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Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
1997
Northern Ireland
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
6 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 5 journeys
Penalty landscape
3 of 6 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 3
- Any Person 1
- Manufacturer 1
- Responsible Person 1
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Manufacturers also bound by 472 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 2016 91 duties
- Lifts Regulations 2016 2016 70 duties
- The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 2021 70 duties
- Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 2016 67 duties
- Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 2015 64 duties
Responsible Persons also bound by 104 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- MH(CT)(S)A 2003 2003 45 duties
- Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 2001 24 duties
- The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 1995 21 duties
- Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case ) Regulations 2015 2015 21 duties
- The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 2005 19 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Additional provisions relating to offshore workplaces
Unlimited fine- Do not disturb the scene of an offshore death or major injury Any Person
Browse 89 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Records
Statutory provisions requiring the notification of events which are not required to be notified or reported under these Regulations
Revocations
Major Injuries
Any fracture, other than to the fingers, thumbs or toes....
Acute illness which requires medical treatment where there is reason...
Any amputation.
Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine.
Loss of sight (whether temporary or permanent).
A chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or...
Any injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn...
Any other injury— (a) leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or...
Loss of consciousness caused by asphyxia or by exposure to...
Either of the following conditions which result from the absorption...
Dangerous Occurrences
Lifting machinery, etc.
Diving operations
Collapse of scaffolding
Locomotives
Wells
Pipelines or pipeline works
Fairground equipment
Carriage of dangerous goods by road
Collapse of building or structure
Explosion or fire
Escape of flammable substances
Pressure systems
Escape of substances
Fire or ignition of gas
The accidental ignition of any gas in part of a...
The outbreak of any fire below ground.
An incident where any person in consequence of any smoke...
The outbreak of any fire on the surface which endangers...
Escape of gas
Failure of plant or equipment
The breakage or unintentional uncoupling of any rope, chain, coupling,...
An incident where any conveyance being used for the carriage...
Freight containers
The stoppage of any ventilating apparatus (other than an auxiliary...
The collapse of any headframe, winding engine house, fan house...
Breathing apparatus
Injury by explosion of blasting material etc.
Use of emergency escape apparatus
Inrush of gas or water
Any inrush of water or material which flows when wet...
Insecure tip
Locomotives
Falls of ground
Overhead electric lines
Collapse of storage bunkers
Sinking of craft
Injuries
Projection of substances outside quarry
Misfires
Insecure tip
Movement of slopes or faces
Explosions or fires in vehicles or plant
(1) Any of the following incidents which, taking into account...
Release of petroleum hydrocarbon
Electrical short circuit
Fire or explosion
Release or escape of dangerous substances
Collapses
Dangerous occurrences
Collisions
Any occurrence with the potential for a collision between a...
Subsidence or collapse of seabed
Loss of stability or buoyancy
Evacuation
Falls into water
Explosives
Biological agents
Malfunction of radiation generators, etc.
Breathing apparatus
Reportable Diseases
The method by which the event was reported.
Additional provisions relating to mines
In this Schedule— “nominated person” means the person (if any)...
Where at a mine any person, as a result of...
Where there is a non-fatal injury to any person at...
(1) Where there is an accident or dangerous occurrence in...
The record kept under regulation 7, excluding any health record...
Disturbance of site
In the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969—
In the Coal and Other Mines (Fire and Rescue) Regulations...
In the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern...
In the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations...
In the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations (Northern...
Schedule to be substituted for the Third Schedule to the Quarries (Returns and Records) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1963
Notification and reporting of injuries and dangerous occurrences
Unlimited fine- Report serious work-related accidents, injuries, and dangerous occurrences Responsible Person
Reporting of the death of an employee
Unlimited fine- Report employee death to enforcing authority Employer
Reporting of cases of disease
6 months imprisonment- Report any diagnosed occupational disease to the enforcing authority Employer
Reporting of gas incidents
- Report gas deaths, injuries, or dangerous fittings to HSENI Manufacturer
Records
- Keep records of all reportable injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences Employer
Browse 10 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Additional provisions relating to mines
Additional provisions relating to offshore workplaces
Restrictions on the application of regulations 3, 4 and 5
Defence in proceedings for an offence contravening these Regulations
Application to territorial waters
Certificates of exemption
Repeal of Article 18(2) of the Quarries (Northern Ireland) Order 1983
Revocations, amendments and savings
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- HSENI - Legionella and Legionnaires' disease (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - About HSENI (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Contact us (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Report an incident (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Report an incident (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Guidance and publications (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Health and Safety Executive (Great Britain) (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
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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Made under
Industrial Training (NI) Order 1984 1984 Primary Act
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