The following legislation aims to reduce the risks from major accident hazards to the health and safety of the workforce employed on offshore installations, and in connected activities:
- Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations
- Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc) Regulations
This site helps dutyholders comply with the legal requirements, and this page has links to guidance on HSE's procedures for handling safety cases and other submissions.
Guidance on safety cases
- Material change to a safety case (Offshore Information Sheet 3/2011)
- Guidance on risk assessment for offshore installations (Offshore Information Sheet 3/2006)
- Verification during decommissioning and dismantling (Offshore Information Sheet 2/2008)
- Assessment principles for offshore safety cases (APOSC)
- Guidance on management of ageing and thorough reviews of ageing installations (Offshore information sheet 4/2009)
- Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations - HSE's involvement in the design and construction process (including processing of design notifications) (Offshore Information Sheet 11/2007)
- Procedures for safety cases assessment and processing of other notifications