The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
04 October 2024
Amends/Commences: Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
Comes into force: 21st October 2024
Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
Employers must provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), free-of-charge, to all workers who work for them under contract, such as freelancers, contractors and agency workers, and not only employees. Previously, the Regulations only required PPE to be provided to employees.
Minor technical changes are made updating references to current legislation and making the Regulations gender neutral.
For more information, click here.
Comes into force: 21st October 2024
Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
Employers must provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), free-of-charge, to all workers who work for them under contract, such as freelancers, contractors and agency workers, and not only employees. Previously, the Regulations only required PPE to be provided to employees.
Minor technical changes are made updating references to current legislation and making the Regulations gender neutral.
For more information, click here.