OSD - Procedures for safety case assessment and processing other submissions

Under the Offshore Installation (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 (SCR05) there are four main types of submission that may be made. HSE’s internal procedures for processing these submissions are provided here.

Safety Case Handling and Assessment Manual

This manual codifies OSD's approach to assessment of offshore safety cases. It provides permanent instructions that promote the quality of acceptance decisions and of the records that show how they are reached. Issue 7 of SCHAM includes, throughout the text, updates to take account of the 2005 Safety Case Regulations and the introduction of COIN, HSE's new computer system.

• Introduction
• Aims, objectives and principles
• Performance standards
• Roles and responsibilities
• Assessment procedures
• COIN safety case records
• Arrangements for review of non-acceptance decisions
• Design (or Relocation) Notification submitted under Regulation 6 [73KB]
• Combined Operations Notification submitted under Regulation 10
• Procedure for dealing with thorough review summaries (TRS) submitted under Regulation 13 of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005

Contact :

Derek Pratt
HID OSD1.5
Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside L20 7HS
0151 951 4970