Appendix 3 - how advice changes
I have a bit of a fascination with how HSE guidance has changed over the years. Sometime I’ll write about the old ladder guidance (but for now, just head over to the Ladder Association website for the best advice). What I have done here is brought together old versions of HSE documents, especially where I have something to say about earlier versions, or the changes, in the book (or in other articles).
INDG 163: Five steps to risk assessment
Rev 1, 1998 ‘Five steps to risk assessment’
Rev 2, 2006 ‘Five steps to risk assessment’
Rev 3, 2011 ‘Five steps to risk assessment’
Rev 4, 2014 ‘Risk assessment. A brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace’ (note the change of title)
Draft of Rev 5, 2016 ‘Risk assessment. A brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace.’ Never issued, and removed from the HSE website.
2019, Steps needed to manage risk. Update to the HSE website, splitting the activities needed in the first three steps differently. I’ve kept a pdf of this in case in changes again, but for now it links to the HSE website.
HSG 65: Successful health and safety management
First issued in 1991, I don’t have a copy of that version.
HSG 65, 2011 mentions PDCA but still uses POPIMAR
I wrote a more detailed article on the changes to HSG 65 in 2014, so let me know if you want to know more.
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