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Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Functions and Regulations:
– Assist and encourage compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
– Arrange research, training, and information.
– Provide information and advisory services to various stakeholders.
– Propose health and safety regulations.
– Governed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
– Formed by merging the Health and Safety Commission.
– Operates under the legislative reform order of 2008.
– Responsible for health and safety in mining.
– HSE website offers information on occupational health and safety.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Structure and Divisions:
– Local authorities enforce health and safety legislation in specific sectors.
– Agencies under HSE include the Health and Safety Executive, Science Division.
– HM Inspectorate of Mines oversees safe working procedures in UK mines.
– Offshore Safety Division was established post the Piper Alpha disaster.
– OSHCR (Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register) is administered by HSE.
– HSE administers the OSHCR, a central register of safety consultants in the UK.
– Offshore Safety Division is now part of the Energy Division since 2013.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Specific Divisions:
– Health and Safety Executive, Science Division is based in Buxton, Derbyshire.
– Employs over 350 professionals including scientists, engineers, psychologists, and health professionals.
– Conducts research and investigations for HSE, government agencies, and the private sector.
– HM Inspectorate of Mines is located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
– Offshore Safety Division was established in April 1991 in response to the Piper Alpha disaster.

Criticism and Political Impact on Health and Safety Executive (HSE):
– Some criticism includes inadequate safety procedures.
– HSE has faced criticism for risks related to buried LPG pipework.
– Criticisms of over-broad regulations and contributing to a compensation culture.
– Political impact includes calls for reforms to reduce bureaucratic burdens.
– David Cameron criticized the health and safety culture in the UK.

Key Figures and Contributions in Diving Safety:
– Notable figures in diving safety include Albert R. Behnke, Peter B. Bennett, and Richard A. Walker.
– Aquanauts like Fabien Cousteau and Sylvia Earle have made significant contributions.
– Astronauts like Michael Barratt and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are also involved in diving.
– Tragic incidents and notable explorers in scuba diving and wreck exploration.
– Divers like Berry L. Cannon and Anna Marguerite McCann have made significant discoveries.