE Workplan / Priorities / Direction

Andrew Kingscott

HM Principal Inspector Bristol

Sensible Regulation

• Lofstead

• Proportionate Regulation

(consolidation)

• Simple guidance – clarity of

benchmark

• Proportionate documentation

• Targeted at those who create the

greatest risk

Sensible health and safety

• H&S as an enabler

• Sensible solutions

• Not a negative blocking mechanism

• Proportionate approach

• Simplification of guidance

• Reduced regulation

• Documentary burden

• HSE – target highest risk

HSE - Triennial Review

• Are the functions of HSE necessary

• Is the delivery (by an arms length body)

the most efficient and effective way to

deliver the function?

HSE - Triennial Review

• Strength and advantage to have a single

regulator

• Concern about the burden of Regulation

– HSE – not the source of the problem

• Greater efficiency and effectiveness

• Funding

• Pace efficiency and effectiveness of

delivery

• Commercial options

• Relationships with other Regulators

HSE - Triennial Review - FFI

• Reputational damage (integrity)

• FFI seen as a penalty or fine

• Linked to the need to fill the gap in HSE

funding (Targets?)

• Risk that Inspector decisions (perceived)

– need to raise income

• DANGEROUS MODEL

HSE - Triennial Review

• Cost effectiveness – more analysis

needed

HSE - Triennial Review - performance

• Quality and quantity

• True measures of effectiveness

• Timeliness

• Efficiency

• Continue Lofstead recommendations

HSE - Triennial Review – ill Health

• Recognises challenge of

tackling ill health

• Recognises revised

approaches

• New /innovative approach

• Focus on occupational cancer

and respiratory disease

• Improved communication –

health and safety messages

HSE - Triennial Review

• Concerns (Complaints)

• Commercial opportunities

• HSL

• Land Use Planning

• Businesses with more mature H&S

management systems – fully chargeable

inspection service?

HSE - Triennial Review

• Relationships with other regulators

• HSE Governance

HSE - Triennial Review

• Ministerial comments

• Welcome

• BUT

• More

HSE 2013/14 Work plan

• 22 000 Proactive Interventions

• Accidents / DOs / Concerns

• RIDDOR (refined reporting)

• (Advice)

HSE 2013/14 Work plan – all industries

/ services (excluding construction)

• Waste & recycling

• Legionella

HSE 2013/14 Work plan – all industries

/ services (excluding construction)

• Roofwork

(later)

• Asbestos

management

• Manufacturing

(limited scope)

• MVR

HSE 2013/14 Work plan – all industries

/ services (excluding construction)

• Ports

• Shipbuilding / repair

• Health services / public

services

• Fairgrounds

• Plastics – (fume)

• Metal Fabrication –

(Welding Fume)

HSE 2013/14 Work plan – construction

• Asbestos - 20%

• Small Sites (<15) - 30%

• Refurbishment - 25%

• Major Client / Project - 10%

• Local Priority - 15%

CD Work Plan 2013 /14

Added priorities

• Fragile materials

• Dust Control

• RPE face fit

• Lifts

• Nuclear

Key Priorities

Key generic risks

Leadership

Health risks

Worker involvement

Contractor

Competence

Temporary Works

Low frequency – high consequence

events

• Collapse of

permanent

structure

• Collapse / overturn

of plant

• Fire

• UG Services

HSE Wide priorities

• Fragile surfaces / roofwork

HSE Wide priorities

• Sub CDM notified construction work

HSE Wide priorities

Wider issues

• WAH

Wider issues

• Management of subcontractors

Wider issues

• Safe access?

Wider issues

• All round visibility – transport

Wider issues

• Event safety

Local issues - reflections

• 3 fatalities – +Major injuries

• Gas

• Services

• Enforcement

• Intelligence / priorities

• Local Authorities

• Application of FFI

Cost Recovery – 1 yr on

• Material breach

• Enforcement line has not been changed

(EMM)

• Invoices – scale/payment/query/appeal

• Time (honesty / transparency)