As part of HSENI's Workplace Health Campaign 2025/26, an enforcement initiative is being launched in April 2025. This initiative specifically targets manufacturing and engineering companies, with a strong emphasis on the Health Surveillance Initiative.
The move comes after HSENI figures revealed more than 350 people in Northern Ireland die annually due to work-related disease. This Health Surveillance Initiative will focus on three key priorities: occupational lung diseases, occupational cancers , and work-related mental wellbeing and musculoskeletal disorders.
Health and safety law requires health surveillance to be provided by employers when workers remain exposed to health risks even after you have put controls in place. This is because control measures may not always be reliable, despite appropriate checking, training, and maintenance.
HSENI Inspectors plan to check that control measures which are in place to prevent exposure to workers are relevant and adequate and if not sufficient, enforcement action, in the form of Improvement and Prohibition Notices, may be issued.
We can support companies implementing Health Surveillance Schemes.
1. Assessing Workplace Hazards
2. Optimizing LEV Systems
3. Noise Monitoring Services
4. Supporting Health Surveillance Schemes
5. Employee Education
6. Ensuring Compliance
We can actively support businesses in meeting HSENI’s expectations, by reviewing risk assessments and ensuring control measures are effective and well maintained. If you are in doubt or worried contact us at info@devineair.co.uk
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