Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2006/205 United Kingdom

Quarries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator29 Employer2 Any Person1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

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.005 Duties of the person entitled to work the quarry Regulated
  • Appoint a suitable quarry operator in writing and share safety informationAny Person
s.006 General duties of the operator Regulated
  • Ensure health and safety at the quarry and coordinate all safety measuresOperator
s.007 The health and safety document Regulated
  • Prepare, maintain, and implement a health and safety documentOperator
s.008 Management structure Regulated
  • Establish and maintain a management structure for quarry safetyOperator
s.009 Training and competence Regulated
  • Ensure only competent or supervised workers at the quarryOperator
s.010 Instructions, rules and schemes Regulated
  • Maintain quarry safety rules and ensure workers understand themOperator
s.011 Review of health and safety measures Regulated
  • Review health and safety measures regularly and document review frequencyOperator
s.012 Inspection Regulated
  • Create and maintain a written inspection scheme for your quarryOperator
s.013 Benches and haul roads Regulated
  • Design and maintain benches and haul roads for safe vehicle useOperator
s.014 Rules controlling risk from vehicles Regulated
  • Make written rules to control vehicle risks at the quarryOperator
s.015 Escape and rescue facilities at the quarry Regulated
  • Provide adequate escape and rescue facilities at the quarryOperator
s.016 Barriers Regulated
  • Place and maintain barriers around quarry boundary to deter trespassOperator
s.017 Compliance with Part IV Regulated
  • Ensure compliance with permits, safety drills and Part IV safety measuresOperator
s.018 Permits to work Regulated
  • Implement a permit-to-work system for hazardous operationsOperator
s.019 Safety drills Regulated
  • Hold regular safety drills for quarry workersOperator
s.020 Fire and explosion hazards Regulated
  • Prevent fire and explosion hazards at the quarryOperator
s.021 Control of harmful and explosive atmospheres Regulated
  • Control harmful and explosive atmospheres in your quarryOperator
s.022 Danger areas Regulated
  • Mark danger areas and install barriers to prevent unauthorised entryOperator
s.023 Lighting Regulated
  • Provide emergency lighting where power failure could cause riskOperator
s.024 General duty to ensure safety of excavations and tips Regulated
  • Ensure safety of excavations and tipsOperator
s.025 Excavations and tips rules Regulated
  • Make written rules for safe excavations and tipsOperator
s.026 Appraisal of excavations and tips Regulated
  • Appraise excavations and tips for significant hazardsOperator
s.027 Meaning of “geotechnical assessment” and operator’s duties in relation to geotechnical assessments Regulated
  • Record and act on findings from geotechnical assessmentsOperator
s.028 Operator’s duties in relation to excavations and tips which are a significant hazard (“notifiable” excavations and tips) Regulated
  • Arrange re-assessment of quarry excavations and tips that are a significant hazard every 2 years (or sooner if needed)Operator
s.029 Operator’s duties in relation to excavations and tips which are not a significant hazard Regulated
  • Arrange appraisal frequency and keep records for non-hazardous excavations and tipsOperator
s.030 Duty to keep record of substances tipped Regulated
  • Keep records of tipped substances at notifiable tipsOperator
s.031 Notification of excavations and tips Regulated
  • Notify HSENI about excavations and tips that are a significant hazardOperator
s.034 Participation of persons at work Regulated
  • Set up worker participation arrangements and permit inspectionsOperator
s.035 Duty of employers of employees at work at a quarry Regulated
  • Ensure quarry has an operator and comply with applicable statutory provisionsEmployer
s.037 Health surveillance Regulated
  • Complete health surveillance before workers start assigned workEmployer
s.038 Record keeping Regulated
  • Keep required records and duty statements for specified periodsOperator
s.039 Notification of quarrying operations Regulated
  • Notify HSE of quarry openings, closures, or operator changesOperator
10 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Meaning of quarry
s.004 Application
s.032 Transitional provisions
s.033 Co-operation
s.036 Duty of persons at work at a quarry
s.040 Exemptions
s.041 Repeals and amendments
s.042 Revocations and amendments
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 8 shown
8 other schedules
s.sch001 Site survey
s.sch001 Site investigation
s.sch001 Cross-sections based on site investigation
s.sch001 Plans based on site investigation
s.sch001 Assumptions made before analysis
s.sch001 Findings of analysis
s.sch001 Design coming out of analysis
s.sch001 Requirements during and after construction

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