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HSE and the ports industry

Logistics sector strategy

The HSE Strategy (The Health and Safety of Great Britain - Be Part of the Solution) provides the overall strategic framework for maintaining and improving Great Britain's health and safety performance

Within the framework of the HSE Strategy, individual sector strategies have been developed, with stakeholder involvement, to guide HSE's proactive work.

The Logistics Sector Strategy covers ports, road haulage and postal/courier services. It sets out a series of aims grouped under the goals of the HSE Strategy which, if met would address 'what' needs to be done to improve the Sector's health and safety performance.

The Logistics Sector Strategy is steered by the Logistics Strategy Forum.

Operational units

HSE has a number of operational inspectors and visiting staff who deal with the industry by a range of methods including:

  • On-site visits (announced and unannounced)
  • Investigation of accidents and complaints
  • Providing guidance and support at visits, by phone or at events
  • Enforcement where necessary

Sector

Head of Sector - Vincent Joyce

The Sector takes an active role in dealing with the industry by:

Link URLs in this page

  1. Ports and dockshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/index.htm
  2. Overview - Ports industryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/hse.htm
  3. Key industry stakeholdershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/stakeholders.htm
  4. Enforcing authoritieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/enforcing.htm
  5. Overview - Legal requirementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/legal-requirements.htm
  6. Dangerous goods - (DGHAR) https://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/dangerous-goods.htm
  7. Fishing vesselshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/fishing-vessels.htm
  8. FAQs on ports and dockshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/faqs.htm
  9. Overview - Freight container safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/containers.htm
  10. Freight container regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/regulations.htm
  11. Container design and manufacture approvalhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/container-approval.htm
  12. Container examination schemeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/container-examination.htm
  13. RAIB - accident reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/raib.htm
  14. Overview - Topicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/topics.htm
  15. Workplace transporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/transport.htm
  16. Lifting operationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/lifting-operations.htm
  17. Working at heighthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/falls.htm
  18. Dusty cargoeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/dusty-cargoes.htm
  19. Musculoskeletal disordershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/msd.htm
  20. Whole-body vibrationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/vibration.htm
  21. Slips and tripshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/slips-and-trips.htm
  22. Confined spaceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/confined-spaces.htm
  23. Overview - Access to vesselshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/access-to-vessels.htm
  24. Linkspans and walkwayshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/linkspans-walkways.htm
  25. Standards at quayside ladders https://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/quayladder.htm
  26. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/resources.htm
  27. Publications and guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/publications.htm
  28. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/case-studies.htm
  29. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/statistics.htm
  30. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/links.htm
  31. Working with key industry stakeholdershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/stakeholders.htm
  32. Working with other regulatorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/enforcing.htm
  33. statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/statistics.htm
  34. Producing guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/publications.htm
  35. L148 - Safety in docks. ACOPhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l148.htm
  36. L155 - Dangerous goods in harbour areas Regs 2016https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l155.htm
  37. Container approval - Green guidehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/dis8.htm
  38. Container examination - Yellow guidehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/dis9.htm
  39. Quick guide to health and safety in portshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg446.htm
  40. Port Skills and Safety https://www.portskillsandsafety.co.uk/resources
  41. Department for Transport - Portshttps://www.gov.uk/transport/ports-harbours-and-offshore-installations
  42. International Maritime Organisation (IMO)http://www.imo.org/
  43. Port skills and safetyhttps://www.portskillsandsafety.co.uk/resources
  44. Logisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/index.htm
  45. Risk managementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm
  46. Explosivehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/index.htm
  47. Work equipmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/index.htm
  48. Work at heighthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/work-at-height/index.htm
  49. Workplace transporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

DGHAR
Duties under the Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016
RAIB
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
ACOP
Approved Code of Practice

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Updated 2022-05-22