Field Operations Directorate (FOD)
Key facts
- FOD, the largest operational inspectorate in HSE, covers many employment sectors including construction, agriculture, general manufacturing, engineering, food and drink, quarries, entertainment, education, health services, local and central government and domestic gas safety.
- We contribute to HSE's mission to ensure that risks to people’s health and safety from work activities are properly controlled. This means reducing risks and protecting people at work by providing advice and guidance on how to comply with the law, inspecting workplaces, investigating accidents and complaints and taking enforcement action where necessary.
- Our headquarters is in Bootle, Merseyside where the Director of Field Operations is based. FOD is managed as seven geographical Divisions and a national Construction Division . A Director or Head of Division leads each Division. Staff in geographical divisions and the national construction division are involved primarily in front-line activities, giving advice and guidance, contacting and inspecting workplaces, investigating incidents/accidents/complaints and taking enforcement action.
- The Employment Medical Advisory Service is part of FOD; it supports all HSE's front-line activities and provides occupational health advice direct to employers and employees.
