Sector information minutes are internal-only instructions and guidance that HSE employees use for regulatory operational work on inspecting, investigating, permissioning, and enforcing.
HSE publishes sector information minutes when they include content that might be useful for dutyholders or other stakeholders. Sector information minutes are up to date at the time of publication.
Sector information minutes older than 6 years are hosted by The National Archive and are available below. This is in line with the HSE Retention Policy and generally applies to any sector information minutes that are over 6 years old.
Sector information minutes series
Agriculture and food
- SIM 01/2010/03 - Inspection and enforcement priorities in agriculture and the wider land based industries
- SIM 01/2010/02 - Biosecurity: Guidance to FOD staff who visit farms
- SIM 01/2009/02 - Front loaders fitted to tractors with programmable hydraulic controls
- SIM 01/2007/05 - Management of the risk from falling trees or branches
- SIM 01/2004/09 - Ditch Diggers Mounted on Tractor Three-Point Linkage
- SIM 01/2004/05 - Use of Skid Steer Loaders in Poultry Sheds
- SIM 01/2004/02 - Changes to the training and assessment of chainsaw operators
- SIM 01/2003/06 - Safeguarding of fleece and rope-winding machines
- SIM 01/2002/09 - Safeguarding of self - propelled vegetable harvesting/packing rigs
- SIM 01/2002/02 - Industry code of practice for operator training in amenity horticulture and similar environments
- SIM 01/2001/02 - Application of health and safety legislation and Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI) to agricultural machinery rings
Construction
Manufacturing
- SIM 03/2012/06 - Workplan 2012-13: Molten metal interventions
- SIM 03/2012/05 - Workplan 2012-13: FOD Visits to Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR) premises using isocyanate containing paints and lacquers, and/or two post lifts
- SIM 03/2012/03 - Workplan 2012-13: Stoneworker Industry Interventions
- SIM 03/2012/02 - Two-Hand Control at Hydraulic Presses
- SIM 03/2012/01 - Reducing ill health from isocyanate exposure in motor vehicle repair (MVR)
- SIM 03/2010/02 - Risk Of Vehicles Falling Off Two-Post Vehicle Lifts in Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR)
- SIM 03/2009/12 - Falls from height in mineral industries (ceramic, concrete and glass)
- SIM 03/2009/11 - Safety at Raku kilns
- SIM 03/2009/08 - Hazardous area classification for explosible dusts in the rubber and plastics industries
- SIM 03/2009/07 - Safety during the use of calenders in the rubber and plastics industries
- SIM 03/2009/06 - Legionella in aqueous tunnel washers
- SIM 03/2009/01 - Manual handling in teams during the fabrication of roof trusses
- SIM 03/2008/12 - Defective locking devices identified on modern 2-post lifts
- SIM 03/2008/10 - The use of liquid dye penetrants containing the azo compound CI Solvent Red 164 in the detection of flaws or cracks in metal components
- SIM 03/2007/15 - Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders
- SIM 03/2006/10 - Fires in metal finishing premises from electric process heaters
- SIM 03/2004/61 - Roadside Recovery and Repair (RRR) - Previously SIM 04/2004/14
- SIM 03/2002/26 - Short and Intermittent Exposure to Rosin-based Solder Flux Fume: When Exposure may need further Assessment and Control
- SIM 03/2001/14 - Control of Noise in Heavy Fabrication
Services, transportation and Safety Unit (STSU)
- SIM 05/2011/04 - Supply of Second hand machinery – duties of suppliers
- SIM 05/2010/02 - Manual handling risks during baggage handling on the ramp
- SIM 05/2009/01 - Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts
- SIM 05/2008/05 - Container Top Safety Frames
- SIM 05/2008/03 - Advice and guidance on the application of road traffic legislation to roads in docks
- SIM 05/2008/02 - Safe access to aircraft for catering operations
- SIM 05/2007/07 - Manual handling risks during assistance of disabled passengers boarding or disembarking aircraft
- SIM 05/2007/02 - The road haulage and distribution industry - overview
- SIM 05/2005/09 - Handling Containers with Slewing Cranes
- SIM 05/2005/05 - Preventing Falls from Height From, or When Opening or Closing Aircraft Doors
- SIM 05/2004/52 - Parcel carriers - Enforcement allocation
- SIM 05/2004/51 - Royal Mail business structure and enforcement allocation
- SIM 05/2003/58 - Preventing falls from height during maintenance at helicopters (Rotary wing aircraft) - Previously SIM 07/2003/32
- SIM 05/2003/54 - The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) and its Perceived Influence on Safety Standards in the Electricity Industry - Previously SIM 04/2003/12
- SIM 05/2003/53 - Work On Utility Services Allocation of Responsibilities Between the Construction Sector and the Commercial and Consumer Services, Transportation & Utilities Sector - Previously SIM 03/2003/09
- SIM 05/2004/09 - Safe Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Fired Stage Flame Effects
- SIM 05/2002/52 - Preventing Falls from Height during Aircraft Maintenance
- SIM 05/2002/18 - Stress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Steels in Swimming Pool Buildings
- SIM 05/2002/03 - Use of small mobile lifting devices at outdoor events as supports for speaker clusters, lights etc
- SIM 05/2001/50 - Electromagnetic Radiation in the Telecommunications Sector - Previously SIM 03/2001/02
Public services
- SIM 07/2012/08 - Workplan 2013/14: Asbestos management in schools outside Local Authority control
- SIM 07/2012/07 - Control of Legionella in hot and cold water systems in care services / settings using temperature
- SIM 07/2012/06 - Sector Information Minute (SIM 07/2012/06) Bed rail risk management
- SIM 07/2012/01 - Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; HSWA s51A amendment
- SIM 07/2011/06 - Natural rubber latex sensitisation in health and social care
- SIM 07/2011/05 - Guidance on Domiciliary Care and Section 51 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA)
- SIM 07/2011/01 - Adult Safeguarding in Social Care – HSE Role
- SIM 07/2009/06 - Asbestos Management in school system buildings 2009/2010
- SIM 07/2008/07 - Domestic safety issues in local authority and other rented housing
- SIM 07/2003/30 - Enforcement Action against the Police, Fire Brigade or MoD
- SIM 07/2002/09 - Enforcement Responsibility for Military Air Shows and Similar Events
- SIM 07/2001/36 - Managing Health and Safety in Schools under 'Fair Funding'
- SIM 07/2001/34 - Enforcement Procedures for Crown Bodies including Crown censures