The HSA’s latest data on fatal workplace injuries confirms a major success – in 2024, Ireland recorded its lowest-ever rate of work-related deaths. According to the HSA, the fatality rate per 100,000 workers dropped from 2.7 in 2015 to just 1.2 in 2024. In total, 33 workers lost their lives in workplace incidents last year…
Reinforcing Safety Culture – Lessons from from the HSA’s Recent Prosecution
The recent prosecution by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) of Irish Packaging Recycling Unlimited Company serves as a stark reminder of the very real human and organisational costs when safety systems fail. The company has been fined €650,000 following a fatal incident at its recycling plant in Finglas. (Health and Safety Authority) At Trant…
Release of New Chemical Agents Code of Practice
Release of the New Chemical Agents Code of Practice The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has officially published the 2024 Code of Practice for the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations (2001-2021) & the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens, and Reprotoxic Substances) Regulations (2024). These updated regulations consolidate the…
HSA remind employers to inspect scaffolding after a storm
Are you aware that following a storm, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive inspection of scaffolding and complete the GA3 form, ensuring it is signed before utilising the scaffolding. Given the current high winds, the recommendation is that scaffolding must be inspected thoroughly by a competent person and any necessary remedial works carried out. …
1.6m workdays lost during 2022
The Health and Safety Review have just released a comprehensive review of workdays lost and reasons for during the full year of 2022. Overall during that year 1.6 million workdays were lost with 28 people killed in work-related deaths. which was the lowest on record since the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) was established in 1989….
Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality – practical steps for workplace clean air
The HSA has published its Code of Practice (COP) for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) which provides practical guidance for all employers on how to complete an indoor air quality assessment, and an action plan to address any air quality issues. The code, the first of its kind dealing with indoor air quality to be published…
Construction Worker receives 9 months suspended jail sentence for misuse of work vehicle
Picture: File Picture The movement of large work vehicles has long been recognised as one the hazards that duty holders must take all possible measures to eliminate or reduce risks when operating. The below demonstrates the importance that operators of site vehicles have suitable training (including the Construction Skills Certification Scheme CSCS). This training provides…
HSA launch FREE Workplace, Safety, Health & Wealth Induction Courses.
The Health and Safety Authority and ATU Sligo have launched free Workplace Safety, Health and Welfare Induction courses. This online course is suitable for new employees, people returning to the workplace after a break, and students on work experience. It is also a useful refresher course for employees. This free short course is available on https://bit.ly/3LBmYu0 and https://bit.ly/42CkJxp There are…
HSA case demonstrates importance of pedestrian & traffic management systems.
A recent HSA case has once again demonstrated the importance of pedestrian and traffic management systems in the workplace. A West Cork timber company has been fined €90,000 for breaches of health and safety regulations that came to light in the course of an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into a fatal workplace…
Health and Safety Authority records lowest level of work-related fatalities
Releasing provisional annual statistics for 2021, the Health and Safety Authority welcomed a 30% reduction in work-related fatalities. 38* people lost their lives in 2021 compared to 54 in 2020 representing the lowest figure recorded since the Authority was established over 30 years ago. The farming sector saw a decline of over 50%, with nine…
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