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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 ..

30 June 2023

Following an investigation by HSENI, Bennett Management Contractors (GB) Limited and AF Roofing Limited have been fined for breaches of health and safety legislation. The prosecutions followed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fir..

26 June 2023

A Co. Down farmer was  fined £15,000 last week  in Coleraine Crown Court. Appearing at Coleraine Crown court today, Mr Derek Nummy was fined £15,000. In addition a forfeiture order was granted in respect of the JCB loading shov..

17 June 2023

This article from EU-OSHA  looks at the emergence of smart personal protective equipment (PPE) for the workplace. Smart PPE combines traditional means of protection with enhanced materials or electronic components, and it may collect data on th..

10 June 2023

HSE (GB) has issued a safety notice after becoming aware of a number of fires on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) powered forklift trucks and other similar vehicles that have occurred during starting. The build-up of deposits in fuel systems, in partic..