News

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..

25 August 2023

HSENI's 'Universal safety booklet for migrant workers' is a useful pictorial book for employers with migrant workers. The pictures highlight hazards in the construction and manufacturing industries and the correct and incorrect way to dea..

5 August 2023

HSENI has announced that it will be carrying out a workplace transport inspection campaign at manufacturing premises across Northern Ireland. The inspection campaign will run throughout Autumn, starting in September 2023.  Speaking on the..

3 August 2023

Following an investigation by HSENI, a company director of a gas heating company has been fined at Belfast Magistrates Court in connection with the installation of gas boilers at five residential properties across Northern Ireland. Nathan Jermy, the..

3 August 2023

Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) has issued new guidance on managing fire safety on construction sites. CONIAC has recently published fire risk management guidance based on the well-established principles of Plan, Do, Check and Act ..

30 July 2023

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has announced an eight-month long programme of workplace-based transport inspections on farms across Northern Ireland. The work is being undertaken in a determined effort to reduce the numb..

15 July 2023

All this week we are featuring e-zine articles on the  the many ways that technology can be employed to support safety and health in the workplace. Transforming health and safety with AI In the first of this week’s articles on H & S ..