Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
1996
Northern Ireland
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
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Schedules
Browse 35 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
If the hearing or the sight of the workers concerned...
Areas, rooms or enclosures used for the storage of significant...
The dimensions and colorimetric and photometric features of signboards must...
Permanent signboards must be used for signs relating to prohibitions,...
Signboards on containers and pipes must be placed as laid...
Places where there is a risk of colliding with obstacles...
Traffic routes must be permanently marked with a safety colour....
Illuminated signs, acoustic signals and/or verbal communication must be used...
Hand signals and/or verbal communication must be used where the...
If the conditions described in paragraph 2.2 are not fulfilled,...
The operator must interrupt the ongoing manoeuvre in order to...
Accessories
Schedule 1 para.3.3
Schedule 1 para.3.4
Schedule 1 para.3.5
the presence of another emission source of the same type...
the placing of too many signs too close together should...
two illuminated signs which are likely to be confused are...
an illuminated sign is not to be used in the...
two acoustic signals are not to be used at the...
an acoustic signal is not to be used if there...
poor design, insufficient number, incorrect positioning, poor state of repair...
Depending on requirements, signs and signalling devices must be cleaned,...
The number and positioning of signs or signalling devices to...
Signs requiring some form of power must be provided with...
The triggering of an illuminated sign and/or acoustic signal indicates...
The standards issued by the British Standards Institution with the...
Appendix C of the Fire Service Training Manual.
In regulation 9 of the Noise at Work Regulations (Northern...
In the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations...
Any of the premises and activities mentioned in regulation 4(1)...
(a) The working of a mine, any premises and activities...
(a) The construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, cleaning, demolition and...
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Browse 22 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Preliminary remarks
Where safety signs are required by these Regulations, they must...
This Part introduces those requirements, describes the different uses of...
Safety signs must be used only to convey the message...
Signboards are to be made of shock and weather-resistant material...
Interpretation
Types of signs
Signboards are in principle to be installed at a suitable...
The signboard must be removed when the situation to which...
Permanent traffic routes in built-up areas outdoors should, as far...
Disapplications
Interchanging and combining signs
Any one of the following may be used if equally...
Some types of signs may be used together: illuminated signs...
Provision and maintenance of safety signs
The instructions in the table below apply to all signs...
Information, instruction and training
The effectiveness of a sign must not be adversely affected...
Transitional provisions
Enforcement
Revocations and amendments
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Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
Promotes and enforces health and safety at work standards in Northern Ireland. NI equivalent of HSE with similar enforcement powers under local …
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