Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 1995/491 United Kingdom

Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator5 Employer3

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Furnishing of information to, and general duties of, the operator Regulated
  • Exercise overall control and coordinate health and safety at the borehole siteOperator
s.006 Notice of the commencement of drilling operations and the abandonment of boreholes Regulated
  • Notify the Department of borehole drilling, abandonment and material changesOperator
s.007 Health and safety document Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain a pre-start health and safety document for your borehole siteOperator
s.008 Additional duties of the operator Regulated
  • Ensure borehole site workplaces are safe and provide escape routesOperator
s.009 Additional health and safety requirements Regulated
  • Apply additional health and safety rules from Schedule 2 where appropriateEmployer
s.010 Health surveillance Regulated
  • Provide health surveillance to workers on borehole sitesEmployer
5 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.005 Co-operation
s.011 Defence
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 15 shown
s.sch002 Person in charge and supervision Regulated
  • Appoint competent persons to manage and supervise borehole sitesOperator
s.sch002 Written instructions Regulated
  • Provide written instructions on health and safety and emergency proceduresEmployer
13 other schedules
s.sch002 Delineation and provision of safety signs
s.sch002 Remote control in emergencies
s.sch002 Communications, general and emergency
s.sch002 Means of evacuation and escape
s.sch002 Safety drills
s.sch002 Fire detection and fire-fighting
s.sch002 Safe assembly point and muster lists
s.sch002 Provision of competent persons
s.sch002 Work permits
s.sch002 Maintenance
s.sch002 Well control
s.sch002 Harmful atmospheres
s.sch002 Prevention of explosions

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