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28 November 2023

Research on noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) shows around a fifth of the British working population could be exposed to high noise levels while doing their job. HSE’s noise expert Chris Steel said: “If you are shouting at work and can&r..

18 November 2023

HSENI's Agriculture and Food Team (AFT) has announced it will be conducting workplace transport inspections focused on agricultural contractors throughout Northern Ireland from November 2023 to March 2024. The inspection programme is being ..

18 November 2023

HSENI has announced it will be carrying out an inspection initiative focusing on machinery guarding, safe isolation and maintenance procedures across Northern Ireland Quarries from 11 December through January 2024. HSENI inspectors will be vi..

11 November 2023

November is CO Awareness Month. Find out about the dangers from carbon monoxide and how best to protect yourself and others from this deadly gas. 'Silent killer' CO is produced by the incomplete combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fu..

6 November 2023

Construction Industry Training Board NI has achieved a milestone through its Apprenticeship Grant scheme.  Since it launched in 2017, the scheme has helped to recruit and support 1000 apprentices into the NI construction industry. When the sche..

4 November 2023

HSENI Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-2023 published The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The twenty-fourth annual publication re..

28 October 2023

HSENI have been informed of potential problems with Scheider Electric Smart-UPS 192V battery cartridge (Part Number APCRBC140). A product recall has been issued for Part Number APCRBC140. Issue The results of analysis performed by Schneider Electri..

23 October 2023

Concrete Premises in Northern Ireland  will be subject to an HSENI inspection initiative from 13 November through December 2023 focusing on machinery guarding, safe isolation and maintenance procedures. HSENI inspectors will be v..

13 October 2023

Grief and Coping with Loss is the subject of this week's joint article with Inspire Wellbeing in our promoting positive mental wellbeing series.  It is important to realise that grieving is a natural and normal process of adapting..

23 September 2023

The HSENI Major Hazards and Transport Team (MHT) is set to increase the number of inspections of companies working in the haulage and logistics sectors across Northern Ireland. The visits form part of the ‘Drive Danger Out’ campaign..

13 September 2023

Building on the success of last year’s Autumn Campaign, HSC Trusts and PHA have, once again, worked in partnership to develop a campaign that will encourage people across the region to embrace and demonstrate this year’s theme;  &ld..

13 September 2023

HSENI has launched a safety awareness campaign called ‘Drive Danger Out’ to promote its ongoing inspection programme aimed at reducing the number of people killed or injured as a result of incidents involving workplace transport. Th..