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Management of health and safety in defence (JSP 375)

A list of all documents relating to JSP 375: Management of health and safety in defence.

JSP 375 is the corporate publication that provides guidance to defence in meeting its legal health and safety obligations, providing a common structure for the organisation and arrangements for the day-to-day management of health and safety within defence. JSP 375 provides the direction that must be followed in accordance with statute or policy mandated by defence or on defence by central government and the guidance and best practice that will assist the user to comply.

JSP 375 is subject to a 5-year rolling programme of review and update, please read the programme plan of chapters to be reviewed by priority and year. This plan will be updated to reflect changing priorities and refreshed accordingly.

Should you have any feedback, comments or suggested amendments for consideration at the next chapter review point, please and return it to: HSEP-GroupMailbox@mod.gov.uk. We will endeavour to provide a response but as this is not a formal consultation exercise we cannot commit to responding to all feedback received.

JSP 375 is now structured as a single-part publication with 3 sub-volumes. Each volume has chapters that contain the policy and direction on health and safety in defence and the guidance and good practice for applying that policy. The volumes are:

  • volume 1 - covers the basic arrangements for Defence compliance with Health and Safety legislation
  • volume 2 - details the common standard for Health and Safety audits within defence
  • volume 3 - covers the high risk activities on the defence estate

Volume 2 - audit [Withdrawn]

JSP 375 volume 2 is no longer extant and has been replaced by JSP 815 - Element 12: Assurance v1.2, which should now be used by all defence organisations to undertake assurance and audit activity. Defence organisations have the freedom to use other assurance and audit methodologies that are appropriate to their business and activities, but they must provide evidence of compliance with safety legislation and defence policy and regulations.

JSP 375

Updates to this page

Published 13 September 2013
Last updated 3 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Added 'Management of health and safety in defence - chapter 41: heat illness prevention (JSP 375, volume 1)', 'Management of health and safety in defence - chapter 42: cold injury prevention (JSP 375, volume 1)' and 'Management of health and safety in defence 鈥� chapter 25: noise at work (JSP 375, volume 1)'.

  2. Removed JSP 375 Volume 2 as this is no longer extant and has been replaced by Element 12 of JSP 815 Volume 2.

  3. Added: Management of health and safety in defence: Master Glossary.

  4. Updated the page content.

  5. Updated the information under the 'details' heading and added the JSP 375 review programme and feedback form page.

  6. Added the Management of health and safety in defence: arrangements (JSP 375 preliminary) page.

  7. Added link to Defence systems approach to training (JSP 822).

  8. Updated following name change to JSP 375.

  9. First published.