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Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2000
United Kingdom
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
At a glance
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What's here
16 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 5 journeys
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 12
- Self-Employed Person 3
- Employee 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.
Direct — cites this Act
2 guidesSupporting — topic alignment
1 guidesOther 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 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 204 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 201 duties
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 1989 55 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 51 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 47 duties
Self-Employed People also bound by 17 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 1993 5 duties
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 1992 4 duties
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 1998 4 duties
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended 2022) 1992 4 duties
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1999 3 duties
Employees also bound by 53 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 13 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 10 duties
- Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 2014 10 duties
- Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 2002 9 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 5 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
Browse 3 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Risk assessment
- Assess and record workplace health and safety risks Self-Employed Person
Principles of prevention to be applied
- Apply principles of prevention to health and safety measures Employer
Health and safety arrangements
- Establish and record health and safety management arrangements Employer
Health surveillance
- Provide health surveillance for employees based on risk assessment Employer
Health and safety assistance
- Appoint competent health and safety assistance Employer
Procedures for serious and imminent danger and for danger areas
- Establish emergency procedures and appoint evacuation marshals Employer
Contacts with external services
- Arrange contacts with external emergency services Employer
Information for employees
- Provide health and safety information to employees and parents of children Employer
Co-operation and co-ordination
- Cooperate and coordinate health and safety in shared workplaces Employer
Persons working in host employers' or self-employed persons' undertakings
- Provide health and safety information to host employers and non-employees Self-Employed Person
Capabilities and training
- Assess employee capabilities and provide health and safety training Employer
Employees' duties
- Employees must use equipment safely and report hazards Employee
Temporary workers
- Provide health and safety information to temporary and agency workers Self-Employed Person
Risk assessment in respect of new or expectant mothers
- Assess and manage risks to new or expectant mothers Employer
Certificate from a registered medical practitioner or a registered midwife in respect of new or expectant mothers
- Suspend night-working new or expectant mothers if medically necessary Employer
Protection of young persons
- Protect young persons from workplace risks Employer
Browse 12 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Disapplication of these Regulations
Notification by new or expectant mothers
Exemption certificates
Provisions as to liability
Exclusion of civil liability
Application within territorial waters
Amendment of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982
Amendment of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
Amendment of the Mines Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
Amendment of the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Revocations and consequential amendments
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Ulster Farmers' Union (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- CAFRE - College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Farm safe essentials (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Farm Safety Partnership (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - Agriculture sector (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Farm safety in Great Britain (HSE) (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSENI - About HSENI (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
- ... and 1 more
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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