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Health and Safety Executive
HSE Strategy 2006-11 for Worker &
Public Safety in the UK Chemical
Industry
John Murray
Head of Chemical Industries Strategy Unit
Working on Safety Conference, Netherlands, September 2006
Chemical Industries Strategy
Long term Aim
“to assure the health and safety of workers and the public by ensuring that the risks in the chemical industry and associated onshore major hazard industries are properly managed”
Chemical Industries Strategy
The Strategy
“A set of actions to deliver the long term aim”
Three Key GoalsKG1 Prevent major accidents [70%]KG2 Limit the consequences of
MAs[20%]KG3 Improve H & S of people [10%]
Guiding Principles & Broad resource allocation
Chemical Industries Strategy
Drivers & shapers of priority work-streams Legislative Framework/Statutory duties PSA Targets HSE Programmes HID Themes Evidence base Resource capacity & type External perspectives
Chemical Industries Strategy
CID expectation set
Completion of the menu
Key sector strategies
COMAH 5 core life cycle elements
Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1
• Initial integrity
Assurance that the installation is fit for purpose at the start.
Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1
• Ageing plant
Ageing plant includes decision on plant life extension, alternative technologies decommissioning.
Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1
• Control of production
Use of systems/procedures that keep the installation operating within its design envelope, during normal running, and start-up and shutdown.
Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1
• Maintenance of integrity
Keeping the installation, its plant and equipment fit for purpose. (This includes planned maintenance, inspection, testing, breakdown repair, like-for-like replacement, and risk reviews.)
• Management of Change
Making sure change is well planned & implemented, and does not compromise safety
Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 2
1. On-site emergency planning
Seveso TT: assessment, inspection
LT & sub-Seveso: strategy development implementation
2. Off-site emergency planning
Strategy development, implementation
Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 2
3. Civil Contingencies
information provider
positive, proportionate approach
4. Land Use Planning
support PADHI implementation
land use planning & consent applications
Chemical Industries Strategy Key Goal 3: ill health reduction
Work streams contributing to ill health reduction
Number of initiative under seven headings
Mix of intelligence /research, stakeholder and operational work
Aim is to develop strategies that guide and target contributions where we make the best impactwith most effective use of team, Divisional and
intermediary resources
Chemical Industries Strategy Key Goal 3 : ill health reduction
Occupational Health Audits
Legionella
Dermatitis
Asthma
Chemical Industries Strategy Key Goal 3 : ill health reduction
CarcinogensAsbestosOthers
MSD
Stress
Chemical Industries Strategy: Engagement
• All staff signed up to strategy through a involvement in development of the strategy and communications workshops.
• 70/20/10 for KGs 1, 2 & 3 was understood
• Greater stakeholder engagement needed
• Continue to engage staff in updating the strategy
Chemical Industries Strategy: Resourcing
• Zero base planning exercise undertaken
• Development of ‘Operational planning resource estimates’
Chemical Industries Strategy: Summary
• An outline of the drivers and shapers for regulation of worker and public safety regulation of the UK Chemical Industry
• Our Aim, Key Goals, and Work-streams
• Overall a picture of what we are about as a regulator
• Questions?