Major incident policy & procedure review
Step 5: Prepare report – Additional guidance

Policy and procedure review report

The review report should be drafted in accordance with the terms of reference for the review but is likely to cover:

the legislation applicable at the site and with the duty holder in question, any relevant exemptions
contact with other enforcing authorities, etc
the degree of prior contact and advice given to the duty holder(s) involved in the incident, and in particular at the site of the incident, including information on planned routine and reactive visits, safety reports and the granting of licenses and exemptions
where there has been no previous contact with the site, whether such absence of contact was in line with inspection policies and procedures and if not how this situation arose
whether the previous contacts, advice and enforcement activities were sufficient and effective
the effectiveness of the HSE's arrangements for liaison with other enforcing authorities.

The review report should also identify any lessons to be learned including those relating to:

the allocation of responsibilities within the Directorate and/or HSE
the inspection policy, priorities and resources that are generally applied to duty holders of that type
the extent and nature of contact between HSE and the duty holder and HSE’s co-operation with other enforcing authorities
the adequacy of existing relevant HSE/Directorate intervention strategies, procedures or instructions in relation to the incident/industry
whether the absence of such intervention strategies, procedures or instructions at the time of the incident was significant

other relevant issues, such as support training for inspectors, effectiveness of arrangements for liaison with other enforcing authorities, etc.