Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to duty holders in the North Sea oil and gas industry are their legal obligations to train (a) staff and (b) contractors to comply with the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes the “Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc) Regulations 2015 (SCR 2015) – Guidance on Regulations” which is available from its website HSE Offshore: Safety cases .

Guidance on training is also provided in HSE’s publications “A guide to the Offshore Installations and Pipelines Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995” (“MAR”) A guide to the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works Regulations 1995 (Second edition) - L70 (hse.gov.uk) and “Prevention of fire explosion, and emergency response on offshore installations” Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 (“PFEER”) PFEER .