Information systems

Section 18 Standard toolkit - Element 5

The Section 18 Standard requires every enforcing authority (EA) to have information systems that:

monitor and review progress towards local, regional and national policies, priorities, targets and plans;
monitor their activity, including the type of interventions, complaints, enforcement and other performance indicators;
inform policy and direct operational activity;
collate and analyse current data;
secure the benefits from the compatibility of data collection and data management systems with other regulators or between other regulators;
manage and record information for regular statistical returns;
access information and upload information to the HELA Extranet, internet, HSE website, email correspondence etc;
share data with other organisations and within their own organisation to minimise information requests to businesses;
involve businesses in vetting data requirements and form design for clarity and simplification; and
record accurate information about premises, including assessments of hazardous activities and risk, in order to support the prioritisation of interventions.

Further details are contained in the S18 toolkit. A downloadable example that supports the toolkit is listed below.