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This page provides information about the Freedom of Information Act and HSENI's responsibilities under these regulations.

This page provides information on employers duties under health and safety legislation.

This page provides information on employees duties under health and safety legislation.

This page provides information on trade union representative duties under health and safety legislation.

This page provides information for chief executives and directors under health and safety legislation.

This provides information on safe maintenance.

This area outlines some of the hazards associated with maintenance work.

This page provides information on managing contractors.

This page outlines the five basic rules for maintenance, indicates some of the costs to businesses and the relevant legislation.

HSENI has produced powerful YouTube videos which feature local farmers recalling their serious farm accidents and how these accidents have affected their lives.

A tractor power take-off (PTO) and the power take-off drive shaft are very dangerous if used when not correctly guarded.

If your business or organisation operates in Northern Ireland, why not become a Farm Safety Partnership Affiliate and help save farming lives?

Following a recent incident on a Belfast building site, HSENI remains concerned about the number of sub-standard scaffolding boards that are still being used throughout Northern Ireland, putting workers at an unacceptable and unnecessary level of risk.

HSENI has become aware that a number of manufacturers/suppliers are marketing an extendable scaffold loading bay gate that does not satisfy legal requirements or applicable standards when in some configurations.

If you are in the construction industry you must remember the importance of surveys as part of duty holders’, employers’ and clients’ legal
responsibilities to manage the risks from asbestos.

A health and safety policy sets out your general approach and commitment together with the arrangements you have put in place for managing health and safety in your business. It is a unique document that says who does what, when and how.

Below you will find a list of what information should be displayed in your workplace. This information should be displayed in a prominent place where all staff can see it.

If you are an employer or you own premises, you have a legal duty to carry out a fire safety risk assessment and to make sure that your workplace and the people who work there are kept safe from fire and its effects.

People at work can suffer from injuries or illness. It is important to give them immediate attention and call an ambulance in serious cases whether the injury or illness is caused by the work they do or not. First-aid at work covers the arrangements you should make to ensure this happens. It can save lives and prevent minor injuries becoming major ones.

The law states that employers must provide ‘suitable and sufficient’ welfare facilities for the well-being of their employees while at work.

Welfare facilities cover such areas as toilets, washing, somewhere clean to eat and drink during breaks and changing facilities.