RAMS rules in Northern Ireland

• Cite the NI law on your RAMS: the MHSW Regulations (NI) 2000 and CDM Regulations (NI) 2016, not the GB 1999 and 2015 regulations.
• Building sites are enforced by HSENI. District councils enforce in offices, shops, hotels and restaurants.
• A project is notifiable under CDM (NI) 2016 reg 6 if it will last longer than 30 working days with more than 20 workers at the same time, or exceed 500 person days. The client notifies HSENI on the online NI10 form; paper forms are no longer accepted.
• RIDDOR (NI) 1997 requires a report when a worker is off or unable to do normal work for more than 3 consecutive days, within 10 days of the accident. In GB the trigger is more than 7 days, reported within 15 days.
• On a large building site, HSENI says the main contractor reports an injury to a self employed subcontractor. Keep RIDDOR records for at least 3 years.
• Asbestos: licensed work is notified to HSENI at least 14 days before it starts (CAR (NI) 2012 reg 9(1)), and notifiable non licensed work (NNLW) must be notified before work starts on HSENI's NNLW1 form.
• Fire law is different. NI does not use the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; it uses the Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006 and the Fire Safety Regulations (NI) 2010. HSENI says employers with 5 or more employees must write their fire risk assessment down.
• Waste carriers register with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA, part of DAERA). Upper tier registration costs 191 pounds new and 96 pounds to renew; lower tier is free.

• Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
• Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
• Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
• Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Regulator: Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), phone 0800 0320 121.

• Notifiable construction project (CDM (NI) 2016 reg 6): the client submits the NI10 online to HSENI as soon as practicable before the construction phase starts. Keep a copy at the site office and update it if details change.
• RIDDOR (NI): deaths, major injuries and dangerous occurrences are notified to HSENI without delay by the quickest practicable means (0800 0320 121), then the form is sent within 10 days. Over 3 day injuries are reported within 10 days. Use HSENI's online NI2508 forms.
• Licensed asbestos work: notify HSENI at least 14 days before work starts (CAR (NI) 2012 reg 9(1)).
• Notifiable non licensed asbestos work: notify HSENI before work starts using the NNLW1 online form.

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