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HSENI and local councils are responsible for enforcing health and safety legislation in Northern Ireland (NI). The law provides protection for overseas workers whether they are working here legally or not.

The law says that you must have Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI) when you employ members of staff.
The majority of insurance packages or insurance polices which are sold cover three types of liability - employer’s liability, public liability and product liability. A brief outline of the differences between each of these is given below.

As an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety.
If you run a low-risk business, health and safety is something you may be able to manage yourself without needing to buy in expert help.

As an employer you need to make sure that all your staff are trained well enough to be able to work safely. You must provide clear instructions and information, and adequate training, for your employees.

Under health and safety law, you must report and keep records of certain injuries, accidents and cases of work-related diseases. This must include the date, time and place of event; personal details of those involved; and a brief description of the nature of the event or disease involved.

Find out about upcoming events organised by HSENI, its partner organisations and relevant trade bodies.

Falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of death, disability and injury in construction and are of great concern to HSENI.

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 219 chemicals that may harm people or the environment.

The United Kingdom has countersigned Multilateral Agreement M338 on 12 July 2021, under section 1.5.1 of the ADR concerning the carriage of Butadienes and Hydrocarbon mixture, stabilised of Class 2.

WISHNI - Student Ambassador Award 2023

The WISHNI Forum recently held an online workshop to provide practical advice and guidance to its Members in managing work-related stress. This online workshop was delivered on the 26th May 2021 by HSENI’s Mental Well-being at Work Advisory Team.

Information on N,N-dimethylformamide restriction from December 2023.

The United Kingdom has countersigned Multilateral Agreement M345 on 31 January 2022, under section 1.5.1 of the ADR concerning the carriage of UN 2672 Ammonia Solution in intermediate bulk containers with a vapour pressure of more than 110 kPa (1.1 bar) at 50°C or 130 kPa (1.3 bar) at 50°C.

HSENI, in partnership with Rural Support, Farm Safety Partnership and Workplace Health Leadership Group NI have developed a website, specifically tailored to the farming community, to help identify the level and origin of stress and direct the community to further support services where necessary.

This guidance will help workers, end users and suppliers involved in the gig economy, agency and temporary work to understand their health and safety responsibilities.

Vehicles at work continue to be a major cause of fatal and major injuries. Based on HSE (GB) statistics every year there are over 5,000 incidents involving transport in the workplace. About 50 of these result in people being killed. Estimates suggest that up to one-third of all road traffic accidents involve someone who is at work at the time.

Employers and duty holders must make sure that vehicles used in the workplace are: safe, driven safely, and regularly maintained, repaired and inspected.

These requirements apply to all work activities, including those involving transport.

Every workplace must be safe for the people and vehicles using it and traffic routes must be suitable for the people and vehicles using them.

Guidance on managing health and safety risks to workers who drive a vehicle or ride a motorcycle, other powered two-wheeler or bicycle on the road as part of work.