News

17 February 2020

HSENI have recently updated their welding fume information. Included in this is a welding fume FAQ section and a resources page. ..

10 February 2020

Supermarket giant Tesco Stores Limited was fined £733,333.33 at Luton Magistrates' Court on 24 January 2020 for breaching health and safety law after a rigorous investigation by our Environmental Health Officers. Tesco had pleaded guilty a..

1 February 2020

The launch of this year’s All Ireland Safety Awards is almost upon us. Established in 1992 these Awards have grown to become Ireland’s premier safety awards. Winning one of these coveted Awards not only demonstrates the positive and proa..

20 January 2020

As a prelude to a series of mental ill health articles Chris Walsh from Cosaint Training uncovers some startling facts about mental health, drug usage and suicide rates in Northern Ireland. Read what Chris has got to say at the download below. ..

18 January 2020

Join us (in collaboration with 3M) as we roll out the SafeTea Break initiative. This set of ten toolbox talks are designed to assist you to engage your workforce in a discussion about health, safety and long latency occupational diseases Using the ..

4 January 2020

A Co Antrim firm was  fined £150,000 on the 20th December 2019 after an employee suffered serious injuries when a heavy piece of equipment weighing approximately 1 tonne landed on him when it was being unloaded. Briggs Equipment UK Ltd pl..

4 January 2020

03-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew An international collaboration project, the Celtic Crustacean Collaboration, is working to develop a new plastic-free food packaging material from food waste. Food Navigator reports on this interesting development read mor..

14 December 2019

A Co. Antrim farmer and Co. Londonderry building contractor were both fined at Antrim Crown Court toon 12th December for breaching health and safety regulations. Richard McClure, a farmer trading as McClure Farms from Coleraine, Co. Antrim was fined..

10 December 2019

Mike Kennedy from OrthoSole recently exhibited at the workplace health Conference and introduced may delegates to the world of foot fatigue and shoe insoles. Their blog www.orthosole.com contains a wealth of information and a recent post listed &lsq..

30 November 2019

Herbert Mulligan from the Health & Safety Review recently sat down with Robert Kidd, Chief Executive of HSENI to discuss how he has settled into his new role and what he sees are the main challenges in health and safety and how best to tackle the..

30 November 2019

hcamag.com report on a review of three years’ worth of compensation claims in the retail sector which show the most hazardous classes as well as the most common types of injuries that workers sustain.   Read more........... ..

23 November 2019

The Workplace Health Leadership Group's Conference on 20th & 21st November was an outstanding success. ..