§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated number of operational safety cases for new offshore installations, or mobile installations entering United Kingdom waters for the first time, which will be submitted to the Health and Safety Executive in each of the next three years. [29077]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe Health and Safety Executive estimates that a total of 15 to 20 cases for offshore installations and mobile installations entering UK waters for the first time will be submitted in each of the next three years.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) improvement notices and (b) prohibition notices have been issued by the offshore safety division of the Health and Safety Executive in each year since 1991. [29075]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe figures are as follows:
Year Improvement notices Prohibition notices 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992 0 2 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993 19 5 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994 22 3 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 34 5 1 April 1995 to 8 June 1995 3 0
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the expected number of well operations notifications per month which will be submitted to the offshore safety division of the Health and Safety Executive under the provisions of regulation 11 of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992; and what is the HSE's planned personnel allocation to the handling of these notifications. [29079]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe Health and Safety Executive estimates that around 65 well notifications will be submitted per month.
Sixteen staff who are currently engaged on approving well consents will be employed in managing the notification scheme when this comes into effect. The 216W offshore safety division is also able to draw on further specialist staff as required.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when the first revised safety case is due to be submitted to the Health and Safety Executive under the provisions of regulation 9(4) of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992; and how many such revised safety cases are expected to be submitted to the HSE in each of the subsequent three years. [29078]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe first revised safety case due to be submitted under the provisions of regulation 9(4) of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 is expected to be submitted in January 1997. from 1997 onwards the Health and Safety Executive estimates that 60 revised safety cases will be submitted in each of the next three years.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many offshore installation safety cases have been submitted to the offshore safety division of the Health and Safety Executive to date; and how many of these have been formally accepted by the Health and Safety Executive. [29076]
§ Mr. OppenheimAt 31 May 1995, a total of 260 safety cases for offshore installations had been submitted to the Health and Safety Executive, of which 17 were design safety cases which are not formally accepted by HSE. At the same date, 102 safety cases had been accepted by HSE.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many exemptions have been granted to the time deadline requirements for safety case submission, as provided for in regulation 17(2) (a) of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992. [29080]
§ Mr. OppenheimNo exemptions have been requested or granted to the time deadline requirements for safety case submission, as provided for in regulation 17(2) (a).