Regulation 23 Duties of installation owners and installation managersI1

United Kingdom

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 23(2)(c)(i) words substituted by Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) 2015 Sch. 13 para. 4
reg. 23 substituted by Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) 1995 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 10
reg. 23(2)(c) word revoked by Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) 1995 reg. 23(a)
reg. 23(2)(c)(iv) and word added by Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) 1995 reg. 23(b)
reg. 23(4) words substituted by Management of Health and Safety at Work 2000 Sch. 3 reg. 29(2)
reg. 23(4) words substituted by Management of Health and Safety at Work Sch. 2
reg. 23(2)(c)(i) words inserted by Offshore Installations (Safety Case) 2007 Sch. 10 para. 1(d)
reg. 23(2)(c)(i) words inserted by Offshore Installations (Safety Case) 2005 Sch. 9 para. 1(d)
reg. 23(2)(c)(i) words substituted by Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) 2016 Sch. 14 para. 4

In respect of every offshore installation served by a safety committee it shall be the duty of the installation owner and of the installation manager–

(a)

to facilitate the exercise by the committee of its functions and by the safety representatives of their functions and powers in respect of the installation under these Regulations, and for that purpose to make available the necessary accommodation, facilities for communication and office equipment supplies; and

(b)

to consult safety representatives with a view to the making and maintenance of arrangements which will enable them and the workforce to co-operate effectively in promoting and developing measures to ensure the health and safety of persons working on or from the installation, and in checking the effectiveness of such arrangements;

F1(c)

without prejudice to paragraph (b) above, to consult safety representatives on the preparation of a safety case relating to the installation under the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 23(c) inserted (31.5.1993) by The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2885), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 3 (with reg. 3)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 23 in force at 18.9.1989, see reg. 1