HSENI to develop new ACoP to MHSW Regs

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (NI) 2000 to get new Approved Code of Practice

FOLLOWING consideration of responses to an earlier consultation, and with the approval of the former Minister for the Economy, the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) is to develop a Northern Ireland Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (NI) 2000.

The HSENI says the process of developing this document will take some time to complete and stakeholders will be consulted about the ACoP’s content in the normal way.

In the interim period, the HSENI emphasizes that the requirement for duty-holders to comply with the 2000 Regulations is not affected by this decision, and that they can still refer to the former GB ACoP as a guide to how to meet the requirements of the Regulations.