Operational guidance are internal-only instructions and guidance that HSE employees use for regulatory operational work on inspecting, investigating, permissioning, and enforcing.
HSE publishes operational guidance when it includes content that might be useful for dutyholders or other stakeholders. Operational guidance is up to date at the time of publication.
Operational guidance older than 6 years is hosted by The National Archive and are available in each series listed below. This is in line with the HSE Retention Policy and generally applies to any operational guidance that is over 6 years old.
Operational guidance series
- Operational guidance (OG series)
- Operational circulars (OC series)
- Operational minutes (OM series)
- Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR)
- Onshore Major Accident Regulator (COMAH)
- Permanent manuals (PM series)
- Semi Permanent Circulars (SPC series)
- Sector Information Minutes (SIM series)
Further information
The following information provides an overview of How HSE regulates.