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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Health And Safety
Made
15th August 2017
Coming into operation
31st October 2017
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.
2. For regulation 3(2) of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1982(5) (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.”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (“the 1982 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 3(2) of the 1982 Regulations to remove the requirement for the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland to approve the training and qualification of appointed first-aid personnel.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been completed in respect of these Regulations as the costs and benefits associated with the proposals have been assessed as negligible.
Formerly the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment; see 2016 c. 5, section 1(3); that Department was formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5); that Department was formerly the Department of Manpower Services, see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3
See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)
Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4
Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18
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