How we work

To ensure workplace risks are properly controlled offshore, we:

  • inspect[40]
  • investigate accidents and incidents
  • assess safety cases
  • enforce
  • advise, guide and inform
  • research and develop
  • influence technical standards
  • develop policy

The Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR)[41] is the Competent Authority responsible for regulating offshore major hazards. OMAR is a partnership between HSE and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Offshore oil and gashttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/index.htm
  2. How we workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/how.htm
  3. Offshore health and safety lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/law.htm
  4. Workforce involvementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/workinvolvement.htm
  5. Unconventional oil and gas exploration (shale gas)https://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/unconventional-gas.htm
  6. Overview - Offshore topicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/topics.htm
  7. Accommodationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/accommodation.htm
  8. Ageinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/ageing/index.htm
  9. Corrosion and materialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/corrosion-and-materials.htm
  10. Offshore divinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/diving.htm
  11. Electrical and control systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/controlsystems.htm
  12. Evacuation, escape and rescue (EER)https://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/eer.htm
  13. Fire, explosion and risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/assessment.htm
  14. Human factorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/humanfactors.htm
  15. International liaisonhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/liaison.htm
  16. Marine and aviationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/marineaviation.htm
  17. Maritime integrityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/maritimeintegrity.htm
  18. Mechanical engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/mechengineering.htm
  19. Occupational healthhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/occupationalhealth.htm
  20. Offshore pipelineshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/pipelines.htm
  21. Process integrityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/processintegrity.htm
  22. Researchhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/offshoreresearch.htm
  23. Safety caseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/safetycases.htm
  24. Safety management systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/managementsystems.htm
  25. Structural integrityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/structuralintegrity.htm
  26. Verificationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/verification.htm
  27. Wellshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/wells.htm
  28. Working timehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/workingtime.htm
  29. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/resources.htm
  30. Overview - Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/publications.htm
  31. Operations noticeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/notices/index.htm
  32. Safety alerts and noticeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/notices/index.htm#safety-alerts
  33. Offshore information sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/infosheets/index.htm
  34. Research reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/researchreports.htm
  35. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/statistics/index.htm
  36. Offshore charging informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/charging.htm
  37. Key programme final reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/programmereports.htm
  38. Offshore Directivehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/directive.htm
  39. Subscribehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/ebulletin/index.htm
  40. inspecthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/inspection.htm
  41. Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR)https://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/index.htm
  42. Offshore publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/publications.htm
  43. Research reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/researchreports.htm
  44. Offshore statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/statistics/index.htm
  45. Diving micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/index.htm
  46. Pipelines micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pipelines/index.htm
  47. Electricity micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/index.htm
  48. Carbon capture and storage micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/carboncapture/index.htm
  49. Regulating major hazards micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/regulating-major-hazards/index.htm
  50. Safety bulletinhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/index.htm
  51. HSE Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm
  52. Science and researchhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/research/index.htm
  53. Charging activitieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/charging/index.htm
  54. Health and safety statisticsfile:///J%7C/website/livelive/statistics/index.htm
  55. International Regulators Forumhttp://www.irfoffshoresafety.com/
  56. Institution of Occupational Safety and Healthhttp://www.iosh.co.uk/
Updated 2023-05-24