- Enforced by
- HSENI
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 9 of 16 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 2 carry different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
Self-Employed Person — also bound by 80 other Acts
Employee — also bound by 189 other Acts
What it requires
Sections 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.
INTRODUCTORY
0 of 2 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE IN CONNECTION WITH WORK, AND CONTROL OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
13 of 49 sections shown- Ensure the health, safety and welfare of all employeesEmployer
- Protect the health and safety of non-employeesSelf-Employed Person
- Ensure safety of premises and equipment for non-employeesAny Person
- Ensure safety of equipment and substances supplied for workAny Person
- Take reasonable care for health and safety and cooperate with employerEmployee
- Do not interfere with or misuse health and safety equipmentAny Person
- Do not charge employees for health and safety requirementsEmployer
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government departments must promote health and safety in Northern IrelandCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HSENI must provide health and safety information, advice, and trainingStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HSENI and local authorities must arrange for health and safety enforcementStatutory regulator
- Breach of general health and safety duties and regulationsAny Person
- Cause another person to commit an health and safety offenceAny Person
- Personal liability for police health and safety breachesAny Person
36 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
THE EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISORY SERVICE
2 of 4 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- HSENI must maintain an employment medical advisory serviceStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- DHSS must arrange for transfer of school medical records to health advisersCrown / Minister / Government department
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
1 of 51 shown- Breach of general health and safety duties to employees and othersEmployer
50 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Starting a business in Northern Ireland
Complete guide to NI-specific requirements when starting a business. Covers devolved differences in employment law, business rates, planning, health and safety, and …
Quick check: Northern Ireland-specific requirements
Quick checklist of key Northern Ireland differences from Great Britain. Check employment law, health and safety, planning, business rates, and equality obligations …
Responding to an HSENI investigation
What to do when the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland contacts you. Covers enforcement notices, RIDDOR NI reporting, compliance gaps, …
Starting a regulated business in Northern Ireland
A guided learning path for businesses in Northern Ireland that operate in regulated sectors. Covers the three key NI-specific regulators — HSENI, …
Northern Ireland workplace safety quick check
Quick checklist for employers in Northern Ireland to verify HSENI compliance. Covers risk assessments, employers' liability insurance, RIDDOR NI reporting, competent person …
Construction safety in Northern Ireland: CDM (NI) 2016
How the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 apply to construction projects in NI. Covers duty holder roles, F10 notification …
Doing business in Northern Ireland: key differences from Great Britain
Comprehensive reference of the key regulatory divergences between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Covers employment law, equality legislation, planning, business rates, health …
Farm safety in Northern Ireland: HSENI requirements
HSENI's farm safety requirements for Northern Ireland, which has the highest agricultural fatality rate in the UK. Covers the main risks (falls, …
Northern Ireland business compliance checklist
A quick compliance checklist for businesses operating in Northern Ireland. Covers NI-specific obligations including fair employment monitoring, HSENI registration, fire safety, business …
Report a workplace accident or incident to HSENI (RIDDOR NI)
How to report workplace accidents, injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences to HSENI under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations …
Respond to HSENI enforcement action
What to do when the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) issues an improvement notice, prohibition notice, or prosecutes your …
Understanding HSENI: how workplace safety regulation works in Northern Ireland
How workplace health and safety regulation operates in Northern Ireland, where HSENI enforces separate legislation under the devolution settlement. Explains the relationship …
Workplace health and safety in Northern Ireland: HSENI obligations
How workplace health and safety is regulated in Northern Ireland, where HSENI (not HSE) enforces the law under separate legislation. Covers the …
Connected legislation
Instruments made under this Act. They carry the detail the Act delegates.
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.