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The United Kingdom has countersigned Multilateral Agreement M351 on 10th January 2023, under sub-section 1.8.3.2 of ADR.

Violence and aggression at work can have a serious impact on your workers' physical and mental health. In 2019-2020 there were 688,000 reported incidents of violence at work.

This page explains how you as a dutyholder can take the right steps to avoid accidents involving workplace transport.

Workplace transport risks are well known and the potential severity of any incidents can be very serious. The main causes of injury are people falling off vehicles or being struck or crushed by them.

Every year, in Northern Ireland there are accidents involving workplace transport, some of which result in people being killed and many seriously injured. Pedestrians are knocked down, run over, or crushed against fixed parts by vehicles and fallen from trailers.

This information sheet has been prepared by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland to provide guidance to Occupational Hygienists and Employers on the level of detail required for an adequate Occupational Hygiene survey report.

Slurry is one of the four main causes of death and serious injury on Northern Ireland's farms.

This information will be of particular interest to employers, asbestos contractors and others with duties under asbestos regulations, together with those workers currently at greatest risk from exposure to asbestos.

Candles are considered to be ‘mixtures’ on a carrier (the wick) and are therefore deemed to be within the scope of Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP). This is also the interpretation used under REACH.

If you transport dangerous goods by road, you must comply with international regulations.

Whilst transporting dangerous goods, certain precautions must be taken. There is the risk of road traffic collisions and spillages, etc. which could lead to fire, explosion, chemical burn or environmental consequences.

An industry specific resource list regarding the exposure to dust in the workplace.

The Dangerous Goods Division from within the Department of Transport continue to receive an increasing number of enquiries with regard to the new requirements that will appear in the 2025 edition of the ADR Agreement relating to the carriage of UN Numbers 2212 and 2590 in non-UN approved container bags via the contents of the new Special Provisions 678.

Dichloromethane is a clear, colourless, volatile liquid with a sweet odour. Other common names for dichloromethane are methylene chloride and DCM.

To introduce our Workplace Health Campaign, HSENI will be hosting a two-day workplace health conference and exhibition as well as showcasing HSENI’s latest television, radio and social media campaign advertising.

Diisocyanates are a group of highly reactive substances that have two isocyanate functional groups, they are typically colourless to pale yellow liquids with a pungent odour.

As a duty holder you need to be aware of the changes to labelling for chemical products

If you carry out work on any building constructed before 2000, then you could come in contact with asbestos. Find out more about asbestos so that you, your workmates, your friends and family are protected.

As a householder you should be aware that changes were made to the labelling of chemical products. Get to know the new labels and help protect you and your family from harm.

The diving industry can be considered as a number of sectors where people need to go underwater to work. With the exception of the recreational sector, diving is primarily a method of getting to a work site that happens to be underwater.