More than half of all people who died in work-related incidents in 2020 were self-employed. That’s according to the Health and Safety Authority’s latest Annual Review of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities. There were a total of 53 work-related fatalities in 2020, the highest since 2015. The largest number of fatalities occurred in Agriculture, Forestry…
Today is Workers’ Memorial Day 2020
Today (Wednesday April 28th) is an important date for everyone with an interest in the safety, health and welfare of people at work. It’s the date every year when trade union and employer groups worldwide, as well as individual organisations, remember those who have been killed or injured in work-related accidents. In Ireland the figures…
HSA Launch Updated Employer COVID-19 Templates
The HSA have prepared a set of checklists and templates help employers, business owners and managers to get their business up and running again. This will inform workers about what they need to do to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace. They have been drafted based on the Government’s Work Safely Protocol and should be…
Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work
The purpose of the Code produced by the Health and Safety Authority is to provide guidance for employers, employees and their representatives on good practice and procedures for identifying, preventing, addressing and resolving issues around workplace bullying. The full document is available here: Code of Practise on Prevention & Resolution of Bullying at Work
HSA publish guidance on working from home for employers and employees
Homeworking allows employees and the self-employed to work remotely from their main place of work on a full-time or part-time basis. However, homeworking does require management and coordination to ensure employees and the self employed are not put at risk from the longer-term health and safety hazards. With a large percentage of those who can…
HSA to begin immediate inspection & awareness blitz.
HSA to begin immediate inspection & awareness blitz. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week inspection and awareness safety blitz from Monday 24th February. The nationwide campaign will focus on the management of vehicle risks in the workplace such as driving for work, vehicle operations and load securing. It comes…
Irish Road Safety Week (IRSW) takes place from Monday 7 October to Sunday 13 October 2019
Irish Road Safety Week (IRSW) takes place from Monday 7 October to Sunday 13 October 2019. Here at Trant O’Meara we believe that health and safety should be at the forefront of every business in Ireland today. Driver behaviour is one of the key functions of a safer fleet, reducing the instances of speeding and…
Vehicles identified as the biggest workplace killer in Ireland in HSA Annual Report.
The HSA launched its’ annual report for 2018 last week with vehicles being identified as the biggest workplace killer in Ireland. A total OF 39 people died from workplace accidents last year, with 17 of those as a result of vehicles, new figures released by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) reveal. The farming sector had…
Health and Safety Authority announce farm inspection safety campaign
The Health and Safety Authority will begin an intensive inspection campaign on Tuesday 23rd April with a focus on the safe use of tractors and machinery on farms. Over the last 10 years, (2009 – 2018) over half (51%) of all fatal farm injuries involved vehicles (30%) and machinery (21%). Farm vehicles are generally defined…
Safety Alert!
According to figures released by the HSA at the start of the year 37 people were killed in work-related accidents in 2018. An analysis of the accidents by the Authority (www.hsa.ie) reveals that 18 of the people killed were killed in vehicle related incidents at work. Over the last six years, almost half (45%) of all…
