The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) would like to remind all principals, occupiers, employers, self-employed persons and persons at work who are involved in the use of lifting equipment whether the equipment is owned by them or not) to be aware of the risks associated with the use of such lifting equipment, and be aware of the legal responsibilities under the Workplace Safety and Health Order, 2009 (WSHO, 2009) and its regulations made thereunder. This WSHN also provides key learning points gained from a recent lifting incident with the aim of preventing similar incidents from recurring.

This Industry Guidance Note (IGN) serves as a guidance and reference for any matter pertaining to the use of machinery safety in a workplace as per the WSH (General Provisions) Regulations, 2014 as well as control measures in the WSH (Risk Management) Regulations, 2014. The regulation aims to provide a consistent provision of machinery safety in the workplace as well as to adhere to the WSH (Risk Management) Regulations, 2014.

This Note to Industry (NTI) serves as a notice to inform all relevant stakeholders of the publications related to lifting operations and the safe use of lifts at the workplace. The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) hereby announces the following publications that were published on 15th October 2024.