Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (First-Aid) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2017.
Amendment to the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982
2. For regulation 3(2) of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1982(1) (duty of employer to make provision for first-aid), substitute—
“(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), an employer shall provide, or ensure that there is provided, such number of suitable persons as is adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for rendering first-aid to his employees if they are injured or become ill at work; and for this purpose a person shall not be suitable unless he has undergone such training and has such qualifications as may be appropriate in the circumstances of that case.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 15th August 2017
Chris Stewart
A senior officer of the Department for the Economy