The HSE Compliance Obligations Register (COR) is a list of statutory, regulatory, and policy obligations that HSE employees must comply with to ensure that HSE services meet high standards for quality and value to the public.
Failure to comply with these obligations undermines public and stakeholder trust in the HSE.
The current COR has about 400 external obligations and over 750 internal obligations (policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines). The COR will be updated quarterly so that the HSE is aware of any new or changing compliance requirements.
The COR is a valuable resource for HSE employees, particularly those involved in compliance, risk management, audit, and governance.
Why implement a COR?
We must keep a record of compliance obligations to meet regulatory requirements.
A compliance obligations register improves:
- risk management - by addressing legal and regulatory risks
- compliance - by identifying which laws and regulations apply to the organisation
- efficiency - by reducing the time and resources needed to track, document, and report on compliance-related tasks, allowing resources to be directed to the right activities
- accountability - by effectively managing and tracking obligations to ensure compliance, and owners of principal obligations are identified
- collaboration between teams and departments - by interactions associated with the register
Compliance Obligations Register 2024
The register contains an overview of HSE obligations (internal and external).
HSE Compliance Obligations Register 2024 (PDF, 2.8 MB, 14 pages)
Internal obligations (pages 2-10)
Internal obligations include policies, protocols, procedures, guidelines, and HR circulars designated as PPPGs. There are currently over 750 items on the internal register. These obligations are listed in chronological order based on when they were enacted. Many of these PPPGs exist to ensure that the organisation meets its external obligations.
External obligations (pages 11-14)
External obligations include laws, regulations, public policy and directives. Over 400 external obligations are currently listed.
Adding an obligation to the COR
The COR aims to provide a comprehensive list of HSE obligations. We cannot guarantee that all obligations have been included due to the large number of obligations that apply to an organisation of this size.
If you have an obligation to include in the COR or identify an obligation for removal email central.compliancefunction@hse.ie