Regulator profile

HSENI

Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland

Enforcement Regulator Northern Ireland

What HSENI does

Promotes and enforces health and safety at work standards in Northern Ireland. NI equivalent of HSE with similar enforcement powers under local legislation.

NI equivalent of HSE. Separate statutory body.

Health SafetyWorkplace Regulation

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Legislation that HSENI directly enforces.

Primary legislation

Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

Secondary legislation

Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Manual Handling Operations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule

… and 19 more statutory instruments.

Legislation connected to HSENI’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Referenced in enforcement

Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 UK Act of Parliament

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