Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

The Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (SR. 2005 No 397)

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, in exercise of powers conferred on it by the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 has made Regulations entitled

“The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005” (S.R.2005 No 397).

The Regulations place a duty on employers to reduce the risk to their employees’ health from exposure to hand arm vibration (HAV), caused by using hand held or hand guided powered work equipment or by holding materials which are being processed by machines, and whole body vibration (WBV), caused by sitting or standing on industrial vehicles or machines.

The Regulations come into operation on 3 October 2005

Copies of the Regulations may be purchased from the Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GD (ISBN 0-337-96143-3)