Health and Safety Executive

Questions from the Health and Safety Executive:

Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero Are there risks associated with this new energy landscape and how could they be best controlled? Do co-located technologies pose new hazards and risks? What new hazards arise from how new energy systems are integrated and controlled? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero To what extent is climate change affecting health and safety of workers and communities how is this expected to change over time? How can the effect of climate change on the safe operation of industrial assets best be determined? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero Are there health and safety challenges related to maintenance and repair of aging low carbon energy infrastructure, such as offshore wind turbines? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero Are there health and safety challenges associated with growing industries including the retrofitting of domestic and commercial buildings; installation of low carbon heat solutions & installation of electrical infrastructure for electric vehicles? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How do operational fusion power plants compare in risk profile to industrial installations HSE are familiar with regulating? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero Given the known effects that hydrogen can have on materials how can the long-term performance of hydrogen infrastructure be assured? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero What are the appropriate controls and mitigations that need to be built into new carbon capture infrastructure? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can we ensure that new industries such CCS, hydrogen and energy storage are designed with safety and health considerations in mind? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can it be ensured that technological advancements serve to maintain or improve existing levels of safety and health and do not present additional risks (either immediate or latent)? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can designers, consultants and manufacturers contribute to incorporating improvements in occupational health and safety when considering design of new technologies? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero Is there opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills from hydrocarbon technologies to operators of new and emerging technologies in the energy transition? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero What can be learned from the deployment and scale-up of more mature industries (such as planning and consequence modelling) that will help us manage safety outcomes for the emergence of new technologies? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero What role does HSE have in assuring the trust of communities in new and emerging technologies in the energy transition? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero Are there significant hazards and risks associated with the deployment and scale-up of new and emerging technologies for Net Zero? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero What evidence is needed about the use of new technologies - e.g. new and emerging energy technologies, use of novel materials, new manufacturing processes, etc. - to develop an appropriate, effective strategy for their better regulation, enabling their rapid and safe introduction? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can it be ensured that evidence is used appropriately for completing effective safety checks, calibration and testing requirements for existing and new materials and structures? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How does the performance of materials and structures change over time? Can this be accurately predicted and measured in service? How does this impact on the thresholds for safety (remnant life etc.)? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can it be ensured that repair and replacement strategies (and the technologies used) are suitable? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can it be ensured that the health and safety challenges presented by repurposing and decommissioning are appropriately addressed? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can the role that human factors may play in the effective operation or failure of the asset base be effectively understood? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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