1. Health and Safety Executive HSE Strategy 2006-11 for Worker & Public Safety in the UK Chemical Industry John Murray Head of Chemical Industries Strategy Unit Working on Safety Conference, Netherlands, September 2006

2. Chemical Industries Strategy Long term Aim “to assure the health and safety of workers and the public by ensuring that the risks in the chemical industry and associated onshore major hazard industries are properly managed”

3. Chemical Industries Strategy The Strategy “A set of actions to deliver the long term aim”  Three Key Goals  KG1 Prevent major accidents [70%]  KG2 Limit the consequences of MAs[20%]  KG3 Improve H & S of people [10%]  Guiding Principles & Broad resource allocation

4. Chemical Industries Strategy  Drivers & shapers of priority work-streams  Legislative Framework/Statutory duties  PSA Targets  HSE Programmes  HID Themes  Evidence base  Resource capacity & type  External perspectives

5. Chemical Industries Strategy CID expectation set Completion of the menu Key sector strategies COMAH 5 core life cycle elements

6. Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1 Initial integrity Assurance that the installation is fit for purpose at the start.

7. Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1 Ageing plant Ageing plant includes decision on plant life extension, alternative technologies decommissioning.

8. Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1 Control of production Use of systems/procedures that keep the installation operating within its design envelope, during normal running, and start-up and shutdown.

9. Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 1 Maintenance of integrity Keeping the installation, its plant and equipment fit for purpose. (This includes planned maintenance, inspection, testing, breakdown repair, like-for-like replacement, and risk reviews.) Management of Change Making sure change is well planned & implemented, and does not compromise safety

10. Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 2 1. On-site emergency planning Seveso TT: assessment, inspection LT & sub-Seveso: strategy development implementation 2. Off-site emergency planning Strategy development, implementation

11. Chemical Industries Strategy: Key Goal 2 3. Civil Contingencies information provider positive, proportionate approach 4. Land Use Planning support PADHI implementation land use planning & consent applications

12. Chemical Industries Strategy Key Goal 3: ill health reduction Work streams contributing to ill health reduction  Number of initiative under seven headings  Mix of intelligence /research, stakeholder and operational work  Aim is to develop strategies that guide and target contributions  where we make the best impact  with most effective use of team, Divisional and intermediary resources

13. Chemical Industries Strategy Key Goal 3 : ill health reduction  Occupational Health Audits  Legionella  Dermatitis  Asthma

14. Chemical Industries Strategy Key Goal 3 : ill health reduction  Carcinogens  Asbestos  Others  MSD  Stress

15. Chemical Industries Strategy: Engagement All staff signed up to strategy through a involvement in development of the strategy and communications workshops. 70/20/10 for KGs 1, 2 & 3 was understood Greater stakeholder engagement needed Continue to engage staff in updating the strategy

16. Chemical Industries Strategy: Resourcing Zero base planning exercise undertaken Development of ‘Operational planning resource estimates’

17. Chemical Industries Strategy: Summary An outline of the drivers and shapers for regulation of worker and public safety regulation of the UK Chemical Industry Our Aim, Key Goals, and Work-streams Overall a picture of what we are about as a regulator Questions?