HSE Workplan / Priorities / Direction / investigations

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1 Health and and Safety Executive HSE Workplan / Priorities / Direction / investigations Andrew Kingscott HM Principal Inspector Bristol

2 Direction / issues Work plan / business plan Local Issues Recent Prosecutions/Investigations/outcomes

3 Wider Strategy Helping Great Britain work well Getting risk management right is an enabler for productivity, innovation and growth and is integral to business success as well as the wellbeing of workers. Britain has a health and safety record we can all be very proud of it s one of the best in the world. But we also know that we can be even better.

4 GB H&S Strategy 6 Key themes Acting together. Tackling ill health. Managing risk well Supporting small employers Keeping pace with change Sharing our success

5 GB H&S Strategy + events Does your personal contribution to health and safety really help others - or hinder? Is ownership and responsibility for health and safety in the right place in your organisation? Is it focussed on the right things? What could you personally do differently in 2016 that will really help us to create an even better health and safety system in GB? Are you prepared to make a resolution to do something different in 2016?

6 HSE Business Plan 2015/16 Mission: The prevention of death, injury and ill health to those at work and those affected by work activities Lead others to improve health and safety in the workplace Provide an effective regulatory framework Secure compliance with the law Reduce the likelihood of low frequency, high-impact catastrophic incidents

7 HSE year plan sustaining regulatory excellence; growing commercial activities; investing in people and capability; driving operational effectiveness and efficiencies.

8 HSE year plan The challenge 1.2 million workers work related illness deaths occ lung disease/cancer 133 deaths injuries 28.2 million working days lost 14.2 Billion cost

9 HSE year plan targeted inspections (87% action) 1100 major hazards visits 3280 investigations notices 600 Prosecutions 32 million hits on HSE website Simplified guidance to SMEs visits to the asbestos App 17 commercial income

10 HSE work plan - proactive Maintain focus intelligence led High risk sectors poor performers -

11 HSE work - reactive Construction / Asbestos Legionella Gas Machinery guarding Vehicle movements

12 Construction Proactive Interventions Refurbishment Initiative Sept/Oct Health embedded in all interventions

13 Construction - Unsafe Work at Height (The usual) Front Rear

14 Refurbishment Initiative Number of sites 217 Number of sites in MB 91 (42%) Sites with Notices 43 (20%) No PNs 33 No INs 38 Proactive PRs 1

15 Construction - Unsafe Plant

16 Construction: Unsafe Plant

17 Construction: Unsafe plant

18 Construction Unsafe Demolition

19 Construction: Unsafe Demolition

20 Construction: unsafe demolition

21 Construction: overhead cables

22 Struck by material

23 Struck by material

24 Construction: overhead cables

25 Other failings

26 Schools

27 Gas

28 Current investigations Arm off Fall from a sling Cattle trampling MEWP overturn Permits to work LOTO Crushing Gas Fragile material

29 New sentencing guidelines Revised arrangements Could see significant increases in fines for large organisations based on turn over Consideration of HARM, CULPABILITY Prosecutor duty to assist on sentencing Changes re Policy Individuals.

30 New sentencing guidelines Step 1: Harm/Culpability Step 2: Aggravating factors (mitigation) Step 3: Step back meet general principals Step 4: Any other factors S7/S36/S37 HARM / CUPLABILITY aggravating Custody/Community - Fine

31 Questions?