Inspection

Since the UK left the EU, the Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) is now the UKs Offshore Competent Authority (previously known as the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR). How HSE regulate the offshore industry stays the same. Our guidance will be updated to reflect this change.

OMAR will proactively inspect to sample compliance in practice with major hazard control arrangements described by Safety Cases and OPEPs.

OMAR will produce a single Intervention Plan for each Duty Holder, on an annual basis, detailing all of OMAR's planned offshore interventions.

The following framework diagram describes the process by which OMAR will produce Intervention Plans:

Intervention Planning Framework Diagram (PDF) [31]

The following framework diagram describes the process by which OMAR will conduct offshore inspections:

Inspection Guides

ED Offshore Inspection Guide – Inspection of Loss of Containment (LOC) - Version 2 March 2018 (PDF) [34]

Link URLs in this page

  1. OMARhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/index.htm
  2. Overview - The Competent Authorityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/index.htm
  3. OMAR Governancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/governance.htm
  4. Appeals Processhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/appeals.htm
  5. Freedom of Informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/foi.htm
  6. Enforcement Policieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/enforcement.htm
  7. Cost Recovery Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/charging.htm
  8. Overview - OMAR Operations and Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/index.htm
  9. Guidance Regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/guidance-regulations.htm
  10. Design / Relocation Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/design-relocation.htm
  11. Overview - Safety Caseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/safety-cases/index.htm
  12. Safety Case Topic Specialist Assessment Templates and Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/safety-cases/safety-case-topic-specialist-assessment.htm
  13. Dismantlement Safety Caseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/safety-cases/dismantlement-safety-cases.htm
  14. Oil Pollution Emergency Plans (OPEP)https://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/oil-pollution.htm
  15. Well Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/well-notifications.htm
  16. Combined Operations Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/combined-operations.htm
  17. Thorough Reviewshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/thorough-reviews.htm
  18. Requesting an Exemptionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/requesting-exemption.htm
  19. Investigationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/investigation.htm
  20. Inspectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/inspection.htm
  21. OMAR Consultation on Licensing and Appointment of Operatorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/consultation.htm
  22. Overview - Reportinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/index.htm
  23. Reporting Incidents to OMARhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/incidents-to-omar.htm
  24. Confidential Reporting to OMARhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/confidential-reporting.htm
  25. Offshore publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/offshore-publications.htm
  26. Overview - OMAHAChttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac.htm
  27. Further informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/information.htm
  28. Meetingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac-papers/index.htm
  29. Membershiphttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac-membership.htm
  30. News and eventshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/news.htm
  31. Intervention Planning Framework Diagramhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/assets/docs/framework-intervention-planning.pdf
  32. Framework – Inspectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/assets/docs/framework-inspection.pdf
  33. Framework – Major Hazard Management Reviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/assets/docs/framework-major-hazard-management-review.pdf
  34. ED Offshore Inspection Guide – Inspection of Loss of Containment (LOC) - Version 2 March 2018https://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/assets/docs/inspection-of-loss-of-containment.pdf

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Updated: 2024-06-12