Relevant Statutes:
· Health
and Safety at Work Act 1974, Section 7
· Management
of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 [MHSWR], Reg 9
· Management
and Administration Regulations 1992 [MAR], Reg 8
· Offshore
Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response)
Regulations 1995 [PFEER]
· Offshore
Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response)
Regulations 1995 [PFEER]
· Design
and Construction Regulations 1996 [DCR], Reg 20.
Everybody has a duty to co-operate with duty holders with
health and safety responsibilities so far as is necessary to enable them to
meet their legal obligations.
Co-operation can take many forms including
following work procedures, the use of specific equipment such as PPE and undergoing
training. In many instances employers are required to supply information and
those receiving the information have to take account of it.
Co-operation between Employers
Where the activities of different employers interact (e.g. a
helicopter pilot on an installation) they may need to co-operate with each
other to ensure their respective obligations are met.
The duties to
co-operate, co-ordinate measures and exchange information relates to all
statutory duties and therefore concerns all people who may be at risk
Risk Assessment
Risk assessments, particularly those relating to
emergencies, will need to cover the whole workplace and workforce and will
require some degree of co-ordination.
Co-operation for Emergency Response
The Emergency Response plan should include arrangements for
co-operation with;
· operators/owners
of other installations pipelines
· providers
of helicopters and standby vessels
· supply
vessels, diving contractors etc.
· employers
who are not the duty holder
· all
persons on the installation
Offshore Installation Managers and HL0s
Anyone who boards or enters an installation's safety zone
must recognise the authority of the 0IM.
It is the duty of everyone on board
to co-operate with the 0IM, so far as is necessary, to enable the OIM to carry
out his duties and functions.
This means that where the 0IM has issued
instructions for health and safety purposes these should be followed.
Masters
of vessels and helicopter pilots must also co-operate with OIMs provided this
does not conflict with their statutory duties.
The OIM must co-operate with:
· the
owner or operator (who appointed the OIM) so that they can meet their legal
obligations
· the
0IM of another installation where their operations may interact
HLOs - every person shall co-operate with the HLO, so far as is necessary to enable him to enable him to perform his functions.