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The Health &  Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) will be carrying out an inspection initiative focusing on machinery guarding, safe isolation and maintenance procedures across Northern Ireland concrete premises from 13th November through December 2023. After a couple of recent fatalities in the sector,...

HSE inspectors plan to carrying out 1,000 unannounced inspections in October and November to check how site operatives are moving heavy or bulky materials. The law requires employers to protect workers from ill health, which includes injuries to muscles, bones, joints and nerves that can...

The Health & Safety Executive said that it was targeting carpenters in sawmills, manufacturers of composite boards and other sectors to ensure adequate measures are being taken to protect respiratory health. Woodworking industries have potential for high incidences of occupational asthma and work-aggravated asthma caused...