HSENI, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, is a prominent brand dedicated to promoting and enforcing health and safety at work standards in Northern Ireland. As an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for the Economy (DfE), HSENI plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of workers across various industries. The mission of HSENI is clear: Working with others, to reduce work-related serious injury and ill health in Northern Ireland.

To achieve this, they focus on five key mission objectives, which include preventing serious workplace health and safety issues, prioritizing high-risk industries and activities, implementing sensible and proportionate risk management, ensuring effective regulation, and supporting businesses and the economy. While HSENI leads the way in promoting and enforcing health and safety standards, they also share this responsibility with the 11 local councils. Together, they cover all work situations in Northern Ireland governed by the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.

To learn more about specific employment areas or if you have a query regarding local council responsibilities, you can contact the environmental health department of your local council. HSENI is committed to creating a safe working environment and protecting the well-being of all individuals in Northern Ireland