Open-access HSE reference portal

Zero incidents.
Total compliance.

In high-risk operations, a minor procedural error can have irreversible consequences. We break down the non-negotiable Life-Saving Rules proven to eliminate fatal incidents — and help you train, implement and audit them across your workforce and contractors.

RULE COMPLIANCE DASHBOARD Monitoring
Rule compliance trend — YTD 2026
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RULE BREACHES
↓ 30 days
97.8%
PERMITS VERIFIED
↑ 4.1%
46
STOP WORK CALLS
↑ Speaking up
COMPLIANCE BY RULE
Energy Isolation
96%
Working at Height
91%
Confined Space
84%
Hot Work
68%
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Zero
incidents — the only acceptable goal

Wherever you are on the journey

Whether you manage a heavy industrial site, a civil construction zone or an offshore platform, protecting life depends on absolute clarity, non-negotiable standards and robust field execution. We meet you where you are.

Adopting the rules

Introducing Life-Saving Rules for the first time, or harmonising different rule sets across sites and contractors. We help you choose, tailor and roll out rules that fit your activities and your existing safety management system.

Implementation · Training

Making the rules stick

The rules are on the wall, but are they followed when the pressure is on? We test how well each rule is really embedded in the field, and help close the gaps between the rule on paper and the work as it is done.

Audit & Assurance · Training

The Life-Saving Rules

A short set of absolute rules for the activities most likely to kill or seriously injure people at work. Each one explained, with a real incident and questions for your team.

Working at Height Protect yourself against a fall whenever you work at height. Safe Mechanical Lifting Plan lifts, stay within rated capacity and never stand under a suspended load. Energy Isolation Lock out, tag out and verify zero energy before you start work. Line Breaking Depressurise, drain and verify before opening any line, and stay out of the line of fire. Confined Space Entry Never enter without training, gas testing, a signed permit and a standby attendant. Hot Work Get a hot work permit, clear flammables and keep a fire watch in place. Bypassing Safety Controls Obtain authorisation before overriding or disabling any safety control. Driving Safety Seatbelt on, phone away, speed within limits and a walk-around before every trip. Fit for Duty & Stop Work Arrive fit for work, and stop the job whenever something looks unsafe.
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How we help

Training, implementation and assurance — everything you need to take Life-Saving Rules from a policy document to the way work is done on site.

Targeted Training

Interactive programmes that help workers understand the why behind the rules.

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Custom Implementation

Seamless integration of Life-Saving Rules into your existing safety management system.

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Audit & Assurance

On-site assessments and desktop reviews with diagnostics to ensure rules are embedded effectively.

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Free tools

How well are the rules really embedded on your site?

Take the free 3-minute Life-Saving Rules self-assessment for a score on every rule and your top three priorities. Plus a go / no-go pre-task check, a toolbox talk builder, and fall clearance, sling angle and gas test calculators. Everything runs in your browser.

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Our mission

To give safety managers, project supervisors and industrial contractors clear, accessible and practical guidance on the rules that protect lives. Life Saving Rules is an open-access reference portal dedicated to the global harmonisation of health, safety and environment standards — because the same few activities kill people in every industry, and the same few rules prevent it.

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Every rule matters. Every life counts.

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