Industry specific competence

The competence required can vary depending on the work or workplace involved. To find competence-related guidance for a specific industry, task or working environment, please select from the alphabetical list below.

If you cannot find what you are looking for here, try the drop-down menus for Topics or Industries on the HSE Home page.

Information on standards for different industries can also be found on the following websites:

• National Occupational Standards (NOS)
• Alliance of Sector Skills Councils

HSE competence-related guidance

• Competent management systems for major hazard industries (COMAH)
• Confined spaces: Safe Working in Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
• Construction: Competence in the Construction (Design and management) Regulations 2007
• Driver competence
• Driver recruitment
• Electrical safety at work
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (memorandum of guidance)
• Gas safety: Standards of training in safe gas installation
• Gas safety: Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances
• Human factors: Training and competence
• Offshore: Offshore mechanical handling equipment guidance
• Pressure systems FAQs (including role of the Competent Person)
• Pressure systems: Safety of pressure systems
• Safety related systems: Managing competence for safety-related systems (Part one – Key guidance)
• Safety related systems: Managing competence for safety-related systems (Part two – Supplementary material)
• Quarries: Competence under the Quarry Regulations 1999
• Quarries: Competence (general)
• Quarries: Competence of shotfirers and explosives supervisors in the quarry industry
• Radiation : Radiation protection advisers
• Woodworking: Safe use of woodworking machinery
• Work equipment and machinery: Training and competence
• Working at height: Competence