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New health and safety Regulations

Date published: 16 September 2024

Topics: Legislation

The Department for the Economy has, on 12 September 2024, made a Statutory Rule entitled The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
(S.R. 2024 No. 161).

New Regulations

These Regulations amend the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (“the PPER 1993”) to extend the duties contained in regulations 4 to 11 of the PPER 1993 from employees to workers, and to update cross-references to other legislation.

The Regulations can be viewed at the following link:

  • The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (legislation.gov.uk)

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